Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowan (born 1 June 1975) is an English actress and producer. Her film and television roles include Yvette in ''

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'' (2002), Sonya in '' It's All Gone Pete Tong'' (2004), Princess Una in '' Stardust'' (2007), and Sadie Young on ''

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'' (2013–2014).

Early life

After finishing her secondary education, and having trained as a dancer, Magowan came to acting via dance, at first auditioning for commercials and other small roles. She went on to drama school, attending The Actors' Institute (TAI) in

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; making her stage debut as a student there in a TAI production of

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's ''

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''.

Acting career

Magowan began her screen career as Helen Jensen in series 2 (1998–1999) of '' Dream Team'', Sky 1's first original drama series. She appeared in 74 episodes of the series. Several minor film and television roles followed before she was asked to audition for the role of Yvette in

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's 2002

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musical drama ''

''. The part in the critically acclaimed film led to a series of both starring and supporting roles on film and television across a variety of genres. She had a leading role as Sonya, a supermodel trophy wife, in the award-winning

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'' It's All Gone Pete Tong'' in 2004. As Princess Una in the 2007 big-budget romantic

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'' Stardust'', she co-starred alongside a large ensemble cast that also featured

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and

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. The film was a box-office success. She appeared in the 2006

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film ''

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'' and another crime drama, '' 4.3.2.1.'', in 2010; both directed by

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. Magowan had a featured role as Eve in two episodes of '' Primeval'' in 2009; was in the main cast of the 2011

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thriller '' A Lonely Place to Die'', and that same year played Jane Dutton in the psychological drama series ''

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''. In 2012, she played Mrs. Gammon in the horror film '' Elfie Hopkins'' and appeared as Natalie in the comedy ''

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'', starring

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and

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. Magowan also starred as Martha Bannerman in four episodes of ''A Dinner of Herbs'', an adaptation of the

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novel made for British television in 2000; and she appeared on series 15 (2012) of ''

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'' in the two-part story '

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', as murder victim Justine Thompson. She had a featured role on ''

'' as beauty shop owner Sadie Young, appearing in 41 episodes of the long-running BBC

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from 2013 to 2014. She also starred as Sonny Clay, a main character on '' Spotless'', in 2015. Magowan served as producer on the short films ''Early Days'' (2018) and ''Joey'' (2020); and starred in two episodes of the miniseries ''Fame Disease,'' on which she also produced.

Personal life

Magowan married actor

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in April 2004 in the

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. They have two children. Magowan and Simm have appeared together in four films: ''24 Hour Party People'', '' Is Harry On The Boat?'', the short film '' Devilwood'', and ''

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'' (2008); as well as in the BBC series ''Exile''. Simm also starred in ''Joey,'' a short film Magowan produced in 2020.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magowan, Kate 1975 births Living people English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Actors from the London Borough of Harrow Actresses from London English soap opera actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses People from Harrow, London