Kathy Burke

Person

Kathy Burke

Born 13 June 1964 62 years old Camden, London, England, UK Who else is 62? → TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
18age in their first credit on record (1982)
42years on screen and counting
9credits in 1986, their busiest year
84dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Blitz poster Age: 60

Blitz

2024
as Beryl
The Sea Beast poster Age: 58

The Sea Beast

2022
as Gwen Batterbee (voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster Age: 52

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016
as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster Age: 52

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016
as Magda
Pan poster Age: 51

Pan

2015
as Mother Barnabas
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse poster Age: 51

An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse

2015
No poster
Age: 48

Walking and Talking

2012
as Angry Nun
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster Age: 47

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011
as Connie Sachs
The Antics Roadshow poster Age: 47

The Antics Roadshow

2011
as Narrator (voice)
Flushed Away poster Age: 42

Flushed Away

2006
as Rita's Mum (voice)
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut poster Age: 41

Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut

2005
as Guest
Anita and Me poster Age: 38

Anita and Me

2002
as Mrs. Rutter
Anita and Me poster Age: 38

Anita and Me

2002
as Mrs. Diedre Rutter
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands poster Age: 38

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002
as Carol
The Martins poster Age: 37

The Martins

2001
as Angie Martin
Kevin & Perry Go Large poster Age: 35

Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000
as Perry
Love, Honour and Obey poster Age: 35

Love, Honour and Obey

2000
as Kathy
No poster
Age: 35

Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

1999
as Perry
This Year's Love poster Age: 34

This Year's Love

1999
as Marey
Ted & Ralph poster Age: 34

Ted & Ralph

1998
as Mrs. Ted
Elizabeth poster Age: 34

Elizabeth

1998
as Queen Mary Tudor
Dancing at Lughnasa poster Age: 34

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998
as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Nil by Mouth poster Age: 33

Nil by Mouth

1997
as Valerie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout poster Age: 32

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996
as Magda
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon poster Age: 32

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

1996
as Sandra
After Miss Julie poster Age: 31

After Miss Julie

1995
as Christine
Hello, Hello, Hello poster Age: 30

Hello, Hello, Hello

1995
as Jo Thomas
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol poster Age: 30

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

1994
as Mistress Shag
Sin Bin poster Age: 29

Sin Bin

1994
as Debbie
Jealousy poster Age: 28

Jealousy

1993
as Waitress
Morrissey - Hulmerist poster Age: 27

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Amongst Barbarians poster Age: 26

Amongst Barbarians

1990
as Lilly
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 poster Age: 25

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990
as Mary
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! poster Age: 25

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990
as Mary
Work Experience poster Age: 25

Work Experience

1989
as Sally
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 poster Age: 24

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

1988
as Kim
The Black and Blue Lamp poster Age: 24

The Black and Blue Lamp

1988
as Voiceover
Funseekers poster Age: 23

Funseekers

1988
as Charlotte
Walker poster Age: 23

Walker

1987
as Annie Mae
This Year's Model poster Age: 23

This Year's Model

1987
as Mary
Straight to Hell poster Age: 23

Straight to Hell

1987
as Sabrina
Two of Us poster Age: 22

Two of Us

1987
as Vera
Past Caring poster Age: 22

Past Caring

1986
as Angie
Sid and Nancy poster Age: 22

Sid and Nancy

1986
as Brenda Windzor
The Best Years of Your Life poster Age: 21

The Best Years of Your Life

1986
as Paula
Sacred Hearts poster Age: 21

Sacred Hearts

1985
as Tillie
A Visitor from Outer Space poster Age: 18

A Visitor from Outer Space

1983
as Tina
Forever Young poster Age: 18

Forever Young

1983
as Girl
Scrubbers poster Age: 18

Scrubbers

1982
as Glennis
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TV credits

Newest first
School of Roars poster Age: 52

School of Roars

2017
as Ms. Grizzlesniff
Crashing poster Age: 51

Crashing

2016
as Great Aunt Gladys
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster Age: 49

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014
Psychobitches poster Age: 48

Psychobitches

2013
as Mona Lisa
Psychobitches poster Age: 48

Psychobitches

2013
as The Queen Mother
Walking and Talking poster Age: 48

Walking and Talking

2012
Playhouse Presents poster Age: 47

Playhouse Presents

2012
as Mona Lisa
Comedy Showcase poster Age: 43

Comedy Showcase

2007
as The Virgin Mary
A Bucket O' French and Saunders poster Age: 43

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007
The F Word poster Age: 41

The F Word

2005
Harry & Paul poster Age: 41

Harry & Paul

2005
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky poster Age: 40

Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

2005
as Jenny's Landlady
Let Them Eat Cake poster Age: 35

Let Them Eat Cake

1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme poster Age: 34

Gimme Gimme Gimme

1999
as Linda La Hughes
Rex the Runt poster Age: 34

Rex the Runt

1998
as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster Age: 33

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997
as Honour
Harry Enfield and Chums poster Age: 30

Harry Enfield and Chums

1994
as Various Characters
Common As Muck poster Age: 30

Common As Muck

1994
as Sharon
Mr. Wroe's Virgins poster Age: 28

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

1993
as Martha
Absolutely Fabulous poster Age: 28

Absolutely Fabulous

1992
as Magda
Murder Most Horrid poster Age: 27

Murder Most Horrid

1991
as Helen
Performance poster Age: 27

Performance

1991
as Christine
Harry Enfield's Television Programme poster Age: 26

Harry Enfield's Television Programme

1990
French & Saunders poster Age: 22

French & Saunders

1987
Casualty poster Age: 22

Casualty

1986
as Lorraine McCullier
Call Me Mister poster Age: 22

Call Me Mister

1986
ScreenPlay poster Age: 22

ScreenPlay

1986
as Voiceover
ScreenPlay poster Age: 22

ScreenPlay

1986
as Lily
A Very Peculiar Practice poster Age: 21

A Very Peculiar Practice

1986
as Alice
Ladies in Charge poster Age: 21

Ladies in Charge

1986
as Daisy
Bleak House poster Age: 20

Bleak House

1985
as Guster
Screen Two poster Age: 20

Screen Two

1985
as Debbie
The Bill poster Age: 20

The Bill

1984
The Comic Strip Presents... poster Age: 18

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
as Charlotte
The Comic Strip Presents... poster Age: 18

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
as Mary
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