Kate Lonergan
Born in Barton-upon-Irwell in 1962, Helen Catherine Lonergan is a former actress who went by the stage name of Kate Lonergan and took the title role of Maid Marian in Tony Robinson's revisionist children's BBC comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men from 1989 to 1994. Her other work included roles in the film The Tall Guy, and the TV series Terry and Julian. She has also guest starred in long running shows such as Casualty, The Bill, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Born and Bred, and Doctors. Since 2011, Lonergan has retired from acting to focus specifically on her work as a gardener. She is the co-founder of The Blackheath Window Box Company, a bespoke containerised gardening company.
Acting
Movie
The Tall Guy
as Stage Manager
1989
TV
The Bill
1984
TV
Heartbeat
as Gwen Harding
1992
TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Dawn Halliwell
1996
TV
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
as Maid Marian
1989
Movie
Ahead of the Class
as Maxine Horley
2005
Movie
Walk Away and I Stumble
as Helen
2007
TV
Terry and Julian
as Rene
1992
Blue Heaven
as Sam
1992
The Hello Girls
as Pam Heath
1996
TV
Born and Bred
as Rita Stubbs
2002
TV
Always and Everyone
as Mrs. Took
1999
Movie
Testimony of a Child
as Ward Nurse
1989