Kate Rutter
English actress
Kate Rutter is an English actress, best known for I, Daniel Blake, Peterloo and River City.
01Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Casualty | Jean | Various | |
| The Full Monty | Clerk | Peter Cattaneo | ||
| 1998 | Cold Feet | Sheila | Various | |
| 1999 | Hearts and Minds | Sister Mary | Charles McDougall | |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk | Mrs. Perry | Various | |
| Fat Friends | Helen | Kay Mellor | ||
| 2002-2009 | Silent Witness | Mrs. Brook | Various | |
| 2002-2009 | Holby City | Carole | Various | |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Eileen | Adrian Shergold | |
| 2010 | Doctors | Linda | Various | |
| The Arbor | Mother | Clio Barnard | ||
| Oranges and Sunshine | Vera | Jim Loach | ||
| 2012-2013 | River City | Miriam Stubbs | Various | Series regular, 44 episodes |
| 2013 | Scott and Bailey | Joe’s solicitor | Various | |
| The Railway Man | Jean | Jonathan Teplitzky | ||
| 2016 | DCI Banks | Maureen | Various | |
| I, Daniel Blake | Ann | Ken Loach | ||
| 2017 | Cotton Wool | Marion | Nicholas Connor | |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Reformer | Mike Leigh | |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | D.S. Beckett | Various | |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Margot | Various | ||
| His Dark Materials | Sister Betty | Various | ||
| 2020 | Question Time | Herself | Rob Hopkin | |
| 2024 | Truelove | Barbara | Chloë Wicks and Carl Tibbetts | 3 episodes |
02Personal life
Kate Rutter was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, she trained as an actress at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Southeast London and began her career in 1977 working on various productions for Yorkshire Playhouse under director Phil Young. Her first television appearance was in 1994 in series Earthfasts by William Mayne. Since then Kate has appeared as a series regular in both ITV's Coronation Street and BBC's River City. In 2020, Kate Rutter's appearance in the audience of the BBC's Question Time sparked controversy over whether the actress was hired by the BBC.
03Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Ensemble | Cotton Wool | Won |
| New York Film Awards | Won |
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