Kate Phillips
{{Short description|British actress (born 1989)}}
{{for|the American actress|Kay Linaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kate Phillips
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = England
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2014–present
| children = 1
| partner = Oliver Chris
}}
Kate Phillips (born 21 May 1989) is a British actress. She became known for her role as Jane Seymour in the miniseries Wolf Hall (2015). She subsequently appeared in the miniseries War & Peace (2016), the first season of the television series The Crown (2016), and the last three seasons of the television series Peaky Blinders (2016–2022). In 2019, she appeared as Princess Mary in the film Downton Abbey. Since 2020, she has appeared as Eliza Scarlet, the series lead, in the Victorian era crime drama, Miss Scarlet and The Duke.
Early life
Until she was nine, Phillips lived in South West London, but moved with her family to Nottinghamshire, then to Bristol.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Mike |title=Wolf Hall star Kate Phillip's life off-screen from new production firm to family home |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wolf-hall-star-kate-phillips-160000926.html |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=21 December 2024}} After spending three years studying at Leeds University, Phillips secured a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2013_14/kate_phillips/|title=Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Kate Phillips|publisher=|access-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014452/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2013_14/kate_phillips/|archive-date=2018-10-03|url-status=dead}}
Career
After graduating from drama school, Phillips returned to Leeds to appear as Abigail Williams in The Crucible at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. By this time she had already filmed her scenes for the BBC's adaptation of Wolf Hall in which she played Jane Seymour,{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02g3n38/p02g3bxt|title=Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) – Who are the royal subjects? – Wolf Hall – BBC Two|publisher=}} a role she had been offered whilst still studying at Guildhall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/how-i-stepped-out-next-damian-lewis-1833892|title=How I stepped out next to Damian Lewis|website=yorkshirepost.co.uk|date=28 September 2014 }} There was mild controversy following the initial airing of Wolf Hall after some historians described Phillips as 'too pretty' to play Henry VIII's third wife.{{cite web|last=Lawson|first=Mark|title=Why historical inaccuracies in Wolf Hall don't matter|website=TheGuardian.com |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/feb/25/why-historical-inaccuracies-wolf-hall-dont-matte}} This criticism was disregarded by several critics who praised Phillips' performance with Screen Daily naming her as a 'Star of Tomorrow'.{{cite web|last=Halligan|first=Fionnuala|title=Kate Phillips, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/uk-stars-of-tomorrow/kate-phillips-uk-stars-of-tomorrow-2014/5072740.article}} She went on to secure roles in War & Peace, Peaky Blinders and The Crown.
An August 2018 announcement indicated that Phillips would be among the new cast to join the original actors in the feature film Downton Abbey which started principal photography at about the same time.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/imelda-staunton-geraldine-james-downton-abbey-movie-1202922680/|title=Imelda Staunton, Geraldine James Join 'Downton Abbey' Movie|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=30 August 2018}} In 2020, Phillips took on the lead role in the detective series Miss Scarlet and The Duke.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/miss-scarlet-the-duke-pbs-boards-ae-networks-internationals-period-drama-co-pro-1202798307/ |title='Miss Scarlet & The Duke': PBS Boards A+E Networks International's Period Drama Co-Pro |last=White |first=Peter |date=2 December 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Deadline |access-date=17 June 2024}}
In 2024, Phillips launched the production company Just John Films with Rosie Day and Amber Anderson.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/kate-phillips-amber-anderson-rosie-day-just-john-films-1235916402/|title=Actors Kate Phillips, Amber Anderson and Rosie Day Launch Production Banner Just John Films (Exclusive)|journal=Variety|first=KJ|last=Yossman|date=20 February 2024|access-date=24 March 2024}}
Personal life
Phillips is the partner of actor Oliver Chris and they have a daughter.{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Nicky |title=Wolf Hall star Kate Phillips' very private family life with famous partner |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/731652/kate-phillips-family-life-famous-partner/ |website=hellomagazine.com |date=24 November 2024 |publisher=Hello! |access-date=21 December 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206114729/https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/731652/kate-phillips-family-life-famous-partner/|archive-date= 6 December 2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Little Stranger | Diana Baker-Hyde | |
| rowspan="2"|2019 | The Aftermath | Susan | |
| Downton Abbey | Princess Mary | ||
| 2021 | Benediction | Hester | |
| {{TableTBA}} | The Yellow Tie | Ioana Celibidache | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Jane Seymour | 5 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2016 | War & Peace | Lise Bolkonskaya | 3 episodes |
| The Crown | Venetia Scott | 3 episodes | |
| My Mother and Other Strangers | Tillie Zeigler | 3 episodes | |
| 2016–2022 | Peaky Blinders | Linda Shelby | Recurring role (series 3); main role (series 4–6) |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Laura Boone | Episode: "Silver Smile" |
| 2020 | The English Game | Laura Lyttelton | 5 episodes |
| 2020–present | Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Eliza Scarlet | Series lead |
| 2022 | Atlanta | Wendy | Episode: "White Fashion" |
| 2023 | Hijack | Collette | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | Jane Seymour | Miniseries |
References
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External links
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- {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/kate_phillips_2}}
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Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds
Category:British film production company founders
Category:British television actresses