Kate Hood Explained

Kate Hood
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Actress, writer, director
Years Active:1981−present
Notable Works:Prisoner (1986)

Kate Hood is an Australian actress, born in Sydney. She studied drama in New Zealand and joined The Mercury Theatre.

She is best known to international audiences for her role in the cult television drama Prisoner[2] [3] as the misunderstood Kath Maxwell during the final year of the series.[4] [5]

She also played Jill Fowley on three episodes of Blue Heelers during its sixth season, and is the voice behind many TAC commercials. She had a part in the Jodie Foster film Mesmerized.

In 2003, Hood was diagnosed with HSP (hereditary spastic paraplegia). She is a wheelchair user.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Constance Library Assistant
1986 Mesmerized Midwife Feature film
1988 Takeover Nurse Television film
1993 Mrs. Bowman Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Prisoner Kath Maxwell Season 8 (84 episodes)
1999-2000 Blue Heelers Jill Fowler, Rita Hammond Season 6 (3 episodes)
2016–17 Neighbours Season 32−33 (4 episodes)
2022Talking PrisonerSelfPodcast series 1 episode

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rashith. Rahimah. Setting the stage for performers with disability. The Straits Times. 26 March 2018. 3 September 2021.
  2. Book: Ellis, Katie. Disability and Digital Television Cultures: Representation, Access, and Reception. 2019-01-18. Routledge. 978-1-317-62784-5. en.
  3. News: Dow. Steve. Disability and the 'new normal': why Australia needs to ramp up access to stage and screen. 2016-09-23. The Guardian. 2020-04-22. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: Mainstreaming Disability and Appearance Diversity on Screen. ACMI. en. 2020-04-22.
  5. Web site: Diversity Casting - Presentation by Kate Hood [Melbourne]]. Auslan Stage Left. en. 2020-04-22.