Katherine "Kate" Drew is a character in the CW 2019 television series Nancy Drew. She is Nancy's recently-deceased mother, and Nancy and Carson are still both grieving by the start of the series. Katherine Drew is portrayed by Sara Canning.
Appearance[]
Kate was a beautiful woman with a pale complexion, hazel eyes and medium-length blonde hair which she later lost due to chemo. Her height was 5' 6", and she has a slim, slightly athletic physique.
Character[]
History[]
Around 1999-2000, Kate was getting her Master's degree and working as a guidance counselor at Keene High. She had a file on Lucy Sable.[1]
In 2018, Kate was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She passed away the following winter.
Plot summary[]
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Quotes[]
- “Always seek out the truth even when it hurts.”
- — Kate to Nancy
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Trivia[]
- Katherine got her first name from her video game counterpart as Nancy's mother is unnamed in the original book series.
- Also, it's implied that Nancy's mother in the book series did have an form of unknown cancer and succumbed to it. Although, unlike Kate who had pancreatic cancer, Mrs. Drew's own cancer is unidentifiable as there wasn't much medical knowledge about cancer in the early 20th century.
- She had a small obsession with Abraham Lincoln, naming her daughter after his mother.
- She is the only maternal figure to Nancy who died of natural causes. Lucy Sable died of a fall, while Tiffany and Celia were both murdered.
Appearances[]
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Hannah Gruen • Agent Park • Karen Hart • Lucy Sable • Aglaeca • Chief McGinnis • Tiffany Hudson • Harriet Grosset • Katherine Drew • Lisbeth • Laura Tandy • Owen Marvin • Victoria Fan • all