Today on Too Opinionated, we're joined by award-winning Canadian actress, writer, and songwriter Kate Hewlett to discuss her powerful recurring role as Mrs. Grove in The Testaments, the highly anticipated Hulu and Disney+ adaptation of Margaret Atwood's bestselling sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.

As Mrs. Grove, Kate becomes part of one of the series' most emotional storylines, introducing her to a whole new generation of viewers while continuing a career that has spanned more than two decades across television, film, theatre, and music.

Science fiction fans also know and love Kate as Jeannie Miller from Stargate Atlantis, while television audiences have seen her in Murdoch Mysteries, Run the Burbs, The Girlfriend Experience, Degrassi, Remedy, The L.A. Complex, The Parker Andersons, Fancy, 11 Cameras, and many more.

Beyond acting, Kate is an acclaimed writer whose feature film The Swearing Jar premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and earned a Writers Guild of Canada Award nomination for Best Feature Screenplay. She has also written for hit series including Corner Gas Animated, Malory Towers, Seed, Backstage, and InSecurity, while winning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song.

In this episode we discuss:

📺 Her role in The Testaments
📖 Bringing Margaret Atwood's world to life
🚀 The lasting legacy of Stargate Atlantis
✍️ Writing award-winning film and television
🎭 Balancing acting, songwriting, and storytelling
✨ Upcoming projects, including Sweet As Sugar and more

Whether you know Kate from The Testaments, Stargate Atlantis, or her celebrated work as a writer and creator, this conversation is filled with insight, humor, and incredible stories from one of Canada's most versatile creative talents.

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