Kate Rutter is an English actress, best known for '' I, Daniel Blake'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Personal life

Kate Rutter was born and raised in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popul ...

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, she trained as an actress at

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...

in Sidcup, Southeast London and began her career in 1977 working on various productions for Yorkshire Playhouse under director Phil Young. Her first television appearance was in 1994 in series Earthfasts by

William Mayne William James Carter Mayne (16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010) was an English writer of children's fiction. '' The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature'' calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century and The Times Lite ...

. Since then Kate has appeared as a series regular in both ITV's

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and BBC

. In 2020, Kate Rutter's appearance on BBC's

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sparked controversy over whether the actress was hired by the BBC.

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutter, Kate Living people Actresses from Leeds English film actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Alumni of Rose Bruford College Year of birth missing (living people)