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Kate Dickie (born 1971) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011, 2014).
Dickie is also known for her portrayal of the security operative Jackie in her 2006 feature-film debut Red Road, directed by Andrea Arnold, for which she won several awards, including Best Actress at the British Academy Scotland Awards and the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. She again won Best Actress at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards for the film Couple in a Hole. Her other film appearances include Prometheus (2012), Filth (2013), The Witch (2015), and (2017).
Her desire for drama classes supported her to overcome her insecurities that appeared through the frequent school changes and helped her dealing with adjusting to new people and surroundings. After leaving school she went to college in Kirkcaldy to study for a national certificate in drama. In 1990, she won a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and decided to stay in Glasgow.
Through Dickie's performance in her film debut Red Road with her former drama school mate and co-star Tony Curran, she gained more recognition as a serious actress. Red Road – Movie Review Movie Review: Red Road BBC – Movies – review – Red Road The Brit pack of UK cinema – Features, Film & TV – The Independent
In the stage play Aalst, based on the true story of a couple who had killed their children and were sentenced in a high-profile trial, Dickie plays one of the parents. Her motivation to perform this role was her feeling of "responsibility to play people like that and to give them a voice. People that are not necessarily good or nice and have good lives."
She reprised the role of Jackie in Donkeys, a follow-up to Red Road which is directed by Morag McKinnon. She portrayed Mary in the United Kingdom supernatural thriller film Outcast. AFM '09: First Image, Details on Thriller 'Outcast' Dickie was a swimming trainer in the 2010 television film Dive. She appears in the HBO television series Game of Thrones, where she plays the role of Lysa Arryn. The Sir Cafe Mom In 2018, Dickie appeared in a season 5 episode of Shetland. In 2020, she appeared with Emma Stansfield in the music video for Sleaford Mods' previously unreleased song "Second".
Filmography
Film
Short film Short Short Short Short Short Short film (Cinema Extreme) Short Short Feature; BIFF Berlinale Special 2025
Television
Episode: "Mother" Episode: "Gameboys" Episode: "Penthouse and Pavement" Episode: "Swottin" Episode: "Island" 2 episodes 2 episodes Recurring role Episode: "Glasgow UCOS" Episode #1, 2 Episode: "Strangers" 4 episodes Episode: "The Blanket Mire" 1 episode Episode: "Strategy" Episode: "There Bloody Thoughts" 2 episodes Main role Episode: "Oscar and the Monsters Chapter 3: Witches Brew" Episode: "In the Stars" 3 episodes 2024 The Day of the Jackal Alison Stoke 9 episodes
Stage
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Awards and nominations
2000 BAFTA Scotland Best Television Performance Tinsel Town 2006 British Academy Scotland Award Best Actress in a Scottish Film Red Road 2006 British Independent Film Award for Best Actress in a British Independent Film Red Road 2006 Montreal Festival of New Cinema Acting Award for Best Actress Red Road 2007 London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Red Road 2016 British Academy Scotland Award for Best Actress in a Scottish Film Couple in a Hole
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Categories: 1971 Births, Scottish Film Actresses, Scottish Stage Actresses, Scottish Television Actresses, Living People, Actors From East Kilbride, Actresses From Glasgow, 20th-century Scottish Actresses, 21st-century Scottish Actresses, Alumni Of The Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland, Actresses From South Lanarkshire
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