Kate Lonergan
Kate Lonergan | |
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| Born | Helen Catherine Lonergan 4 January 1962 Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England |
| Occupations | Actress; businesswoman |
Helen Catherine "Kate" Lonergan (born 4 January 1962) is an English garden designer and former actress, best known for playing the role of Maid Marian in the BBC1 children's television series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994).[1]
Career
Prior to being cast as Marian, Lonergan had appeared in the screenplay Testimony of a Child and The Tall Guy. She has since appeared in numerous episodes of TV series, including the mini-series Terry and Julian (1992) and Four Fathers (1999), as well as The Bill, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, The Hello Girls, Born and Bred, Doctors, Is It Legal?, and Blue Heaven.[2]
After retiring from acting, Lonergan co-founded The Blackheath Windowbox Company, a "bespoke containerised gardening company" in March 2011,[3][4][5] which was dissolved in 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ Bass, George (28 February 2022). "'I wanted to play the polar opposite of Baldrick' – Tony Robinson on making Maid Marian and Her Merry Men" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ Molyneux, Jess (7 September 2025). "Where BBC's Maid Marian and her Merry Men cast are now". Liverpool Echo.
- ↑ "The Blackheath Windowbox Company Limited". Creditgate. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "The Blackheath Windowbox Company - Container Garden Specialists, 100% handcrafted and made to order". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Synge, Lynda (June 2012). "Think inside the box" (PDF). The Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Kate Lonergan and Kirsty Thompson left behind their lofty careers for a more colourful way of life as The Blackheath Windowbox Company.
- ↑ "The Blackheath Windowbox Company Limited – Company number 07852181". Companies House. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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