Kitty Aldridge
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Kitty Aldridge (born 9 May 1962) is a British actress and writer.
Life and career
Aldridge was born in Bahrain. After training as an actress at the Drama Centre London, Aldridge went on to work in film, theatre and television as an actress for 15 years.[1] In her thirties she began to write fiction.[2] Her first novel, Pop,[3][4] published in 2001, was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002[5] and shortlisted for the Pendleton May First Novel Award 2002. Her second novel, Cryers Hill,[6] was published in March 2007.
Aldridge's short story, Arrivederci Les, won the Bridport Short Story Prize 2011.[7]
Her third novel, A Trick I Learned from Dead Men,[8] was published in 2012. It was longlisted for the 2013 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction[9] and The Guardian newspaper's Not The Booker Prize 2012.[10]
Aldridge’s new novel, The Wisdom of Bones,[11] was published in May 2019.
Aldridge married Mark Knopfler, the former guitarist and frontman of Dire Straits, on Valentine's Day 1997 in Barbados.[12] They have two daughters.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New Lucy | |
| 1986 | Gathering Stones | Anna | Short |
| 1987 | Maurice | Kitty Hall | |
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Katherine Hastings | |
| 1988 | American Roulette | Kate Webber | |
| 1988 | Tyger Tyger Burning Bright | Tasmin | |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Belitski | |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Agnes Brinn |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Serena | "1.4" |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Kitty | "The Wedding" |
| 1989 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | DI Rosy Campbell | Main role (series 1) |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sabrina | TV film |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Barbara Daniels | TV film |
| 1992 | Downtown Lagos | Alice Hughes | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | Heartbeat | Sarah Collins | "Baby Blues" |
| 1993 | To Play the King | Sarah Harding | TV miniseries |
| 1996 | Cadfael | Judith Perle | "The Rose Rent" |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Anne Cattrell | TV miniseries |
Bibliography
- Pop, Cape (Vintage); (2001) Template:ISBN
- Cryers Hill, Cape (Vintage); (1 March 2007) Template:ISBN
- Arrivederci Les; (2011)
- A Trick I Learned from Dead Men, Cape (Vintage); (5 July 2012) Template:ISBN
- The Wisdom of Bones, Corsair (Little, Brown); (May 2, 2019) Template:ISBN
Awards
- Bridport Short Story Prize 2011[7]
References
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- ↑ Orange Prize for Fiction announces 2002 longlist, PR Newswire UK
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- ↑ Wright, M. (1997) The Mirror, London, England. Available from: Template:Gale MARK TIES THE KNOT-FLER AGAIN; TV Kitty is wife No 3 in paradise wedding.(Features)] Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
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External links
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- Filmography at the New York Times
- Aitken Alexander Associates Limited
- Random House Group, UK
- Kitty Aldridge, Interview, The Guardian