Kathy Burke
Biography
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) 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.
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Acting History
2024
Blitz as Beryl
2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
2023Kathy Burke: Growing Up as Self - Host
2022The Sea Beast as Gwen Batterbee (voice)
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
2019Joe Lycett's Got Your Back as Self
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2017School of Roars as Ms. Grizzlesniff
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Magda
2016Crashing as Great Aunt Gladys
2015Pan as Mother Barnabas
2015An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
2014Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy as Herself
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012Walking and Talking
2012Walking and Talking as Angry Nun
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Connie Sachs
2011The Antics Roadshow as Narrator (voice)
2007Comedy Showcase as The Virgin Mary
2007A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2006Flushed Away as Rita's Mum (voice)
2005The F Word
2005Harry & Paul
2005Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Jenny's Landlady
2004The Culture Show as Self
2003The Importance of Being Morrissey as Self
2002Anita and Me as Mrs. Rutter
2002Anita and Me as Mrs. Diedre Rutter
2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Carol
2002V Graham Norton as Self
2001The Martins as Angie Martin
2001Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
2000Kevin & Perry Go Large as Perry
2000Love, Honour and Obey as Kathy
1999Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager as Perry
1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
1999Let Them Eat Cake
1999This Year's Love as Marey
1999Gimme Gimme Gimme
1998Ted & Ralph as Mrs. Ted
1998Rex the Runt as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
1998Elizabeth as Queen Mary Tudor
1998Dancing at Lughnasa as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
1998So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
1998Fantasy World Cup as Self
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Honour
1997Nil by Mouth as Valerie
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
1996Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Magda
1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon as Sandra
1995After Miss Julie as Christine
1995The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995Hello, Hello, Hello as Jo Thomas
1994Harry Enfield and Chums as Various Characters
1994Common As Muck as Sharon
1994Room 101 as Self
1994Sin Bin as Debbie
1993Jealousy as Waitress
1993Mr. Wroe's Virgins as Martha
1992Is That All There Is? as Self
1992Absolutely Fabulous as Magda
1991Murder Most Horrid as Helen
1991Performance as Christine
1991Morrissey - Hulmerist as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1990Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990Have I Got News for You as Self
1990Have I Got News for You as Self - Hostess
1990Amongst Barbarians as Lilly
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Mary
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Mary
1989Work Experience as Sally
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1988The Black and Blue Lamp as Voiceover
1988Funseekers as Charlotte
1987Walker as Annie Mae
1987This Year's Model as Mary
1987Straight to Hell
1987Two of Us as Vera
1987French & Saunders
1986Past Caring as Angie
1986Sid and Nancy as Brenda Windzor
1986Casualty as Lorraine McCullier
1986Call Me Mister
1986A Very Peculiar Practice as Alice
1986Ladies in Charge
1985Sacred Hearts as Tillie
1985Bleak House as Guster
1984The Bill
1983A Visitor from Outer Space as Tina
1983Forever Young as Girl
1982The Comic Strip Presents... as Charlotte
1982The Comic Strip Presents... as Mary
1982Scrubbers as Glennis
—Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter