Age, Biography and Wiki
Kate Saunders (Katharine Mary Saunders) was born on 4 May, 1960 in London, England, is an English author, actress and journalist (1960–2023). Discover Kate Saunders's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
| Popular As |
Katharine Mary Saunders |
| Occupation |
Writer · actress |
| Age |
62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
4 May, 1960 |
| Birthday |
4 May |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Date of death |
21 April, 2023 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 62 years old group.
Kate Saunders Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Kate Saunders height not available right now. We will update Kate Saunders's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
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| Hair Color |
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Who Is Kate Saunders's Husband?
Her husband is Philip Wells (m. 1985)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Philip Wells (m. 1985) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
1 |
Kate Saunders Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kate Saunders worth at the age of 62 years old? Kate Saunders’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Kate Saunders's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Kate Saunders Social Network
Timeline
Katharine Mary Saunders (4 May 1960 – 21 April 2023) was an English writer, actress and journalist.
She won the Betty Trask Award and the Costa Children's Book Award and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Katharine Mary Saunders was born on 4 May 1960 to an Anglo Catholic family in London, the eldest of six children.
Her father was public relations advocate Basil Saunders, and her mother was journalist Betty (née Smith) Saunders.
She was educated at the Camden School for Girls.
Saunders worked as an actress through her twenties.
Her work included an appearance as a policewoman dated by Rodney Trotter in an Only Fools and Horses episode in 1982.
She was also a regular contributor to radio and television, with appearances on the Radio 4 programmes Woman's Hour, Start the Week and Kaleidoscope.
She was, with Sandi Toksvig, a guest on the first episode of the long-running news quiz programme Have I Got News for You.
The BBC children's series Belfry Witches was based on her series of children's books about two mischief-making witches.
Saunders wrote for newspapers and magazines in the UK, including The Sunday Times, Sunday Express, Daily Telegraph, She and Cosmopolitan.
Saunders married Philip Wells in 1985; they had a son and later divorced.
Their son died by suicide when he was 19 years old.
Saunders had multiple sclerosis.
Her health declined in the years after her son's death, but she continued to write until the end of her life.
She died from cancer at her home in Archway, London, on 21 April 2023, at the age of 62.
She wrote many novels, such as Wild Young Bohemians, and also co-wrote Catholics and Sex (1992) with Peter Stanford, who was then editor of the Catholic Herald. Saunders and Stanford later presented a television series based on the book on Channel 4.
Saunders won the annual Costa Children's Book Award for Five Children on the Western Front (2014), a contribution to the classic fantasy series that E. Nesbit inaugurated in 1902 with Five Children and It.
She was also a contributor to the authorised Winnie-the-Pooh sequel, The Best Bear in All the World.
Her children's novel The Land of Neverendings has been shortlisted for the 2019 Carnegie Medal, as was Five Children on the Western Front in 2016.
