Katy Stephens
British actress (born 1970)
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Katy Stephens is an English actress and former children's presenter.[1] She has appeared in leading roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company with whom she is an Associate Artist.[2] She played Nicky in London's Burning, and was a co-presenter on The Fun Song Factory in the 1990s.
Katy Stephens | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Actor, presenter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Known for | The Fun Song Factory |
Theatre
Stephens’ work with the Royal Shakespeare Company[3] includes Rosalind in As You Like It,[4] Tamora in Titus Andronicus,[5] Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra,[6] Regan in King Lear,[7] Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew,[8] Sarah in Mark Ravenhill's Candide,[9] Katy in Silence, a co-production with Filter Theatre,[10] and Joan of Arc/Margaret of Anjou in Sir Michael Boyd's Histories Cycle. Work for Shakespeare's Globe includes Clytemnestra in The Oresteia,[11] Calpurnia in Julius Caesar[12] and Iras in Antony and Cleopatra for The Complete Walk films.[13]
Other appearances include:
- Agrippa in Antony and Cleopatra for the National Theatre and NT Live[14]
- Cominius in Coriolanus for Sheffield Crucible Theatre[15]
- Mrs. Arbuthnot in A Woman of No Importance Classic Spring Theatre[16]
- Lady Macbeth in Othello for Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres[17]
- Beatrice in A View from the Bridge for Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres.[18]
- Titania in Midsummer Night's Dream for Bath Theatre Royal.[19]
- Myrtle Logue in The King's Speech for Birmingham Repertory Theatre.[20]
- Woman in Mine for Shared Experience[21]
- Kate in Calixto Bieito's Forests[22]
- Extensive seasons at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry
- Core company member of Colchester Mercury Theatre
Stephens trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the National Youth Theatre.[23]
Ego Performance Company
Stephens is a board member for Ego Performance Company, a charity working with performers of all ages and abilities in the heart of the city of Coventry.[25]
Television
- Ellington (1994)
- London's Burning (1996–1998)
- Orna A short drama, played Mona (2015)
Film
- Touch (1990)
- Relative Values (1999)
- Prick Thy Neighbour (2014)
TV presenting
- Fun Song Factory (1997–1998)
- WOW! - That's What I Call Nursery Rhymes (1999)
- WOW! - That's What I Call Christmas (1999)