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( June 2008 ) Kate Ashfield ( 1972 - 05 - 28 ) 28 May 1972 ( age 45 ) Birmingham, England Occupation Actress, comedian Years active 1994 -- present Kate Ashfield ( born 28 May 1972 ) is an English actress, best known for her award - winning roles as Jody in the Anglo - German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film, Shaun of the Dead. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected filmography 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links Early Life Ashfield was born in Birmingham, England. She was educated at the King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, in Birmingham, and was one of the first girls to join the sixth form of King Edward VI Five Ways. She appeared in As You Like It and was involved in a number of local youth theatre groups. She trained at Rose Bruford College. Career She has since appeared in many films, television and theatre productions. Her first film role came in 1994 as Ella in John Wells ' film Princess Caraboo. One of Ashfield 's first stage appearances was in the 1995 Royal Court Theatre production of Blasted by Sarah Kane and in 1996 controversially appeared topless in Mark Ravenhill 's Shopping and Fucking. She has since performed in numerous plays associated with the In - yer - face theatre movement, and was invited to speak on the subject at the University of the West of England 's 2002 In - Yer - Face ? : British Drama in the 1990s conference. In 2009 she appeared in a short film `` War School '', raising awareness on the use of child soldiers. The film won the CTRL. ALT. SHIFT film competition, where the public were able to ' Take action ' and buy a football, in which all proceeds went to the Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers. She has featured in The Diary of Anne Frank and Collision, and will next work on the thriller Hush. In April 2011, she appeared as the then Manchester United club secretary Alma George in the BBC TV drama United, which was centred on the Munich air disaster in 1958. Selected filmography Secrets and Lies ( 2015 ) -- Vanessa Richardson Midsomer Murders ( 2013 ) -- Helen Caxton Nymphomaniac ( 2013 ) -- Therapist Byzantium ( 2012 ) -- Gabi When the Lights Went Out ( 2012 ) -- Jenny Maynard Line of Duty ( 2012, TV series ) -- Jools Gates 7 Lives ( 2011 ) -- Cynthia New Tricks ( 2011, TV series ) -- Hilary Newell Silent Witness ( 2011, TV drama ) -- Chief Inspector Rebecca Woods United ( 2011, TV drama ) -- Alma George Late Bloomers ( 2011 ) -- Giulia Agatha Christie 's Poirot ( 2010, TV adaptation of Agatha Christie novel Three Act Tragedy ) -- Muriel Wills Collision ( 2009, five part ITV drama ) -- Ann Stallwood The Diary of Anne Frank ( 2009, five - part BBC drama ) -- Miep Gies The Children ( 2008 three - part ITV drama ) -- Natasha Never Better ( 2008, TV series ) -- Anita Merchant The Baker ( 2007 ) -- Rhiannon Talk to Me ( 2007, TV series ) -- Kelly Random Quest ( 2006, TV ) -- Ottilie / Kate Leave Before the Lights Come On Video -- Arctic Monkeys ( 2006 ) -- Suicidal Lady Tsunami : The Aftermath ( 2006, TV ) -- Ellen The Best Man ( 2005, TV -- released as Unhitched on US DVD ) -- Becka Secret Smile ( 2005, TV ) -- Miranda Fakers ( 2004 ) -- Eve Evans Spivs ( 2004 ) -- Jenny Shaun of the Dead ( 2004 ) -- Liz Beyond Borders ( 2003 ) -- Kat Pollyanna ( 2003 ) -- Nancy Killing Hitler ( 2003, TV ) -- Rachel This Little Life ( 2003, TV ) -- Sadie MacGregor The Trouble with Men and Women ( 2003, TV ) -- Susie Pure ( 2002 ) -- Helen Crime and Punishment ( 2002, miniseries ) -- Dounia Late Night Shopping ( 2001 ) -- Jody Storm Damage ( 2000, TV ) -- Kay Guest House Paradiso ( 1999 ) -- Ms Hardy The War Zone ( 1999 ) Watership Down ( 1999, TV series ) -- Primrose ( Series 1 / 2 only ) Closer ( 1998, stage ) -- Alice Woyzeck ( 1997, stage ) -- Marie Shopping and Fucking ( 1996, stage ) -- Lulu Soldier Soldier ( 1996 ) -- Cate Hoobs Blasted ( 1995, stage ) -- Cate Princess Caraboo ( 1994 ) -- Ella Awards British Independent Film Award -- Best actress ( 2001 ) Royal Television Society Television Award -- Best actor : female ( 2004 ) References Jump up ^ `` Kate Ashfield : Driven to the edge ''. The Independent. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2009. Jump up ^ Aleks Sierz, Report on the `` In - Yer - Face ? British Drama in the 1990s '' conference at the University of the West of England, Bristol, 6 -- 7 September 2002, in New Theatre Quarterly, Volume 19 / Issue 01 / February 2003, pp, 90 -- 91. Jump up ^ United on IMDb External links Kate Ashfield on IMDb. BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Kathy Burke ( 1998 ) Emily Watson ( 1999 ) Gillian Anderson ( 2000 ) Kate Ashfield ( 2001 ) Samantha Morton ( 2002 ) Olivia Williams ( 2003 ) Imelda Staunton ( 2004 ) Rachel Weisz ( 2005 ) Kate Dickie ( 2006 ) Judi Dench ( 2007 ) Vera Farmiga ( 2008 ) Carey Mulligan ( 2009 ) Carey Mulligan ( 2010 ) Olivia Colman ( 2011 ) Andrea Riseborough ( 2012 ) Lindsay Duncan ( 2013 ) Gugu Mbatha - Raw ( 2014 ) Saoirse Ronan ( 2015 ) Sasha Lane ( 2016 ) Florence Pugh ( 2017 ) VIAF : 232646512 LCCN : no2005050227 ISNI : 0000 0003 6759 5806 SUDOC : 149773226 BNF : cb150037386 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kate_Ashfield&oldid=807984262 '' Categories : 1972 births Living people Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands Alumni of Rose Bruford College English film actresses English television actresses English stage actresses English voice actresses People educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls People educated at King Edward VI Five Ways People from Oldham 20th - century English actresses 21st - century English actresses Hidden categories : EngvarB from October 2017 Use dmy dates from October 2017 BLP articles lacking sources from October 2015 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles lacking in - text citations from June 2008 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2016 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2016 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano עברית 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Suomi Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 31 October 2017, at 05 : 11. 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Question: who plays liz in shaun of the dead
Answer: Kate Ashfield