Kate Fleetwood (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, at Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End and Broadway and an Olivier Award nomination in 2012 for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. Her film and television credits include Vanity Fair (2004), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Macbeth (2010), Philomena (2013), London Road (2015), Harlots (2017–2019), and The Wheel of Time (2021–2025).
Early years and education Kate Fleetwood was born in England in 1972 or 1973 and grew up on a farm near Stratford-upon-Avon.
She attended Trinity Catholic School in Leamington Spa, and began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company during her childhood.
Fleetwood is a graduate of Exeter University.
Career In 2008, Fleetwood was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, opposite Patrick Stewart, which first opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and was transferred to the West End and Broadway,
In 2012, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre.
Other activities Fleetwood is patron of En Masse Theatre, and joint patron, with husband Rupert Goold, of Escape Arts' youth arts work.
Personal life Fleetwood is married to Rupert Goold, who directed her in Macbeth.
Acting credits Theatre YearNameRoleTheatre Ref. 1985Mary, After the Queen Young Mary Whitbread Flowers Warehouse, RSC (credited as Catherine Fleetwood) 1986A Midsummer Night's Dream Mustardseed Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC (credited as Catherine Fleetwood) 1995Love Is the Drug Flamina Oxford Stage Company (OSC) 1996Twelfth Night Viola OSC 1996Swaggers Nancy Old Red Lion Theatre 1997The Comic Mysteries Death/Gabriel UK tour 1998Romeo and Juliet Juliet UK tour 1998Arabian Nights Dinarzard/Parizade Young Vic 1999Ghosts Regina Theatre Royal Plymouth 1999Nativity Balthazar Young Vic 2000The Two Noble Kinsmen The Gaoler's Daughter Shakespeare's Globe 2000The Tempest Iris Shakespeare's Globe 2001Tender Tash Hampstead Theatre/ Birmingham Rep/ Theatre Royal Plymouth 2001Medea Chorus Queen's Theatre 2002Mariana Pineda Mariana Pineda Gate Theatre Love's Labour's Lost (2003, National Theatre) as Rosaline A Midsummer Night's Dream (2003, Bristol Old Vic) as Helena Othello (2003, Theatre Royal Northampton) as Desdemona Hecuba (2004, Donmar Warehouse) as Polyxena Pericles (2006, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)) as Thaisa The Winter's Tale (2006, RSC) as Hermione King Lear (2014, National Theatre) as Goneril National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014) as Goneril High Society (2015, The Old Vic) as Tracy Lord Medea (2015, Almeida Theatre) as Medea Ugly Lies the Bone (2017, National Theatre) as Jess Absolute Hell (2018, National Theatre) as Christine 101 Dalmatians (2022, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) as Cruella de Vil A View from the Bridge (2024, Ustinov Studio/Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Beatrice My Master Builder (2025, Wyndham's Theatre) as Elena Solness Into the Woods (2025–2027, Bridge Theatre/Noel Coward Theatre, West End) as The Witch
Film Year Film Role Notes 1998 Getting Hurt Prostitute TV film 2004 Vanity Fair Miss Pinkerton's Crone 2006 After Thomas Kate TV film 2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Woman with Baby 2009 Breaking the Mould Margaret Jennings TV film2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mary Cattermole Macbeth Lady Macbeth TV film 2012 Les Misérables Factory Woman 1 2013 Philomena Young Sister Hildegarde 2014 National Theatre Live: King Lear Goneril2015 London Road Vicky Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Officer2016 The People Next Door Yvonne TV film Deliverers Eve 2018 Beirut Alice Riley 2022 Choose or Die Laura Netflix
Television/OTT Year Title Role Network Notes2001 Holby City Karina BBC One Episode: "Tip of the Iceberg" The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells Maggie Hallmark Channel Episode: "Brownlow's Newspaper" EastEnders Karen BBC One 4 episodes Urban Gothic Woman Channel 5 Episode: "The End"2002 Doctors Anna Fielding BBC One Episode: "Deceptive Appearances" Dalziel and Pascoe Jill Lowry BBC One Episode: "The Unwanted"2004 The Bill Lois Townsend ITV Episode: "Smoking Gun" Silent Witness Sienna Ricci BBC One Episode: "Death by Water"2005 Twisted Tales Jacqueline Fox Episode: "Flat Four" Murphy's Law Jill BBC One Episode: "Strongbox" Midsomer Murders Sarah Douglas ITV Episode: "Midsomer Rhapsody" Nathan Barley Mandy Channel 4 Episode: "Pilot" 2007 Foyle's War Lydia Nicholson ITV Episode: "Casualties of War"2009 Hustle MP Rhona Christie BBC One Episode: "Politics" Casualty 1909 Grace Barnes BBC One Episode: #1.4 Waking the Dead Zoe Morrison BBC One Episode: "End of the Night" The Sarah Jane Adventures Ship CBBC Episode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic" 2012 A Touch of Cloth Kate Cloth Sky One Episode: "The First Case" 2013 Way to Go Amanda BBC Three Episode: "Dead End" 2014 The Widower Felicity Webster ITV Series regular 2016 War & Peace Anisya BBC One Episode: #1.4 2017–2019 Harlots Nancy Birch ITV Encore Series regular 2019 Victoria Princess Feodora ITV Series regular 2019–2023 Rise of the Nazis Narrator BBC Two 12 episodes 2020 Brave New World Sheila Peacock 4 episodes 2021–2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Queen Luna Netflix Recurring cast2022The Elon Musk Shown/aBBCNarrator 2021–2025 The Wheel of Time Liandrin Guirale Prime Video Series regular 2025 Wolf King Amelie, Tilly Netflix Voice 2025 Frauds Celine ITV 2 episodes
Video games YearTitleRole(s)NotesSource2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Mary Cattermole, Witches2013Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagAdditional voicesMultiplayer only2017Mass Effect: AndromedaAdditional voices2019AnthemChronicler2021Sniper: Ghost Warrior - Contracts 2Additional voices2024Dragon Age: The VeilguardMythal
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2008 Tony Awards Best Actress in a Play Macbeth, Bridge Theatre 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical London Road, National Theatre WhatsOnStage Awards Best Ensemble Performance 2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Actress Into the Woods, Bridge Theatre Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
See also List of British actors References
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