Katherine Rose Morley (born 3 October 1989) is an English actress. She has appeared in ''
The Mill'' (2013–2014), ''
Thirteen'' (2016), ''
Last Tango in Halifax'' (2013–2020), ''
Clink'' (2019), and ''
The Syndicate'' (2021).
Early life
Katherine Rose Morley was born in
Liverpool's
Woolton suburb on 3 October 1989.
Her acting debut came at age 12 in a production of ''
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956). Among all the ...
'' at
St Julie's Catholic High School in Woolton.
Between the ages of 13 and 19 she spent time with Liverpool's
Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre
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, taking part in the company's Everyword Festival.
She later attended the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she won the institute's Gold Medal for Drama, a prestigious award given to one exceptional performer each year.
She graduated with a
BA in 2012.
She also studied abroad at the
Central Academy of Drama in
Beijing and the Prima del Teatro in
Pisa
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.
Career
Morley first appeared on television in 2012 in an episode of the comedy series ''
Little Crackers''.
In 2013, she starred as Lucy Garner in the drama series ''
The Mill''.
In 2015, she made appearances in episodes of the drama series ''
Vera
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''
and ''
Cuffs''.
Also in 2015, she appeared in the short films ''Break'' alongside
John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...
and ''The Caravan'' with co-star
Shirley Henderson.
In 2016, she starred in episodes of the drama series ''
Moving On''
and ''
Call the Midwife''.
She starred as Emma Moxam in the 2016 drama miniseries ''
Thirteen'' alongside
Jodie Comer.
She also had a regular role as Ellie in the drama series ''
Last Tango in Halifax'' from 2013 to 2020.
In 2021, she appeared in series 4 of the BBC comedy drama ''
The Syndicate''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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KRM instagramWild phase - Fishbowl: Comedy Feeds 2015 - BBC Three
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1989 births
Living people
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from Liverpool
English film actresses
English television actresses
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
People from Woolton
Central Academy of Drama alumni