Kate Hood

Kate Hood
Born1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, director
Years active1981−present
Notable workPrisoner (1986)

Kate Hood is an Australian actress, born in Sydney. She studied drama in New Zealand and joined The Mercury Theatre.[citation needed]

She is best known to international audiences for her role in the cult television drama Prisoner[2][3] as the misunderstood Kath Maxwell during the final year of the series.[4][5]

She also played Jill Fowley on three episodes of Blue Heelers during its sixth season, and is the voice behind many TAC commercials. She had a part in the Jodie Foster film Mesmerized.[citation needed]

In 2003, Hood was diagnosed with HSP (hereditary spastic paraplegia). She is a wheelchair user.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Constance Library Assistant
1986 Mesmerized Midwife Feature film
1988 Takeover Nurse Television film
1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Mrs. Bowman Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Prisoner Kath Maxwell Season 8 (84 episodes)
1999-2000 Blue Heelers Jill Fowler, Rita Hammond Season 6 (3 episodes)
2016–17 Neighbours Maxine Cowper Season 32−33 (4 episodes)
2022 Talking Prisoner Self Podcast series 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Rashith, Rahimah (26 March 2018). "Setting the stage for performers with disability". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ Ellis, Katie (18 January 2019). Disability and Digital Television Cultures: Representation, Access, and Reception. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-62784-5.
  3. ^ a b Dow, Steve (23 September 2016). "Disability and the 'new normal': why Australia needs to ramp up access to stage and screen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Mainstreaming Disability and Appearance Diversity on Screen". ACMI. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Diversity Casting - Presentation by Kate Hood [Melbourne]". Auslan Stage Left. Retrieved 22 April 2020.


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