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).
Kate Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1956 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Notable work | Brookside (1985–1990) Coronation Street (2015, 2018–2019) Benidorm (2017–2018) |
| Relatives | Angela Walsh (sister) |
Education
editFitzgerald attended Notre Dame Catholic College girls' school in Liverpool, later graduating from drama school.[1]
Career
editFitzgerald'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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Educating Rita is back home in Liverpool". itv.com. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Peak Practice cast-list". peakpracticeonline.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Queer As Folk[16/03/99] (1999)". bfi.org.uk. 1999. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kate Fitzgerald". spotlight.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Kate Fitzgerald". italktelly.com. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018.
- ^ 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.