Kate Phillips

Kate Phillips is a British actress. She became famous for her role as Jane Seymour in the successful miniseries Wolf Hall (2015). She subsequently appeared in the miniseries War & Peace (2016), first season of the television series The Crown (2016), and last three seasons of the television series Peaky Blinders (2016–2019). In 2019, she appeared as Princess Mary in the film Downton Abbey.

For the American actress, see Kay Linaker.
Kate Phillips
EducationUniversity of Leeds
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Biography

After spending three years studying at Leeds University, Philips secured a place at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1] After graduation she 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,[2] a role she had been offered whilst still studying at Guildhall.[3] There was some mild controversy following the initial airing of Wolf Hall after some historians's described Philips as 'too pretty' to play Henry VIII's third wife.[4] This criticism was disregarded by several critics who praised Philips' performance with Screen Daily naming her as a 'Star of Tomorrow'.[5] 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.[6]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019The AftermathSusan
2019Downton AbbeyPrincess Mary
Teleivison roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015Wolf HallJane Seymour5 episodes
2016War & PeaceLise Bolkonskaya3 episodes
2016–2019Peaky BlindersLinda ShelbyRecurring role (series 3–5)
2016The CrownVenetia Scott3 episodes
2016My Mother and Other StrangersTillie Zeigler3 episodes
2018 The Alienist Laura Boone 1 episode
2020 Miss Scarlet and The DukeEliza Scarlet6 episodes
2020The English GameLaura LytteltonMini-series
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References
  1. "Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Kate Phillips". Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  2. "Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) – Who are the royal subjects? – Wolf Hall – BBC Two".
  3. "How I Stepped Out Next To Damian Lewis".
  4. Lawson, Mark. "Why historical inaccuracies in Wolf Hall don't matter".
  5. Halligan, Fionnuala. "Kate Phillips, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014".
  6. Imelda Staunton, Geraldine James Join ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie
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