Kate O'Toole (actress)
Kate O'Toole | |
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Born | Kate Eurwen O'Toole (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 (age 64) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1969–present |
Parent(s) | Peter O'Toole Siân Phillips |
Kate Eurwen O'Toole (/ˈɛərwɛn/ AIR-wen, Welsh: [ˈɛiruːɛn]; born 26 February 1960) is an English actress.
Early life and education
O'Toole was born on 26 February 1960 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. She is the daughter of actors Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips.
Filmography
Minister for Arts, Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, appointed her to the Irish Film Board in 2013. She is chairwoman of Ireland's film festival, the Galway Film Fleadh.[1]
Personal life
She was named after American actress Katharine Hepburn,[2] whom her father admired and would later work with in The Lion in Winter.
In November 2008, O'Toole was convicted of driving while drunk and disqualified from driving for three years. Her blood sample showed that she was three times over the legal drink-drive limit.[3]
References
External links
- Kate O'Toole at IMDb