---
name: "Kate Rutter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kate-rutter"
fi1m_id: "kate-rutter"
imdb_id: "nm0752159"
tmdb_id: 229605
wikidata_id: "Q30501793"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T20:00:03.947409+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kate Rutter

## Identity

Kate Rutter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kate-rutter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kate-rutter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0752159
- **TMDB ID:** 229605
- **Wikidata ID:** Q30501793
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Rutter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30501793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229605

Actor. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Documentary 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $274m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Rutter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30501793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229605

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Arbor*](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md) (83)
- **AMC+:** [*I, Daniel Blake*](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kate Rutter is an English actress. She was born and raised in Leeds and trained at Rose Bruford College. She began her career in theatre in the 1970s and has worked in film, television, theatre and radio.

She is known for her role as Ann in *I, Daniel Blake* (2016). Other film credits include *The Full Monty* (1997), *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), *The Railway Man* (2013) and *Peterloo* (2018). On television she has appeared in *Queer as Folk* (1999), *Call the Midwife* (2012), *His Dark Materials* (2019) as Sister Betty and *The Long Shadow* (2023). She was a series regular in *River City* (2012–2013) as Miriam Stubbs and has appeared in *Coronation Street*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Long Shadow* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Irene MacDonald — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-shadow.md)
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), Fi1m 82, as Ann — [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *Scott & Bailey* (2011), Fi1m 75, as Solicitor — [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md)
- *The Arbor* (2010), Fi1m 83, as The Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md)
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), Fi1m 66, as Eileen — [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *Queer as Folk* (1999), Fi1m 79, as Mrs Perry — [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md)
- *The Full Monty* (1997), Fi1m 81, as Dole Clerk — [page](https://film.one/film/the-full-monty.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Truelove* (2024), series, as Barbara
- *The Long Shadow* (2023), series, as Irene MacDonald — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-shadow.md)
- *Better* (2023), series, as Juliet Donovan
- *At Sea* (2023), as Mother
- *Cheese and Onion* (2022), as Inspector Netherwood
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, as Sister Betty
- *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019), series, as Margot
- *Peterloo* (2018), as Female Reformer
- *Cotton Wool* (2017), as Marion
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), as Ann — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *The Railway Man* (2013), as Jean
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Molly Robbins — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Scott & Bailey* (2011), series, as Solicitor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md)
- *The Arbor* (2010), as The Mother — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md)
- *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), as Vera
- *New Street Law* (2006), series, as Rosamund Howard
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), as Eileen — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Mrs. Baker
- *This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper* (2000), as Jane Barker
- *Queer as Folk* (1999), series, as Mrs Perry — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md)
- *Heart* (1999), as Sister Mary
- *Undercover Heart* (1998), series, as Mrs Marsh
- *The Full Monty* (1997), as Dole Clerk — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-full-monty.md)
- *Hillsborough* (1996), as Additional Cast
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Janet Bransby
- *Out of the Blue* (1995), series, as Diane Caswell
- *Chiller* (1995), series, as Mrs Brownslowe
- *Ain't Misbehavin'* (1994), series, as Mrs Raftree
- *Earthfasts* (1994), series, as Mrs. Heseltine
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Annie Carver, Mrs. Rogers

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