Kate Ritchie

Kate Ritchie

CountryAustralia Australia
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BiographyKatherine Leigh Ritchie is an Australian actress, radio presenter, and children's author. She is best known for her long-running role as original character Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away, for which she won two Gold Logie awards. She played the character for 20 years, appearing from the pilot episode in 1988 until 2008. She currently co-hosts Nova FM's drive show Fitzy, Wippa & Kate alongside Ryan Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli. Ritchie was part of Nova FM's national drive show, Kate, Tim & Joel with Tim Blackwell and Joel Creasey from 2014 until 2023.

Prior to her retirement from Home and Away, she shared with fellow original cast members Ray Meagher and Norman Coburn the record for the longest continuous role in an Australian drama series. Following a five-year absence, Ritchie returned to Home and Away in 2013 for a short reprise of her role as Sally Fletcher to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series. In addition to 20 years on Home and Away, Ritchie has also hosted various television events and appeared in commercials.

In 2022, Ritchie appeared as a judge on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent. In 2023, she starred as Carol Spiers in 7 Network's two-part crime drama series The Claremont Murders, appearing opposite Erik Thomson, who played her husband.

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Known For

Carols in the Domain
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Carols in the Domain

as Host
Home and Away
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Home and Away

as Sally Fletcher
Australia's Got Talent
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Australia's Got Talent

as Judge
Cops L.A.C.
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Cops L.A.C.

as Samantha Cooper
The Claremont Murders
Ended

The Claremont Murders

as Carol Spiers

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