Kathy Burke has worked extensively in theatre film and TV for the past forty years. She joined the Anna Scher Theatre aged 16 and her professional acting debut was in 1982 in the film Scrubbers directed by Mia Zetterling.

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She continued to work as a jobbing actor throughout her early twenties but frustrated at the lack of imagination in roles offered she decided to write and direct a play, Mr Thomas which received a Time Out award and was televised on Channel 4.

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Comedy work started by doing various bits and bobs for the wonderful French and Saunders, her showbiz big sisters.

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She also performed with the brilliantly outrageous Raw Sex, creating the character of Tina Bishop.

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She performed various characters in the Harry Enfield Show including The Slobs and the much loved Perry in the Kevin and Perry sketches and did three series of the divisive Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme which she loved.

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In 1997 she won best actress at Cannes for her portrayal of Val in Gary Oldman's masterpiece, Nil By Mouth.

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Bored of acting she took a 'break' to focus on directing which has been her main job for the past twenty years.

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Plays directed include, Out in the Open by Jonathan Harvey. The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan. Born Bad by Debbie Tucker Green Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall and Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde.

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Kathy wrote a short film, Better Than Christmas for Sky Arts Little Crackers series which led to her writing a four part semi-autobiographical mini series, Walking and Talking, both produced by Pippa Brown.

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She popped back to act in the critically acclaimed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy directed by Thomas Alfredson.

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She directed a four part TV drama, Holding based on the novel by Graham Norton for Happy Prince Productions.

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She has presented three documentaries for Flicker TV, All Woman, Money Talks and Growing Up, all transmitted on Channel 4.

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Kathy was recently seen in Steve McQueen's ‘Blitz.’

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Kathy’s Top 10 Sunday Times Bestselling  memoir ‘A Mind of My Own’ is out now.

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Kathy has well over half a million followers on Social Media and is very proud to be woke.

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