Kate Steele

Kate Steele is a fictional housewife and a minor character featured in the Doom Patrol live-action television series featured on the DC Universe streaming service. Played by actress Katie Gunderson, she appeared in flashback in the pilot episode of the show.

Biography
Kate Steele was the wife of Cliff Steele and the mother of Clara Steele. The Steeles did not have a happy marriage. Though they were wealthy and successful due to Cliff's race car driving career, they came to despise one another. Cliff had begun having an affair with Giselle, their nanny, and Kate had confessed to sleeping with one of the pit crew members from Cliff's racing team.

On the day of an important race in Florida, the two put on a happy face for the crowd. Before Cliff climbed into his car, Kate told him to "Crash and die". Ironically, that evening after the race, the Steeles were driving down a dark road. Kate and Cliff were arguing, and Cliff was distracted, which caused him to crash the vehicle. Cliff's body was mangled beyond recovery and Kate was beheaded. Their daughter Clara however, survived.