Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Known for
Acting
Born
June 13, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Camden, London, England, UK

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps

2024
Blitz poster

Blitz

Movie · as Beryl

2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Movie · as Self

2023
Kathy Burke: Growing Up poster

Kathy Burke: Growing Up

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

2022
The Sea Beast poster

The Sea Beast

Movie · as Gwen Batterbee (voice)

2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2019
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back poster

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
School of Roars poster

School of Roars

TV · as Ms. Grizzlesniff · 104 eps

2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Movie · as Magda

2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie · as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Crashing poster

Crashing

TV · as Great Aunt Gladys · 1 ep

2015
Pan poster

Pan

Movie · as Mother Barnabas

2015
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse poster

An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse

Movie

2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World poster

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy poster

Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy

Movie · as Herself

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV · as Self - Contestant · 3 eps

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2013
Psychobitches poster

Psychobitches

TV · as Mona Lisa, The Queen Mother · 1 ep

2012
Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

Movie · as Angry Nun

2012
Walking and Talking poster

Walking and Talking

TV · 4 eps

2012
Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents

TV · as Mona Lisa · 2 eps

2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Movie · as Connie Sachs

2011
The Antics Roadshow poster

The Antics Roadshow

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2010
Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers

TV · as Nun · 1 ep

2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders poster

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

TV · 2 eps

2007
Comedy Showcase poster

Comedy Showcase

TV · as The Virgin Mary · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Flushed Away poster

Flushed Away

Movie · as Rita's Mum (voice)

2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy poster

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut poster

Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut

Movie · as Guest

2005
The F Word poster

The F Word

TV · 1 ep

2005
Harry & Paul poster

Harry & Paul

TV · 24 eps

2005
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky poster

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

TV · as Jenny's Landlady · 3 eps

2004
The Culture Show poster

The Culture Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
The Importance of Being Morrissey poster

The Importance of Being Morrissey

Movie · as Self

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Perry Carter (archive footage)

2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands poster

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Movie · as Carol

2002
Anita and Me poster

Anita and Me

Movie · as Mrs. Rutter, Mrs. Diedre Rutter

2002
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute poster

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

Movie · as Self

2002
V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy poster

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2001
The Martins poster

The Martins

Movie · as Angie Martin

2001
Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large poster

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Movie · as Perry

2000
Love, Honour and Obey poster

Love, Honour and Obey

Movie · as Kathy

1999
This Year's Love poster

This Year's Love

Movie · as Marey

1999
Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

Movie · as Perry

1999
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show poster

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

Movie · as Self

1999
Let Them Eat Cake poster

Let Them Eat Cake

TV · 1 ep

1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme poster

Gimme Gimme Gimme

TV · as Linda La Hughes · 18 eps

1998
Elizabeth poster

Elizabeth

Movie · as Queen Mary Tudor

1998
Dancing at Lughnasa poster

Dancing at Lughnasa

Movie · as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

1998
Ted & Ralph poster

Ted & Ralph

Movie · as Mrs. Ted

1998
So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1998
Fantasy World Cup

Fantasy World Cup

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Rex the Runt poster

Rex the Runt

TV · as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Nil by Mouth poster

Nil by Mouth

Movie · as Valerie

1997
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

TV · as Honour · 5 eps

1996
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Movie · as Magda

1996
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon poster

VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

Movie · as Sandra

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 4 eps

1995
After Miss Julie poster

After Miss Julie

Movie · as Christine

1995
Hello, Hello, Hello poster

Hello, Hello, Hello

Movie · as Jo Thomas

1995
The Frank Skinner Show poster

The Frank Skinner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Sin Bin poster

Sin Bin

Movie · as Debbie

1994
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol poster

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Movie · as Mistress Shag

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Harry Enfield and Chums poster

Harry Enfield and Chums

TV · as Various Characters · 12 eps

1994
Common As Muck poster

Common As Muck

TV · as Sharon · 7 eps

1993
Jealousy poster

Jealousy

Movie · as Waitress

1993
Mr. Wroe's Virgins poster

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

TV · as Martha · 4 eps

1992
Is That All There Is? poster

Is That All There Is?

Movie · as Self

1992
Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous

TV · as Magda · 4 eps

1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist poster

Morrissey - Hulmerist

Movie · as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Christine · 1 ep

1991
Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 poster

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Movie · as Mary

1990
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie! poster

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Movie · as Mary

1990
Amongst Barbarians poster

Amongst Barbarians

Movie · as Lilly

1990
Harry Enfield's Television Programme poster

Harry Enfield's Television Programme

TV · 13 eps

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self, Self - Hostess · 1 ep

1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball poster

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Movie · as Self

1989
Work Experience poster

Work Experience

Movie · as Sally

1988
Funseekers poster

Funseekers

Movie · as Charlotte

1988
The Black and Blue Lamp poster

The Black and Blue Lamp

Movie · as Voiceover

1988
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 poster

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

Movie · as Kim

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 1 ep

1987
Walker poster

Walker

Movie · as Annie Mae

1987
Two of Us poster

Two of Us

Movie · as Vera

1987
Straight to Hell poster

Straight to Hell

Movie · as Sabrina

1987
This Year's Model poster

This Year's Model

Movie · as Mary

1987
French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders

TV

1986
Past Caring poster

Past Caring

Movie · as Angie

1986
Sid and Nancy poster

Sid and Nancy

Movie · as Brenda Windzor

1986
The Best Years of Your Life poster

The Best Years of Your Life

Movie · as Paula

1986
Call Me Mister poster

Call Me Mister

TV · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Lorraine McCullier · 1 ep

1986
A Very Peculiar Practice poster

A Very Peculiar Practice

TV · as Alice · 1 ep

1986
Ladies in Charge poster

Ladies in Charge

TV · as Daisy · 1 ep

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Voiceover, Lily · 1 ep

1985
Sacred Hearts poster

Sacred Hearts

Movie · as Tillie

1985
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as Guster · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Debbie · 1 ep

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 2 eps

1983
A Visitor from Outer Space poster

A Visitor from Outer Space

Movie · as Tina

1983
Forever Young poster

Forever Young

Movie · as Girl

1983
Johnny Jarvis poster

Johnny Jarvis

TV · as Girl in Pub · 1 ep

1982
Scrubbers poster

Scrubbers

Movie · as Glennis

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV · as Charlotte, Mary · 1 ep