Biography

Kate's feature debut as co-director and co-writer was Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down, which premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. She is a permanent resident of Hong Kong, her adoptive home.

Kate has acted for international directors in films selected by Rotterdam, Busan, Tribeca, Tokyo, Edinburgh, etc. In New York, she worked as a writer, producer, and actor. Highlights included a critically praised lead performance in A History of Launching Ships for experimental theater company Polybe + Seats, and acting in the world premiere of a new translation of Václav Havel's The Increased Difficulty of Concentration at the Ohio Theatre. Kate was on a house sketch-comedy team at the People's Improv Theater, one of New York's major comedy theaters. She also produced and performed in various long-running live comedy shows.

Kate teaches theater and film in local Hong Kong schools and universities. She provided acting training to the children in The Sunny Side of the Street, including 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Sahal Zaman. Kate leads a joint program for the University of Hong Kong and Broadway Cinematheque in which she programs films and discusses them with a mix of Masters-degree students and general Cinematheque audience members.
- IMDb mini biography by: Fest