Kate Hood

Kate Hood
Born	1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer, director
Years active	1981−present
Notable work	Prisoner (1986)

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

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.^[citation needed]

In 2003, Hood was diagnosed with HSP (hereditary spastic paraplegia). She is a wheelchair user.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Constance	Library Assistant
1986	Mesmerized	Midwife	Feature film
1988	Takeover	Nurse	Television film
1993	The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?	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	Maxine Cowper	Season 32−33 (4 episodes)
2022	Talking Prisoner	Self	Podcast series 1 episode

References

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

External links

• Kate Hood at IMDb