Kate Fitzgerald

Kate Fitzgerald
Born Liverpool, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1979–present
Relatives Angela Walsh (sister)

Kate Fitzgerald is a British television actress from Liverpool. She best known for playing Doreen Corkhill for five years in defunct soap opera Brookside (1985–89), Nancy Tinker in Coronation Street, and Loretta Chase in Benidorm.

Education

Fitzgerald attended Notre Dame Catholic College girl's school in Liverpool, later graduating from drama school.[1]

Career

Fitzgerald's first appearance on television was in 1979 on ITV Playhouse in the Willy Russell play The Daughters of Albion. Kate went on to star in Russell's Educating Rita at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1981, where she played Rita.[2]

From 1985 to 1989, Kate played the character Doreen Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside.[1] She appeared in Movies 'Til Dawn in 1997, before moving on to ITV television series Peak Practice as Andrew Attwood's sister, Chrissy Booth, for four episodes. [3] In 1999, Kate was Mrs. Delaney for 2 episodes in Queer as Folk (UK TV series) [4]

Fitgerald has starred as Loretta Chase in Benidorm, the eccentric mother of Sheron Dawson (Julie Graham), since 2017.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2006 Under the Mud Dorothy Potts
2002 Dead Drunk (Short film) Val
2000 Secret Society [7] Mrs. Selby
1997 Movies 'Til Dawn Kit

Television

Year Title Role
2017–2018 Benidorm (TV Series) [6] Loretta Chase 17 episodes regular role
2015, 2018- recurring role Coronation Street (soap opera) [1] Nancy Tinker (5 episodes)
2014 Cilla (miniseries) (TV Series)[1] Vera (2 episodes)
2012
2008
2002		 Doctors (TV Series) Aunt Nessa Parkes
Aunt May
Mary Foley
2010
2008		 Holby City [6] Patricia Burns
Nerys Davies
2006 Sinchronicity Evelyn
2006 The Street TV Participant
2002-2003
1997
1995
1993		 The Bill (TV Series) [6] Lillian Rickman
Maria Moss
Tricia James
Rita Garrard
(9 episodes total)
2001 Clocking Off Jess Anderson
1999 Trial by Fire (TV Movie) Bernadette Featherstone
1999 Queer as Folk Mrs. Delaney (2 episodes)
1998 Peak Practice [6] Chrissy Booth (4 episodes)
1997 The Lakes Mam Kavanagh (1 episode)
1997
1994		 Casualty June Williamson
Marie Muldowney
1985-1989 Brookside[1] Doreen Corkhill
1984 The Tempest, Act IV (TV Movie) Ariel (The Tempest)
1979 ITV Playhouse Sharron

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brookside familiar face Kate Fitzgerald pops up in Coronation Street". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Educating Rita is back home in Liverpool". itv.com. 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Peak Practice cast-list". peakpracticeonline.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Queer As Folk[16/03/99] (1999)". bfi.org.uk. 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Kate Fitzgerald". italktelly.com. 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is Benidorm's outrageous Loretta? Former Brookside star Kate Fitzgerald causes a storm". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Secret Society". moviesto.me. 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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