Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

1964-06-13 Camden, London, England, UK 55 Credits

Biography

Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke 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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Blitz

Blitz

2024

as Beryl

6.0
Acting

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to re...

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

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

2023

as Self

7.0
Acting

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, sillines...

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

as Gwen Batterbee (voice)

7.3
Acting

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to bo...

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

2018

Director

10.0
Directing

The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husban...

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

as Magda

5.3
Acting

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendi...

Pan

Pan

2015

as Mother Barnabas

6.0
Acting

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits a...

An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse

2015

7.0
Acting

The show will celebrate not only their sketch characters, but also, for the first time, will introduce the real Harry and Paul, who appear almost live...

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

2015

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.7
Acting

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.

Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy

Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy

2014

as Herself

Acting

Actor Adrian Dunbar has played Brendan Behan on the stage many times, and now sets out on a journey to discover the real story of the poet and playwri...

Walking and Talking

2012

as Angry Nun

7.0
Acting

Comedy written by Kathy Burke and based on her own teenage years in London in the late 1970s

Walking and Talking

2012

Writer, Executive Producer

7.0
Writing Producing

Comedy written by Kathy Burke and based on her own teenage years in London in the late 1970s

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

as Connie Sachs

6.6
Acting

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleague...

The Antics Roadshow

2011

as Narrator (voice)

6.8
Acting

The Antics Roadshow is a celebration of the pranksters, hoaxers, jokers, activists and stunt merchants who use public space for their own unauthorised...

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

as Rita's Mum (voice)

6.3
Acting

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Rat...

The Importance of Being Morrissey

The Importance of Being Morrissey

2003

as Self

6.7
Acting

Featuring interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously mel...

Anita and Me

Anita and Me

2002

as Mrs. Rutter

5.9
Acting

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her ...

Anita and Me

Anita and Me

2002

as Mrs. Diedre Rutter

5.9
Acting

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her ...

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

2002

as Self

Acting

One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a selectio...

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002

as Carol

6.2
Acting

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her d...

The Martins

The Martins

2001

as Angie Martin

5.2
Acting

Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a s...

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000

as Perry

5.0
Acting

When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party island Ibiza, they see it as their big chance to bec...

Love, Honour and Obey

Love, Honour and Obey

2000

as Kathy

5.8
Acting

Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his wa...

Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

1999

as Perry

7.5
Acting

Kevin the Teenager (Harry Enfield) presents this guide to those years of acne, angst and, of course, hating your parents, ably assisted by his best ma...

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

1999

as Herself

Acting

A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fan...

This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1999

as Marey

5.2
Acting

The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Cam...

Ted & Ralph

Ted & Ralph

1998

as Mrs. Ted

6.6
Acting

One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded s...

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

as Queen Mary Tudor

7.2
Acting

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the C...

Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998

as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

5.9
Acting

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

The End

1998

Writer

Writing

An old man living in a flat in London makes a final decision.

Nil by Mouth

Nil by Mouth

1997

as Valerie

6.9
Acting

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet ...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

as Magda

7.3
Acting

Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is ...

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

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

1996

as Sandra

10.0
Acting

The Yo-yo knickered slags get the blues when randy romeo Baz marries their love rival Thelma. But it's during their disastrous honeymoon at the sinist...

After Miss Julie

After Miss Julie

1995

as Christine

Acting

An updated version of Strindberg’s play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite ...

Hello, Hello, Hello

Hello, Hello, Hello

1995

as Jo Thomas

5.0
Acting

An artist scavenging for rubbish meets a policeman with different views on what constitutes art.

Sin Bin

Sin Bin

1994

as Debbie

Acting

A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.

Jealousy

Jealousy

1993

as Waitress

Acting

Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and convinced she is having an affair ...

Is That All There Is?

Is That All There Is?

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

Award winning director Lindsay Anderson subverts the mockumentary genre and presents to the audience a detailed and humored account of what truly mean...

Morrissey - Hulmerist

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991

as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

Acting

Hulmerist is a VHS and DVD release that includes seven promotional films by Morrissey, released initially on VHS, in 1990, and then on DVD in 2004. It...

Amongst Barbarians

Amongst Barbarians

1990

as Lilly

Acting

Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been...

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990

as Mary

Acting

Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue mission when a dictator invades the Falklands.

South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990

as Mary

Acting

In the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the Falklands, which have indeed been taken over by the Argen...

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

as Self

7.5
Acting

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend conce...

Funseekers

Funseekers

1988

as Charlotte

Acting

Tourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying Tony moves into his room. He gets his revenge when he ...

Walker

Walker

1987

as Annie Mae

6.4
Acting

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

This Year's Model

This Year's Model

1987

as Mary

Acting

'Look, I'm not being horrible or nothing, Sadie, but all you've got is a body. You've got to make the most of it. It's not enough just to like the ide...

Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

1987

5.2
Acting

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full ...

Two of Us

Two of Us

1987

as Vera

6.5
Acting

Matthew is a boy who just left school. He is handsome and athletic and believes himself to be gay. He retains a friendship with only one school friend...

Past Caring

Past Caring

1986

as Angie

Acting

67 year-old Victor is forced to move into an old people's home but he prefers to grow old disgracefully.

Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy

1986

as Brenda Windzor

6.7
Acting

January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental ba...

Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts

1985

as Tillie

4.0
Acting

A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.

A Visitor from Outer Space

A Visitor from Outer Space

1983

as Tina

Acting

A group of boys serving Community Service orders are working on the conversion of an old railway station, when a local magistrate comes to visit them.

Forever Young

Forever Young

1983

as Girl

Acting

A lonely young boy idolizes his local priest. An old acquaintance of the priest shows up one day, and the boy learns that his idol isn't exactly what ...

Scrubbers

Scrubbers

1982

as Glennis

5.2
Acting

Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.

Work Experience

Work Experience

N/A

as Sally

6.7
Acting

Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he h...