Kate Eurwen O'Toole ( , ; 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.

Kate O'Toole (actress)

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 highly acclaimed film festival, the Galway Film Fleadh.

Kate O'Toole (actress)

Personal life

She was named after American actress Katharine Hepburn, whom her father admired and would later work with in The Lion in Winter.

Kate O'Toole (actress)

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.

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1960 births

Living people

20th-century English actresses

21st-century English actresses

Actresses from Warwickshire

Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni

English people of Irish descent

English people of Scottish descent

English people of Welsh descent

People educated at North London Collegiate School

People from Stratford-upon-Avon

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni