Kathy Burke

Acting

Kathy Burke

Born June 13, 1964Camden, London, England, UK110 credits

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

Blitz
6.0

Blitz

Movie

2024

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0

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

Movie

2023

Kathy Burke: Growing Up

Kathy Burke: Growing Up

TV

2023

The Sea Beast
7.3

The Sea Beast

Movie

2022

Holding
6.1

Holding

TV

2022

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
7.1

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

TV

2019

Filmography

Blitz
2024Blitzas BerylMovie
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitteras SelfMovie
Kathy Burke: Growing Up
2023Kathy Burke: Growing Upas Self - HostTV
The Sea Beast
2022The Sea Beastas Gwen Batterbee (voice)Movie
Holding
2022HoldingDirectorTV
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
2019Joe Lycett's Got Your Backas SelfTV
Lady Windermere's Fan
2018Lady Windermere's FanDirectorMovie
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Sliceas SelfTV
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsuleas SelfTV
School of Roars
2017School of Roarsas Ms. GrizzlesniffTV
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas MagdaMovie
Crashing
2016Crashingas Great Aunt GladysTV
Pan
2015Panas Mother BarnabasMovie
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul WhitehouseMovie
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the Worldas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - GuestTV
Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy
2014Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boyas HerselfMovie
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas SelfTV
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitchesas Mona LisaTV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Self - ContestantTV
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
W
2012Walking and Talkingas Angry NunMovie
Walking and Talking
2012Walking and TalkingTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas Mona LisaTV
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas Connie SachsMovie
The Antics Roadshow
2011The Antics Roadshowas Narrator (voice)Movie
Comedy Showcase
2007Comedy Showcaseas The Virgin MaryTV
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedyas SelfTV
Flushed Away
2006Flushed Awayas Rita's Mum (voice)Movie
The F Word
2005The F WordTV
Harry & Paul
2005Harry & PaulTV
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
2005Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Skyas Jenny's LandladyTV
The Culture Show
2004The Culture Showas SelfTV
The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003The Importance of Being Morrisseyas SelfMovie
Anita and Me
2002Anita and Meas Mrs. RutterMovie
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tributeas SelfMovie
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlandsas CarolMovie
V Graham Norton
2002V Graham Nortonas SelfTV
The Martins
2001The Martinsas Angie MartinMovie
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001Big Brother's Little Brotheras SelfTV
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000Kevin & Perry Go Largeas PerryMovie
Love, Honour and Obey
2000Love, Honour and Obeyas KathyMovie
H
1999Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenageras PerryMovie
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Showas SelfMovie
Let Them Eat Cake
1999Let Them Eat CakeTV
This Year's Love
1999This Year's Loveas MareyMovie
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999Gimme Gimme Gimmeas Linda La HughesTV
Ted & Ralph
1998Ted & Ralphas Mrs. TedMovie
Rex the Runt
1998Rex the Runtas Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)TV
Elizabeth
1998Elizabethas Queen Mary TudorMovie
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998Dancing at Lughnasaas Margaret 'Maggie' MundyMovie
So Graham Norton
1998So Graham Nortonas Self - GuestTV
F
1998Fantasy World Cupas SelfTV
T
1998The EndWriterMovie
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas HonourTV
Nil by Mouth
1997Nil by Mouthas ValerieMovie
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas SelfTV
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shoutas MagdaMovie
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoonas SandraMovie
After Miss Julie
1995After Miss Julieas ChristineMovie
The Frank Skinner Show
1995The Frank Skinner Showas SelfTV
Hello, Hello, Hello
1995Hello, Hello, Helloas Jo ThomasMovie
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994French and Saunders' Christmas Carolas Mistress ShagMovie
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994Harry Enfield and Chumsas Various CharactersTV
Common As Muck
1994Common As Muckas SharonTV
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
Sin Bin
1994Sin Binas DebbieMovie
Jealousy
1993Jealousyas WaitressMovie
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
1993Mr. Wroe's Virginsas MarthaTV
Is That All There Is?
1992Is That All There Is?as SelfMovie
Absolutely Fabulous
1992Absolutely Fabulousas MagdaTV
Murder Most Horrid
1991Murder Most Horridas HelenTV
Performance
1991Performanceas ChristineTV
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991Morrissey - Hulmeristas Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija BoardMovie
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990Harry Enfield's Television ProgrammeTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Amongst Barbarians
1990Amongst Barbariansas LillyMovie
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as MaryMovie
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!as MaryMovie
Work Experience
1989Work Experienceas SallyMovie
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ballas SelfMovie
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88as KimMovie
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988The Black and Blue Lampas VoiceoverMovie
Funseekers
1988Funseekersas CharlotteMovie
Walker
1987Walkeras Annie MaeMovie
This Year's Model
1987This Year's Modelas MaryMovie
Straight to Hell
1987Straight to Hellas SabrinaMovie
Two of Us
1987Two of Usas VeraMovie
French & Saunders
1987French & SaundersTV
Past Caring
1986Past Caringas AngieMovie
Sid and Nancy
1986Sid and Nancyas Brenda WindzorMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Lorraine McCullierTV
Call Me Mister
1986Call Me MisterTV
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986A Very Peculiar Practiceas AliceTV
The Best Years of Your Life
1986The Best Years of Your Lifeas PaulaMovie
Ladies in Charge
1986Ladies in Chargeas DaisyTV
Sacred Hearts
1985Sacred Heartsas TillieMovie
Bleak House
1985Bleak Houseas GusterTV
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas DebbieTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
A Visitor from Outer Space
1983A Visitor from Outer Spaceas TinaMovie
Forever Young
1983Forever Youngas GirlMovie
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as CharlotteTV
Scrubbers
1982Scrubbersas GlennisMovie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—Have I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - PresenterTV