Kate Ashfield (born 28 May 1972) is a British actress, best known for her award-winning roles as Jody in the Anglo-German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead. Ashfield was born on 28 May 1972 in Birmingham England. Her interest in acting started at an early age, and she later pursued her passion by studying drama at Rose Bruford College.

Filmography

• Harlan Coben's Lazarus — Detective Alison Brown
• 2024Double Blind — Helen Brady
• Moonflower Murders — Joanne Webster
• 2024Stockholm Bloodbath — Birgitta
• Bodies — Elaine Morley
• 2023There's Always Hope — Samantha
• Süü — Creator
• Life — Rachel
• A Confession — Yvonne Fulcher
• 2019Exit Plan — Fake Mother
• His Dark Materials — Atal (voice)
• Man in Room 301 — Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2019Rachel — Teresa
• Sanditon — Mary Parker
• 2018Seat 25 — Narrator
• Sick of It — Zoe
• Born to Kill — Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2017Unspeakable — Sally
• 2015Counting Backwards — Adult Sally
• 2015Hangman — Beth
• Secrets and Lies — Vanessa Richardson
• 2015Still — Margaret
• 2015The House Sitter — Sara Lawrence
• 2013Believe — Helen
• 2013Byzantium — Gabi
• 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — Therapist
• Line of Duty — Jools Gates
• 2012When the Lights Went Out — Jenny
• 20117lives — Cynthia
• 2011Late Bloomers — Giulia
• 2011United — Alma George
• 2010The Kid — Madeline
• Collision — Ann Stallwood
• 2009The Diary of Anne Frank — Miep Gies
• The Diary of Anne Frank — Miep Gies
• 2009War School
• 10 Days to War — Veronica Purkiss
• Never Better
• The Children — Natasha
• Talk to Me — Kelly
• 2007The Baker — Rhiannon
• 2006Random Quest — Ottilie / Kate
• 2006The Trouble with Men and Women — Susie
• Tsunami: The Aftermath — Ellen Webb
• 2005Perfect Day — Jenny
• Secret Smile — Miranda
• 2005Sweetnightgoodheart — Juliet
• 2005The Best Man — Becka
• 2004Bottom Mindless Violence — Mrs. Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2004Fakers — Eve Evans
• New Tricks — Hilary Newell
• 2004Shaun of the Dead — Liz
• 2004Spivs — Jenny
• 2003Beyond Borders — Kat
• 2003Collusion — Sally Waterville
• 2003Flyfishing — Helen
• 2003Killing Hitler — Rachel
• 2003Perfect — Rachel
• 2003Pollyanna — Nancy
• 2003This Little Life — Sadie MacGregor
• 2002Crime and Punishment — Dounia
• Crime and Punishment — Dounia
• 2002Pure — Helen
• 2002The Last Minute — Janey
• Do or Die — Samantha
• 2001Late Night Shopping — Jody
• 2001Please! — Molly
• 2001The Low Down — Ruby
• A Many Splintered Thing
• 2000Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry — Carol
• 2000Storm Damage — Kay
• 1999Guest House Paradiso — Mrs. Hardy
• Love in the 21st Century — Kate
• 1999The Man — Kim
• 1999The War Zone — Lucy
• Watership Down — Primrose (voice)
• Midsomer Murders — Helen Caxton
• Silent Witness — C.I. Rebecca Woods
• 1994Princess Caraboo — Ella
• Prime Suspect — Helper
• Agatha Christie's Poirot — Miss Wills

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Killer at the Crime Scene — Self - Narrator