Kate Elliott (actress)
Kate Elliott | |
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| Born | 30 December 1981 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouses | Milan Borich (m. 2006)David Benge (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Kate Elliott (born 30 December 1981) is a New Zealand television and film actress.[1] She was born in Auckland, and resides in Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]
Kate played ‘Clark’ in Flying Lotus’s film Ash. She also portrayed ‘Heidi’ the literary agent in ABC’s Austin. Kate has portrayed New Zealand icons Katherine Mansfield in ‘Bliss’ and Jean Batten in ‘Jean’. Kate played the violent inmate ‘Spike’ in Wentworth series 5. Kate played the role of one of the "Liberators" in The Cult.[2] She has acted in The Insider's Guide To Love,[3] The Locals,[4] Fracture,[5] and Toy Love. She played Yakut, an Amazon, in several episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess, 1998–2000. Elliott also assumed the role of Lily in Cleopatra 2525. She plays a vampire in a film called 30 Days of Night and the role of Detective Jess Savage in the New Zealand mini-series The Gulf.[1]
Kate has won three Best Actress awards and been nominated three more times at the NZ film and TV awards.
She was married to Pluto'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 VICE.[6][7] Both marriages had ended by 2019.[8] Elliott came out queer to her daughter in 2019.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Lisa Burchall | |
| 2002 | Toy Love | Chlo | |
| 2003 | The Locals | Kelly | |
| 2004 | Fracture | Leeanne Rosser | |
| 2006 | Knife Shift | Rachel | Short |
| 2007 | 30 Days of Night | Dawn | |
| 2012 | Fresh Meat | Gigi | |
| 2015 | Deathgasm | Abigail | |
| 2015 | Not Like Her | Nicole | Short |
| 2016 | We All Need Love | Vic | Short |
| 2025 | Ash | Clarke |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | House of Sticks | Cammy Anders | TV film |
| 1998–2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Yakut | Recurring role |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Lily | "Home", "Rescue", "The Watch" |
| 2000–2002 | Street Legal | Melanie Wyeth | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Always Greener | Hayley | "Mirror Image" |
| 2006 | The Insider's Guide To Love | Nicole | "Fallen in Love Lately?" |
| 2007 | The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash | Lali | TV series |
| 2009 | The Cult | Gina Delaney | Main role |
| 2011 | Bliss | Katherine Mansfield | TV film |
| 2011–12 | Power Rangers Samurai | Dayu (voice) | Main role |
| 2011, 2013 | Shortland Street | Zlata | Recurring Role |
| 2014 | Agent Anna | Rhonda | "2.9" |
| 2016 | Jean | Jean Batten | TV film |
| 2018 | Wentworth | Spike Baxter | TV series: 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | Simone Swift | "Fan Frenzy" |
| 2019 | The Gulf | D.S.S Jess Savage | Main Role |
| 2024 | Game Changer | Herself | "Beat the Buzzer" |
| 2024 | Austin | Heidi | TV series:7 episodes |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saban's Power Rangers Samurai | Dayu | Voice |
| 2012 | Saban's Power Rangers Super Samurai | Dayu | Voice |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nealon, Sarah (14 August 2019). "The Gulf: New Zealand drama with international flavour". Stuff. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Hunkin, Joanna (10 September 2009). "The Cult: A TV show of faith". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ^ TVNZ page on Insider's Guide To Love
- ^ The Locals
- ^ "Fracture". Archived from the original on 8 February 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
- ^ Kiwi actress Kate Elliott has eloped to Los Angeles for the 'perfect wedding'
- ^ Off to a flying start: Kate Elliott elopes to L.A!
- ^ a b Kate Elliott comes out
External links
[edit]- Kate Elliott at IMDb
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