Kate Fitzgerald

Kate Fitzgerald
Born (1956-07-03) 3 July 1956 (age 68)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Notable workBrookside (1985–1990)
Coronation Street (2015, 2018–2019)
Benidorm (2017–2018)
RelativesAngela Walsh (sister)

Kate Fitzgerald (born 3 July 1956) is a British television actress from Liverpool. She came to prominence playing Doreen Corkhill for five years in the soap opera Brookside (1985–1990), Nancy Tinker in Coronation Street (2015-2019), and Loretta Chase in Benidorm (2017–2018).

Education

Fitzgerald attended Notre Dame Catholic College girls' 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 1990, 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, she portrayed Mrs. Delaney for 2 episodes in Queer as Folk.[4]

In 2004, she starred as Dorothy Potts in the film Under the Mud.[5] In 2014, she played Vera in 2 episodes of Cilla.[5] In 2015, she achieved a lifelong ambition when joining the cast of Coronation Street in a recurring role as Nancy Tinker for 13 episodes from 2015-2019.[1]

In 2017, Fitzgerald starred as Loretta Chase in the ITV Sitcom Benidorm, the eccentric mother of Sheron Dawson (Julie Graham), remaining in the main cast for 17 episodes until 2018.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Movies 'Til Dawn Kit
2000 Secret Society Mrs. Selby
2002 Dead Drunk [5] Val Short film
2006 Under the Mud Dorothy Potts [5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 ITV Playhouse Sharron Episode: "The Daughters of Albion"
1984 The Tempest, Act IV Ariel Television film
1985–1990 Brookside[1] Doreen Corkhill Series regular
1993, 1995, 1997, 2002–2003 The Bill[7] Rita Garrard; Tricia James; Maria Moss; Lillian Rickman 9 episodes total
1994, 1997 Casualty June Williamson; Marie Muldowney 2 episodes
1997 The Lakes Mam Kavanagh Episode #1.1
1998 Peak Practice[7] Chrissy Booth 4 episodes
1999 Queer as Folk Mrs. Delaney 2 episodes
Trial by Fire Bernadette Featherstone Television film [5]
2001 Clocking Off [5] Jess Anderson Episode: "Ronnie's Story"
2002, 2008, 2012 Doctors Mary Foley; Aunt May; Aunt Nessa Parkes 3 episodes
2006 The Street TV Participant Episode: "Stan"
Sinchronicity Evelyn Episode #1.2
2008, 2010 Holby City[7] Nerys Davies; Patricia Burns 2 episodes
2014 Cilla [5] Vera 2 episodes
2015, 2018, 2019 Coronation Street[1] Nancy Tinker Recurring role; 13 episodes
2017–2018 Benidorm[7] Loretta Chase Main cast; 17 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Brookside familiar face Kate Fitzgerald pops up in Coronation Street". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Educating Rita is back home in Liverpool". itv.com. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Peak Practice cast-list". peakpracticeonline.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Queer As Folk[16/03/99] (1999)". bfi.org.uk. 1999. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Kate Fitzgerald". spotlight.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Interview with Kate Fitzgerald". italktelly.com. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Who is Benidorm's outrageous Loretta? Former Brookside star Kate Fitzgerald causes a storm". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.