<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, comedian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1994--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Kate Ashfield (born 28 May 1972) is an English actress, best known for her award - winning roles as Jody in the Anglo - German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film, Shaun of the Dead . </P> <P> Ashfield was born in Birmingham, England . She was educated at the King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, in Birmingham, and was one of the first girls to join the sixth form of King Edward VI Five Ways . She appeared in As You Like It and was involved in a number of local youth theatre groups . She trained at Rose Bruford College . </P>

Who plays liz in shaun of the dead