Kate Fitzgerald (born 3 July 1956) is a British television actress from Liverpool. She best known for playing Doreen Corkhill for five years in defunct soap opera Brookside (1985–1990), Nancy Tinker in Coronation Street, and Loretta Chase in Benidorm.
Kate Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1956-07-03) 3 July 1956 (age 65) 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) |
Fitzgerald attended Notre Dame Catholic College girls' school in Liverpool, later graduating from drama school.[1]
Fitzgerald'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, Kate was Mrs. Delaney for 2 episodes in Queer as Folk [4]
Fitzgerald starred as Loretta Chase in the ITV Sitcom Benidorm, the eccentric mother of Sheron Dawson (Julie Graham), from 2017 until 2018.[5][6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Movies 'Til Dawn | Kit | |
| 2000 | Secret Society [7] | Mrs. Selby | |
| 2002 | Dead Drunk | Val | Short film |
| 2006 | Under the Mud | Dorothy Potts | |
| 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[6] | 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[6] | Chrissy Booth | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Queer as Folk | Mrs. Delaney | 2 episodes |
| Trial by Fire | Bernadette Featherstone | Television film | |
| 2001 | Clocking Off | 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[6] | Nerys Davies; Patricia Burns | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Cilla | Vera | 2 episodes |
| 2015, 2018, 2019 | Coronation Street[1] | Nancy Tinker | Recurring role; 13 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Benidorm[6] | Loretta Chase | Main cast; 17 episodes |