Biography
Born in Barton-upon-Irwell in 1962, Helen Catherine Lonergan is a former actress who went by the stage name of Kate Lonergan and took the title role of Maid Marian in Tony Robinson's revisionist children's BBC comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men from 1989 to 1994. Her other work included roles in the film The Tall Guy, and the TV series Terry and Julian. She has also guest starred in long running shows such as Casualty, The Bill, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Born and Bred, and Doctors. Since 2011, Lonergan has retired from acting to focus specifically on her work as a gardener. She is the co-founder of The Blackheath Window Box Company, a bespoke containerised gardening company.
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Heartbeat
Gwen Harding
1992 • 1 episode
The Bill
1984 • 1 episode
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Dawn Halliwell
1996 • 1 episode
Always and Everyone
Mrs. Took
1999 • 1 episode
Born and Bred
Rita Stubbs
2002 • 1 episode
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Maid Marian
1989 • 25 episodes
Blue Heaven
Sam
1992 • 1 episode
The Tall Guy
Stage Manager
1989
The Hello Girls
Pam Heath
1996 • 8 episodes
Terry and Julian
Rene
1992 • 3 episodes
Walk Away and I Stumble
Helen
2005 • 2 episodes
Ahead of the Class
Maxine Horley
2005
Walk Away and I Stumble
Helen
2007
Testimony of a Child
Ward Nurse
1989