Kate Fitzpatrick
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Kate Fitzpatrick is an Australian-based television, film and theatre actress.
, Celluloid Heroes, The Ride Across Lake Constance, Shadows of Blood, Rooted, Kennedy's Children. With the Old Tote Theatre Company
she acted in The Legend of King O'Malley, The Season at Sarsparilla, The Misanthrope, The Threepenny Opera, and Big Toys by Patrick White, who wrote the play for Fitzpatrick. She acted in Visions for the Paris Theatre Company, and in The Recruiting Officer for the Melbourne Theatre Company
. She played Magenta in the original Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show
in 1974.
Fitzpatrick's film roles included appearances in The Removalists
, Summer of Secrets
, The Night Nurse, The Office Picnic, The Promised Woman, The Great McCarthy. Her television series appearances include Birds in the Bush
, Boney, Something in the Air, Scooter: Secret Agent, Blue Heelers
, Marshall Law
, Always Greener
and All Saints
. In 2006, Fitzpatrick briefly joined the cast of soap opera Neighbours
in the role of Loris Timmins. 2009 Appeared in "Packed to the Rafters" in a reprising guest role. 2010 Fitzpatrick did a short film called Stay awake
and also appeared on Satisfaction
.
In 1983, Fitzpatrick became the world's first female cricketing commentator on television, when she joined the Nine Network
cricket commentating team, a gamble by Channel Nine to add a more female approach to the game and attract a larger audience. Allegedly, Fitzpatrick was not welcomed with open arms by the (until then) male bastion of cricket commentators. Nine's tactical move, in placing a female in a cricket commentator role, was not successful and Fitzpatrick didn't return for the following season.
Fitzpatrick is a published author, essayist and humourist whose work has appeared in numerous major newspapers and journals over the last 30 years. Fitzpatrick has also worked as a political speech writer during the 1990s
She also has been awarded the Queen's "Golden Jubilee Medal" for services to the theatre on the Britannia and has recently completed an Arts degree from National Institute of Dramatic Art
.
Fitzpatrick had a son named Joseph Baillieu Albertini Fitzpatrick (known as Joe), with French architect José Albertini.
Career
Theatre roles include The Lady of the Camellias, HamletHamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, Celluloid Heroes, The Ride Across Lake Constance, Shadows of Blood, Rooted, Kennedy's Children. With the Old Tote Theatre Company
Old Tote Theatre Company
The Old Tote Theatre Company began as the standing acting and theatre company of Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art and was the precursor to the Sydney Theatre Company.. It was one of the leading Australian theatre companies of the period.The Old Tote began in a converted tin shed on...
she acted in The Legend of King O'Malley, The Season at Sarsparilla, The Misanthrope, The Threepenny Opera, and Big Toys by Patrick White, who wrote the play for Fitzpatrick. She acted in Visions for the Paris Theatre Company, and in The Recruiting Officer for the Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia, and has its own theatre, The MTC Theatre – which houses the 500-seat Sumner Theatre and the 150-seat Lawler Studio – located in Melbourne's Arts...
. She played Magenta in the original Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
in 1974.
Fitzpatrick's film roles included appearances in The Removalists
The Removalists
The Removalists is a play written by Australian playwright David Williamson. The main issues the play addresses are violence, specifically domestic violence, and the abuse of power and authority...
, Summer of Secrets
Summer of Secrets
Summer of Secrets is the second part of 21st century Austen series by Rosie Rushton. It was published in 2007 by Piccadilly Press Ltd. It is an adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.- Plot summary :...
, The Night Nurse, The Office Picnic, The Promised Woman, The Great McCarthy. Her television series appearances include Birds in the Bush
Birds in the Bush
Birds in the Bush is an Australian/United Kingdom situation comedy series produced in 1972....
, Boney, Something in the Air, Scooter: Secret Agent, Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
, Marshall Law
Marshall Law
Marshall Law was an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.- History :...
, Always Greener
Always Greener
Always Greener was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new direction in life for themselves...
and All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
. In 2006, Fitzpatrick briefly joined the cast of soap opera Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
in the role of Loris Timmins. 2009 Appeared in "Packed to the Rafters" in a reprising guest role. 2010 Fitzpatrick did a short film called Stay awake
Stay Awake
"Stay Awake" is a song from Walt Disney's film Mary Poppins composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.It is a lullaby sung by Mary Poppins to the children Jane and Michael...
and also appeared on Satisfaction
Satisfaction (TV series)
Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.The series was filmed in...
.
In 1983, Fitzpatrick became the world's first female cricketing commentator on television, when she joined the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
cricket commentating team, a gamble by Channel Nine to add a more female approach to the game and attract a larger audience. Allegedly, Fitzpatrick was not welcomed with open arms by the (until then) male bastion of cricket commentators. Nine's tactical move, in placing a female in a cricket commentator role, was not successful and Fitzpatrick didn't return for the following season.
Fitzpatrick is a published author, essayist and humourist whose work has appeared in numerous major newspapers and journals over the last 30 years. Fitzpatrick has also worked as a political speech writer during the 1990s
She also has been awarded the Queen's "Golden Jubilee Medal" for services to the theatre on the Britannia and has recently completed an Arts degree from National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
.
Fitzpatrick had a son named Joseph Baillieu Albertini Fitzpatrick (known as Joe), with French architect José Albertini.