Katherine Parkinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 9, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
Biography
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play. Parkinson was also a main cast member of the series Doc Martin for three series (2005–2009). She co-starred in all three series of Humans, a science-fiction drama on AMC/Channel 4, which aired from 2015 until 2018. She has also appeared in the films The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018).
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Filmography
The Bride of Vernon
Movie · as Mary Mae
The Dream Lands
TV · as Antonia · 1 ep
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Mog's Bad Thing
Movie · as Mrs. Ramsbottom (voice)
Rivals: The Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live from the Lycett Arms
TV · as Self / Pub Manager · 1 ep
Dating Mark Silcox
Movie · as Claire
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
Movie · as Rachel Jessop
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
TV · as Self
That Christmas
Movie · as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Movie · as Self
Rivals
TV · as Lizzie Vereker · 20 eps
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
Movie · as Rachel Jessop
Significant Other
TV · as Anna · 6 eps
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as Beatrice
The Nan Movie
Movie · as Nell
Here We Go
TV · as Rachel Jessop · 19 eps
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Movie · as Clemmie
Sitting
Movie · as Mary
Spreadsheet
TV · as Lauren · 8 eps
How to Fake a War
Movie · as Kate
Radioactive
Movie · as Jeanne Langevin
Hitmen
TV · as Kat Gaitskill · 5 eps
Guitar Man
Movie · as Ms. Elanor
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Movie · as Isola Pribby
Defending the Guilty
TV · as Caroline · 6 eps
Hang Ups
TV · as Karen Muller · 6 eps
Urban Myths
TV · as Ange · 1 ep
Humans
TV · as Laura Hawkins · 24 eps
The Kennedys
TV · as Brenda Kennedy · 6 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Taskmaster
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The IT Crowd Manual
Movie · as Self - Jen Barber
Sardines
Movie · as Rebecca
Off the Page: Britain Isn't Eating
Movie · as Marion/Sarah
The Honourable Woman
TV · as Rachel Stein · 8 eps
In the Club
TV · as Kim · 12 eps
Inside No. 9
TV · as Rebecca, Self · 1 ep
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Crackanory
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
TV · as Conceptiva · 3 eps
Coma Girl
Movie · as Pip
Cooked
Movie · as (voice)
The Great Outdoors
TV · as Sophie · 3 eps
Whites
TV · as Caroline · 6 eps
Sherlock
TV · as Kitty Riley · 1 ep
The Boat That Rocked
Movie · as Felicity
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Movie · as Physics Teacher
The Old Guys
TV · as Amber · 8 eps
Psychoville
TV · 1 ep
Easy Virtue
Movie · as Marion Whittaker
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Movie · as PR Woman
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Movie
Christmas at the Riviera
Movie · as Vanessa
Hard to Swallow
Movie · as Katie
Fear, Stress & Anger
TV · as Gemma · 6 eps
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self, Self - Panellist · 2 eps
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
TV · as Various · 18 eps
The IT Crowd
TV · as Jen Barber · 24 eps
Great British Menu
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Ahead of the Class
Movie · as Vicky Foley
Extras
TV · as Woman in queue · 1 ep
Doc Martin
TV · as Pauline Lamb · 39 eps
Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self - Hostess · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Helen Gibbons · 1 ep
Horizon
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep