Kate Hardie Movies and Career Information

Kate Hardie (born 26 April 1969) is a British actress, who has appeared in a number of film and television roles. Hardie's stage name is derived from those of both her parents: Jean Hart and comedian turned naturalist Bill Oddie. Not formally trained, she auditioned for her first role, in the 1982 film Runners (written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Charles Sturridge), at the age of 14, telling her parents she had done so only when she got the part. She went on to appear in numerous films, including Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa, Cry Freedom, The Krays, and Croupier. On television there were roles in The Men's Room, Safe and Beyond Reason. She spent five months in Hollywood, before returning to the UK to play her most notable role in playing student nurse Karen O'Malley in the BBC drama series Casualty. In 1998, she starred in Croupier. In 2006 she graduated in screen writing at the National Film and Television School. She wrote the short film King of London during her time there. She subsequently wrote two plays in Channel 4's Coming Up series, Imprints (2007) and Little Bill Um (2008), the latter also being her directorial debut. In 2009 she appeared in the BBC drama Criminal