Kate Rutter

Kate Rutter is an English actress, best known for I, Daniel Blake, Peterloo and River City.

Filmography

Year Film Role Director Notes 1997 Casualty Jean Various The Full Monty Clerk Peter Cattaneo 1998 Cold Feet Sheila Various 1999 Hearts and Minds Sister Mary Charles McDougall 2000 Queer as Folk Mrs. Perry Various Fat Friends Helen Kay Mellor 2002–2009 Silent Witness Mrs. Brook Various 2002–2009 Holby City Carole Various 2005 Pierrepoint Eileen Adrian Shergold 2010 Doctors Linda Various The Arbor Mother Clio Barnard Oranges and Sunshine Vera Jim Loach 2012–2013 River City Miriam Stubbs Various Series regular, 44 episodes 2013 Scott and Bailey Joe’s solicitor Various The Railway Man Jean Jonathan Teplitzky 2016 DCI Banks Maureen Various I, Daniel Blake Ann Ken Loach 2017 Cotton Wool Marion Nicholas Connor 2018 Peterloo Reformer Mike Leigh 2019 Coronation Street D.S. Beckett Various Four Weddings and a Funeral Margot Various His Dark Materials Sister Betty Various 2020 Question Time Herself Rob Hopkin 2024 Truelove Barbara Chloë Wicks and Carl Tibbetts 3 episodes

Personal life

Kate Rutter was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, she trained as an actress at Rose Bruford College 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. Since then Kate has appeared as a series regular in both ITV's Coronation Street and BBC's River City. In 2020, Kate Rutter's appearance in the audience of the BBC's Question Time sparked controversy over whether the actress was hired by the BBC.

Awards and nominations Award Category Nominated work Result Los Angeles Film AwardsBest EnsembleCotton Wool New York Film Awards