Kathy Burke
June 13, 1964 (61 years old) in Camden, London, England, UK
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress, comedienne, playwright and theatre director. She best known for her portrayals of Perry in the Harry Enfield film Kevin and Perry Go Large, and of Linda La Hughes in the british sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme (the latter of which she co-wrote and developed with Jonathan Harvey). She is also known for her regular appearances on French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous and Harry Enfield and Chums.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Blitz as Beryl
- 2023 · Kathy Burke: Growing Up as Self - Host
- 2022 · The Sea Beast as Gwen Batterbee (voice)
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- 2019 · Joe Lycett's Got Your Back as Self
- 2017 · The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
- 2017 · Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
- 2017 · School of Roars as Ms. Grizzlesniff
- 2016 · Crashing as Aunt Gladys
- 2015 · Pan as Mother Barnabas
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2011 · Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Connie Sachs
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as The Virgin Mary
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Flushed Away as Rita's Mum (voice)
- 2005 · Harry & Paul as
- 2005 · Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Jenny's Landlady
- 2004 · The Culture Show as Self
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1999 · Gimme Gimme Gimme as
- 1998 · Rex the Runt as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
- 1998 · Elizabeth as Queen Mary Tudor
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Honour
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1994 · Harry Enfield and Chums as Various Characters
- 1994 · Common As Muck as Sharon
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Herself
- 1986 · Casualty as Lorraine McCullier
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Magda
- 2015 · An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse as
- 2015 · The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy as Herself
- 2012 · Walking and Talking as
- 2012 · Walking and Talking as Angry Nun
- 2011 · The Antics Roadshow as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The F Word as
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Self
- 2002 · Anita and Me as Mrs. Rutter
- 2002 · Anita and Me as Mrs. Diedre Rutter
- 2002 · Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self
- 2002 · Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Carol
- 2001 · The Martins as Angie Martin
- 2000 · Kevin & Perry Go Large as Perry
- 2000 · Love, Honour and Obey as Kathy
- 1999 · Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager as Perry
- 1999 · Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
- 1999 · This Year's Love as Marey
- 1998 · Ted & Ralph as Mrs. Ted
- 1998 · Dancing at Lughnasa as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
- 1998 · Fantasy World Cup as Self
- 1997 · Nil by Mouth as Valerie
- 1996 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Magda
- 1996 · VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon as Sandra
- 1995 · After Miss Julie as Christine
- 1995 · Hello, Hello, Hello as Jo Thomas
- 1994 · Sin Bin as Debbie
- 1993 · Jealousy as Waitress
- 1993 · Mr. Wroe's Virgins as Martha
- 1992 · Is That All There Is? as Self
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Magda
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Helen
- 1991 · Performance as Christine
- 1991 · Morrissey - Hulmerist as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
- 1990 · Harry Enfield's Television Programme as
- 1990 · Amongst Barbarians as Lilly
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Mary
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Mary
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1988 · Funseekers as Charlotte
- 1987 · Walker as Annie Mae
- 1987 · This Year's Model as Mary
- 1987 · Straight to Hell as
- 1987 · Two of Us as Vera
- 1987 · French & Saunders as
- 1986 · Past Caring as Angie
- 1986 · Sid and Nancy as Brenda Windzor
- 1986 · Call Me Mister as
- 1986 · A Very Peculiar Practice as Alice
- 1986 · Ladies in Charge as
- 1985 · Sacred Hearts as Tillie
- 1985 · Bleak House as Guster
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · A Visitor from Outer Space as Tina
- 1983 · Forever Young as Girl
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Mary
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Charlotte
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Waitress
- 1982 · Scrubbers as Glennis
- Future · Work Experience as Sally