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Kate Ashfield

Acting Born May 28, 1972 Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Kate Ashfield (born 28 May 1972) is a British actress, best known for her award-winning roles as Jody in the Anglo-German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead. Ashfield was born on 28 May 1972 in Birmingham England. Her interest in acting started at an early age, and she later pursued her passion by studying drama at Rose Bruford College.

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Known for

Midsomer Murders

as Helen Caxton

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Miss Wills
Film

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

as Therapist

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Helen Caxton
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Miss Wills
  • New Tricks (2004) as Hilary Newell
  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) as Therapist
  • Line of Duty (2012) as Jools Gates
  • His Dark Materials (2019) as Atal (voice)
  • Secrets and Lies (2015) as Vanessa Richardson
  • Bodies (2023) as Elaine Morley
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004) as Liz
  • Sanditon (2019) as Mary Parker
  • Moonflower Murders (2024) as Joanne Webster
  • Harlan Coben's Lazarus (2025) as Detective Alison Brown
  • Watership Down (1999) as Primrose (voice)
  • Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) as Ellen Webb
  • A Confession (2019) as Yvonne Fulcher
  • The War Zone (1999) as Lucy
  • Sick of It (2018) as Zoe
  • Byzantium (2013) as Gabi
  • Collision (2009) as Ann Stallwood
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) as Miep Gies
  • 10 Days to War (2008) as Veronica Purkiss
  • Life (2020) as Rachel
  • Talk to Me (2007) as Kelly
  • Double Blind (2024) as Helen Brady