Kate Elliott (born 30 December 1981) is a

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actress. She was born in and currently resides in

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. Kate played the role of one of the "Liberators" in ''

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''. More recently, she has acted in ''

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The Locals ''The Locals'' is a 2003 New Zealand horror film directed by Greg Page and starring Kate Elliott. The film took in a modest sum at the box-office following negative reviews. Plot The film follows two best friends Grant and Paul who hit the ...

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. She played ''Yakut'', an

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, in several episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess, 1998–2000. Elliott also assumed the role of ''Lily'' in

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. She plays a

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in a film called 30 Days Of Night and currently plays the role of Detective Jess Savage in the

mini-series '' The Gulf''. She was married to

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's lead singer, Milan Borich, on 17 January 2006. They have a daughter. In 2016 she eloped with David Benge, managing director of the New Zealand office of worldwide media company

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. Both marriages had ended by 2019. Elliott came out queer to her daughter in 2019 https://gayexpress.co.nz/2019/09/kate-elliott-comes-out%E2%80%AF/

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Kate 1981 births Living people New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses New Zealand video game actresses New Zealand voice actresses People from Auckland 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses Queer actresses New Zealand LGBT actors