Kate Ashfield
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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Acting History
2025
Harlan Coben's Lazarus as Detective Alison Brown
2024Moonflower Murders as Joanne Webster
2024Double Blind as Helen Brady
2024Stockholm Bloodbath as Birgitta
2023Bodies as Elaine Morley
2023There's Always Hope as Samantha
2021Killer at the Crime Scene as Self - Narrator
2020Life as Rachel
2019Exit Plan as Fake Mother
2019His Dark Materials as Atal (voice)
2019Rachel as Teresa
2019A Confession as Yvonne Fulcher
2019Sanditon as Mary Parker
2018Seat 25 as Narrator
2018Sick of It as Zoe
2017Unspeakable as Sally
2015The House Sitter as Sara Lawrence
2015Counting Backwards as Adult Sally
2015Still as Margaret
2015Hangman as Beth
2015Secrets and Lies as Vanessa Richardson
2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as Therapist
2013Believe as Helen
2013Byzantium as Gabi
2012Line of Duty as Jools Gates
2012When the Lights Went Out as Jenny
20117lives as Cynthia
2011Late Bloomers as Giulia
2011United as Alma George
2010The Kid as Madeline
2009Collision as Ann Stallwood
2009The Diary of Anne Frank as Miep Gies
2009The Diary of Anne Frank as Miep Gies
2009War School
2008The Children as Natasha
200810 Days to War as Veronica Purkiss
2008Never Better
2007Talk to Me as Kelly
2007The Baker as Rhiannon
2006Tsunami: The Aftermath as Ellen Webb
2006Random Quest as Ottilie / Kate
2006The Trouble with Men and Women as Susie
2005Secret Smile as Miranda
2005Perfect Day as Jenny
2005Sweetnightgoodheart as Juliet
2005The Best Man as Becka
2004Bottom Mindless Violence as Mrs. Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004Spivs as Jenny
2004Shaun of the Dead as Liz
2004New Tricks as Hilary Newell
2004Fakers as Eve Evans
2003Beyond Borders as Kat
2003Collusion as Sally Waterville
2003Killing Hitler as Rachel
2003This Little Life as Sadie MacGregor
2003Flyfishing as Helen
2003Pollyanna as Nancy
2003Perfect as Rachel
2002The Last Minute as Janey
2002Pure as Helen
2002Crime and Punishment as Dounia
2002Crime and Punishment as Dounia
2001Late Night Shopping as Jody
2001Please! as Molly
2001Do or Die as Samantha
2001The Low Down as Ruby
2000Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry as Carol
2000A Many Splintered Thing
2000Storm Damage as Kay
1999Guest House Paradiso as Mrs. Hardy
1999Watership Down as Primrose (voice)
1999Love in the 21st Century as Kate
1999The War Zone as Lucy
1999The Man as Kim
1997Midsomer Murders as Helen Caxton
1994Princess Caraboo as Ella
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot as Miss Wills
—With Friends Like These as Samantha