Cheese and Grain

Kate Nash is an English and Irish singer, songwriter, musician, and actress born on 6 July 1987 in North Harrow, London. Her singles "Foundations" (2007) and "Do-Wah-Doo" (2010) reached numbers 2 and 15 on the UK singles chart, respectively. Her albums Made of Bricks (2007) and My Best Friend Is You (2010) charted at numbers 1 and 8 on the UK Albums Chart. After her record label dropped her following a shift in her musical style, she released three EPs and her third and fourth albums, Girl Talk (2013) and Yesterday Was Forever (2018), independently. Her fifth album, 9 Sad Symphonies, was released on Kill Rock Stars in 2024. Nash co-wrote "Poison," a hit for Rita Ora, and has featured on works by artists including Lethal Bizzle, Kano, Fidlar, Watsky, Holychild, Baby Dave, and Soft Play. In addition to her music career, she portrayed Rhonda "Britannica" Richardson in the Netflix series GLOW from 2017 to 2019 and appeared in films such as Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012), Powder Room (2013), Syrup (2013), Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), and Coffee Wars (2023). Nash has also been involved in various philanthropic activities.