Actor
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Kathy Burke
Born 1964-06-13
📍 Camden, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography 110
Blitz
as Beryl
2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
2023
Kathy Burke: Growing Up
as Self - Host
2023
The Sea Beast
as Gwen Batterbee (voice)
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
2019
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
as Self
2019
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
2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Magda
2016
Crashing
as Great Aunt Gladys
2016
Pan
as Mother Barnabas
2015
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - Guest
2015
Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy
as Herself
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Psychobitches
as Mona Lisa
2013
Psychobitches
as The Queen Mother
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
Walking and Talking
2012
Playhouse Presents
as Mona Lisa
2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Connie Sachs
2011
The Antics Roadshow
as Narrator (voice)
2011
Comedy Showcase
as The Virgin Mary
2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
as Self
2006
Flushed Away
as Rita's Mum (voice)
2006
The F Word
2005
Harry & Paul
2005
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
as Jenny's Landlady
2005
The Culture Show
as Self
2004
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
2004
The Importance of Being Morrissey
as Self
2003
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
2002
V Graham Norton
as Self
2002
The Martins
as Angie Martin
2001
Big Brother's Little Brother
as Self
2001
Kevin & Perry Go Large
as Perry
2000
Love, Honour and Obey
as Kathy
2000
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
as Self
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
This Year's Love
as Marey
1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme
as Linda La Hughes
1999
Ted & Ralph
as Mrs. Ted
1998
Rex the Runt
as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
1998
Elizabeth
as Queen Mary Tudor
1998
Dancing at Lughnasa
as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
1998
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest
1998
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Honour
1997
Nil by Mouth
as Valerie
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Host
1996
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Magda
1996
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
as Sandra
1996
After Miss Julie
as Christine
1995
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
1995
Hello, Hello, Hello
as Jo Thomas
1995
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Mistress Shag
1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Various Characters
1994
Common As Muck
as Sharon
1994
Room 101
as Self
1994
Sin Bin
as Debbie
1994
Jealousy
as Waitress
1993
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
as Martha
1993
Is That All There Is?
as Self
1992
Absolutely Fabulous
as Magda
1992
Murder Most Horrid
as Helen
1991
Performance
as Christine
1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1991
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Hostess
1990
Amongst Barbarians
as Lilly
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Mary
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as Mary
1990
Work Experience
as Sally
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
1989
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
as Kim
1988
The Black and Blue Lamp
as Voiceover
1988
Funseekers
as Charlotte
1988
Walker
as Annie Mae
1987
This Year's Model
as Mary
1987
Straight to Hell
as Sabrina
1987
Two of Us
as Vera
1987
French & Saunders
1987
Past Caring
as Angie
1986
Sid and Nancy
as Brenda Windzor
1986
Casualty
as Lorraine McCullier
1986
Call Me Mister
1986
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Alice
1986
The Best Years of Your Life
as Paula
1986
Ladies in Charge
as Daisy
1986
Sacred Hearts
as Tillie
1985
Bleak House
as Guster
1985
Screen Two
as Debbie
1985
The Bill
1984
A Visitor from Outer Space
as Tina
1983
Forever Young
as Girl
1983
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Mary
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Charlotte
1982
Scrubbers
as Glennis
1982
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter