Kate Copstick

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Kate Copstick
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • writer
  • critic
  • director
  • producer
Years active1982-present

Kate Copstick is a Scottish actress, television presenter, writer, critic, director and producer.

Early life

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She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied for a law degree at the University of Glasgow.[1]

Career

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As a comedy actor, Copstick appeared on children's TV shows No. 73 in the 1980s, and ChuckleVision in the 1990s. She played the titular role in children's series Marlene Marlowe Investigates, and performed as part of the ensemble cast of former Saturday morning BBC children's show On the Waterfront. Copstick executive-produced the Natural Born Racers TV series[2] that followed the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup.[3]

Copstick is a commentator on human sexuality. After years writing for the Erotic Review,[4] she became its owner in 2009.[5][6][7][8]

At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Copstick was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003[9] and 2004[10] and a Malcolm Hardee Award judge in 2008–2015.[11] She lends her voice to the announcements at Fort William railway station.[12]

Work with charitable organisations

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Copstick has worked in Kenya with HIV+ women and their families. Through the Children With AIDS Charity, of which she is vice-chair, she started Mama Biashara ("Business Mother") in 2008,[13] working to set these women up in small businesses, thus making them financially independent.[14][15][16] She made Positive Thinking for BBC 1, a documentary on HIV/AIDS aimed at children.[17] She is a patron of the Waverley Care Trust.[18]

Personal life

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Copstick was attacked and robbed close to her home in west London in September 2022. The robbers took £8,500 that she had raised for her charity Mama Biashara.[19]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company Director Notes
1982 The Shepherd Beguiled Jean Theatre Alba Charles Nowosielski play by Netta B. Reid

Filmography

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Actress

Writer

Self

Bibliography

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  • Masterclass: Girl on Girl: Erotic Print Society, January 2008. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). - Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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References

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  3. ^ "'natural Born Racers' Come To Life", MCP, 24 April 2003.
  4. ^ "Erotic Review Magazine: The Editorial Team". Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  14. ^ Fleming, John (8 November 2012), "Feared UK Comedy Critic Kate Copstick Has Links With African Criminals and Deals Drugs in Kenya", Huffington Post.
  15. ^ Fleming, John (20 February 2018), "Mama Biashara’s expanding charity work in Kenya – with Kate Copstick", So It Goes.
  16. ^ Fleming John (15 February 2019), "Kate Copstick and the sexually-abused girl being held in a Nairobi hospital", So It Goes.
  17. ^ CWAC's Board of Trustees
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