Katie Scarfe
Katie Geraldine Scarfe (b. April 17th, 1974) is an English stage, radio, TV & voice actress, the oldest daughter of actress Jane Asher and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.
Katie has two younger brothers, artist Alexander Scarfe (born December 1981), and Rory Christopher Scarfe (born 1984). She also has two elder half-siblings, Rupert and Araminta Scarfe from her father’s previous relationships.
She graduated from Bristol University in 1995. She trained at LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art; BA (Hons) Acting, 2007–2009). Credits whilst at LAMDA include Maria in “Twelfth Night” (2008), Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest” (2009), Molly in “Passport to Pimlico” (2009), “The Girl in The Blue Room” (2009), u/s Pattie and Rachel in “Season’s Greetings” (National Theatre, 2010/11).
Her theatre career includes “Just Whores” (New Venture Theatre, Brighton, summer 2003), “Freakshow”, as Eve (New Venture Theatre, fall 2003), her role of Constanze in “Amadeus” ( New Venture Theatre, 2005), her role of Richmond in “Richard III” (Brighton Festival, 2007), her role of The Duchess in “Mercury Fur” (Old Red Lion, Trafalgar Studios, 2012), and her role of the Queen in “Beyond Beauty” (Rebel Theatre, fall 2012). In 2015 she acted on the stage along with her mother Jane Asher in “The Gathered Leaves” (Park Theatre).
Radio, television and film credits include her role of Brenda in “The Wistleblower” film, the part of Kerry Harrison in “The Real Kathy Haydn” (Channel 4, 2007), “The Long Walk Home” film (2007), “Nunc Demittis”, part of the “Someone Like You” collection, for BBC Radio 4 (2009), her role of Emily Coulson in “Holby City” (BBC, 2010), Sophie in the 2010 film “The Engagement Party”, the poet female in “The Cult” film (2010), the short “The Adbucted”, as Dr. Murphy in ITV’s “Emmerdale Farm” (Yorkshire television, 2012), “A Little Twist of Dahl” (BBC Radio 4) and the short “The Listener” (2014) and the part of Liz Wilde again in in “Holby City” (2015).
Past productions
- Alice Pennington, The Gathered Leaves
- The Queen, Beyond Beauty, Rebel Theatre
- The Duchess, Mercury Fur, The Greenhouse Theatre Company
- u/s Pattie and Rachel, Season’s Greetings, National Theatre
- Richmond, Richard III
- Constanze, Amadeus
- Eve, Freakshow
- Just Whores, New Venture Theatre