Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowan (born 1 June 1975) is an English actress and producer. Her film and television roles include Yvette in 24 Hour Party People (2002), Sonya in It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), Princess Una in Stardust (2007), and Sadie Young on EastEnders (2013–2014).
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Early life
After finishing her secondary education, and having trained as a dancer, Magowan came to acting via dance, at first auditioning for commercials and other small roles. She went on to drama school, attending The Actors' Institute (TAI) in Swindon; making her stage debut as a student there in a TAI production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls.
Acting career
Magowan began her screen career as Helen Jensen in series 2 (1998–1999) of Dream Team, Sky 1's first original drama series. She appeared in 74 episodes of the series.
Several minor film and television roles followed before she was asked to audition for the role of Yvette in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 biographical musical drama 24 Hour Party People. The part in the critically acclaimed film led to a series of both starring and supporting roles on film and television across a variety of genres.
She had a leading role as Sonya, a supermodel trophy wife, in the award-winning mockumentary comedy film It's All Gone Pete Tong in 2004. As Princess Una in the 2007 big-budget romantic fantasy Stardust, she co-starred alongside a large ensemble cast that also featured Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O'Toole, Sienna Miller, Rupert Everett and Robert De Niro. The film was a box-office success.