Kate Lonergan
Born: 1962-01-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Born in Barton-upon-Irwell in 1962, Helen Catherine Lonergan is a former actress who went by the stage name of Kate Lonergan and took the title role of Maid Marian in Tony Robinson's revisionist children's BBC comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men from 1989 to 1994. Her other work included roles in the film The Tall Guy, and the TV series Terry and Julian. She has also guest starred in long running shows such as Casualty, The Bill, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Born and Bred, and Doctors. Since 2011, Lonergan has retired from acting to focus specifically on her work as a gardener. She is the co-founder of The Blackheath Window Box Company, a bespoke containerised gardening company.
Filmography
2007
- Walk Away and I Stumble as Helen
2005
- Ahead of the Class as Maxine Horley
2002
- Born and Bred as Rita Stubbs
1999
- Always and Everyone as Mrs. Took
1996
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Dawn Halliwell
- The Hello Girls as Pam Heath
1992
- Heartbeat as Gwen Harding
- Terry and Julian as Rene
- Blue Heaven as Sam
1989
- Maid Marian and Her Merry Men as Maid Marian
- The Tall Guy as Stage Manager
- Testimony of a Child as Ward Nurse