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Kate Hood is an Australian actress, born in Sydney. She studied drama in New Zealand and joined The Mercury Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

Kate Hood
Born	10 October 1958/1959 (age 63–64)[1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress, writer, director
Years active	1981−present
Notable work	Prisoner (1986)

She is best known to international audiences for her role in the cult television drama Prisoner[2][3] as the misunderstood Kath Maxwell during the final year of the series.[4][5]

She also played Jill Fowley on three episodes of Blue Heelers during its sixth season, and is the voice behind many TAC commercials. She had a part in the Jodie Foster film Mesmerized.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, Hood was diagnosed with HSP (hereditary spastic paraplegia). She is a wheelchair user.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Constance	Library Assistant
1986	Mesmerized	Midwife
1986	Prisoner	Kath Maxwell	Season 8 (84 episodes)
1988	Takeover	Nurse	Television film
1993	The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?	Mrs. Bowman	Television film
1999	Blue Heelers	Jill Fowler, Rita Hammond	Season 6 (3 episodes)
2016–17	Neighbours	Maxine Cowper	Season 32−33 (4 episodes)

References

External links

• Kate Hood at IMDb

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