- Kathryn Hunter
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name = Kathryn Hunter
birthdate = 1956
location =New York
notable role =Kathryn Hunter (born Aikaterini Hadjipateras in 1956) is an award-winning English
actress and theatre director.She is currently touring internationally in the first English-language production of "Fragments" a collection of short plays by Samuel Beckett, directed by
Peter Brook . In 2008 she was made an Artistic Associate at theRoyal Shakespeare Company .Hunter was born in New York to Greek parents but brought up in the UK. She trained at
RADA where she is now an associate, and regularly directs student productions. She now lives in London with her husbandMarcello Magni .She is well-known for her stage work and is particularly associated with
physical theatre [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/review.cfm?id=940992004] and has worked with reknown companies in that field includingShared Experience andComplicite . She won anOlivier Award in 1990 for playing the millionairess inFriedrich Durrenmatt 's "The Visit". Hunter was the first British actress to play "King Lear" professionally and has played a number of other male characters including in "The Bee", directed by Hideki Noda, which played at theSoho Theatre in June 2006.Her screen work includes a supporting role in the TV series "Rome" as Cleopatra's companion, Charmian. Notable film work includes
Mike Leigh 's "All or Nothing " (2002) and Harry Potter's neighbour,Arabella Figg , in the fifth movie of theHarry Potter saga, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) .External links
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