Kitty Aldridge
Kitty Aldridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1962 |
| Occupation | Novelist, actress |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Kitty Aldridge (born 9 May 1962) is a British actress and writer.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A Room with a View | New Lucy | |
| 1986 | Gathering Stones | Anna | Short |
| 1987 | Maurice | Kitty Hall | |
| 1987 | An African Dream | Katherine Hastings | |
| 1988 | American Roulette | Kate Webber | |
| 1988 | Tyger Tyger Burning Bright | Tasmin | |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Belitski | |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Agnes Brinn |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Serena | "1.4" |
| 1988 | The Management | Kitty | "The Wedding" |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | DI Rosy Campbell | Main role (series 1) |
| 1990 | A Little Piece of Sunshine | Sabrina | TV film |
| 1990 | The World of Eddie Weary | 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 | The Ice House | Anne Cattrell | TV miniseries |
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Pop, Cape (Vintage); (2001) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Cryers Hill, Cape (Vintage); (1 March 2007) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Arrivederci Les; (2011)
- A Trick I Learned from Dead Men, Cape (Vintage); (5 July 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Wisdom of Bones, Corsair (Little, Brown); (May 2, 2019) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Bridport Short Story Prize 2011[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=rmODt-B--tQ4pfKYhzsXgHXNNGpiWpImsc3Zm2gmsmK6PiaVuG21GsqqGJik' [dead link]
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- ^ Vintage Books, UK
- ^ Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd – Literary Agency London, UK
- ^ Orange Prize for Fiction announces 2002 longlist, PR Newswire UK
- ^ Vintage Books, UK
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- ^ Wright, M. (1997) The Mirror, London, England. Available from: Gale A61105962 MARK TIES THE KNOT-FLER AGAIN; TV Kitty is wife No 3 in paradise wedding.(Features)] Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ^ Jewish Showbiz News
External links
[edit | edit source]- Kitty Aldridge at IMDb
- Filmography at the New York Times
- Aitken Alexander Associates Limited
- Random House Group, UK
- Kitty Aldridge, Interview, The Guardian
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