Kate Elliott (born 30 December 1981) is a

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and

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actress. She was born in

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, and resides in

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, Australia. Kate played ‘Clark’ in Flying Lotus’s film '' Ash''. She also portrayed ‘Heidi’ the literary agent in ABC’s Austin. Kate has portrayed New Zealand icons

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in ‘Bliss’ and

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in ‘Jean’. Kate played the violent inmate ‘Spike’ in Wentworth series 5. Kate played the role of one of the "Liberators" in ''

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''. She has acted in '' The Insider's Guide To Love'', '' The Locals'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She played Yakut, an

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, in several episodes of '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', 1998–2000. Elliott also assumed the role of Lily in ''

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''. She plays a

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in a film called ''

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'' and the role of Detective Jess Savage in the

mini-series '' The Gulf''. Kate has won three Best Actress awards and been nominated three more times at the NZ film and TV awards. She was married to

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's lead singer, Milan Borich, on 17 January 2006. They have a daughter. In 2016 she eloped with David Benge, managing director of the New Zealand office of worldwide media company

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.Off to a flying start: Kate Elliott elopes to L.A!
/ref> Both marriages had ended by 2019.Kate Elliott comes out
/ref> Elliott came out queer to her daughter in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Kate 1981 births Living people New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses New Zealand video game actresses New Zealand voice actresses Actresses from Auckland 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses Queer actresses New Zealand LGBTQ actors