Catherine Jane Mitchell (15 October 1966 – 16 August 2015[1]), known professionally as Kitty McGeever, was an English actress and comedian.
She was the first blind actress to be cast in a British soap opera, playing the fictional character Lizzie Lakely in Emmerdale from April 2009 to March 2013.
Her son Felix was born two months early; he spent some time in a special care baby unit.
[4] She was spotted by production staff from the soap Emmerdale when she was appearing in a one-woman stage show where she talked about her life as a blind woman.
[4] On 5 January 2010, McGeever appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme In Touch, when she talked to Peter White about losing her sight.