Kate Sanders/Saunders

Inappropriate tone|date=December 2007Infobox character
color = #F64A8A
name = Katherine Sanders/Saunders


caption = Kate showing an expression of horror in the episode "I Do, I Don't".
first = "Rumors"
(Season 1, episode 1)
last = "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"
(Movie of Series)
cause =
nickname = Kate
alias =
species =
gender = Female
age = 14-16
born =
death =
occupation =
title = Miss
family = unknown
spouse = unknown
children = none
relatives = Amy Sanders/Saunders (Cousin)
episode = 35 / 1 movie
portrayer = Ashlie Brillault
creator = unknown

Kate Sanders/Saunders is a fictional character from the Disney Channel TV Series "Lizzie McGuire". Kate is played by Ashlie Brillault.

anders/Saunders

There is some confusion about Kate's surname as it has been given as Sanders or Saunders in different episodes. In the novelizations of the shows and movie her name is written as "Sanders".Fact|date=August 2007

Personality

Kate was formerly best friends with Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo since Kindergarten. The summer before they went to Middle School, Kate became extremely popular and developed a totally different personality and attitude towards Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo. Kate is mean, obnoxious and egotistical towards Lizzie and her friends (as well as other unpopular students). Kate uses her popular "power" as a form of bullying and disrespecting as well as showing off to everyone. It is shown that Kate is a cheerleader and this is her main source of "power" (being the cheer captain). If she is kicked off the team for any reason (as happened temporarily in one episode due to an injury), she becomes and remains "unpopular" until she gets back on the team. She often acts sweet and innocent towards teachers, students' parents and other members of authority and then goes back to being her mean self as soon as they leave. Kate can sometimes temporarily be a better person with the teachings of Lizzie, as seen in Kate's Big Adventure, where Kate and Lizzie are working on a project together. Kate's secret is that she was held back a year in kindergarten, and is one year older than her class. It is shown on I've Got Rhythmic she is terrible at rhythmic gymnastics, a very major sport in cheerleading. In the same episode, it is hinted that Kate is camera shy. In The Lizzie McGuire Movie she seems to become a better person, learning the truth about Lizzie and helping her instead of ratting her out. She proves to be a loyal friend when she wants to, covering for Lizzie.

Amy Sanders/Saunders

Amy (played by Hilary Duff's sister Haylie) is Kate's 18-year old cousin. She is as every bit as mean as Kate and acts very irresponsibly as shown in the episode "Party Over Here". She appears in about 4 episodes.

Love Relationships

In The Lizzie McGuire Movie, the trip chaperone tells Kate to separate from Ethan Craft after an argument about spaghetti and how Kate won't eat it. Kate responds to the chaperone with: "Oh, we did, Ms. Ungermeyer, and thank God." Towards the end of the movie, Kate and Ethan have a romantic moment where they eat spaghetti together.