Kathy Burke

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.

Known For

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Presenter

Have I Got News for You

Herself

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Self - Contestant

The Last Leg

Self

The F Word

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Self - Guest Judge

The Bill

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Blitz	Beryl
2023	imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter	Self
2022	The Sea Beast	Gwen Batterbee (voice)
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Magda
2016	British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves	Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015	Pan	Mother Barnabas
2015	An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015	The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World	Self - Narrator (voice)
2014	Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy	Herself
2012	Walking and Talking	Angry Nun
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Connie Sachs
2011	The Antics Roadshow	Narrator (voice)
2006	Flushed Away	Rita's Mum (voice)
2003	The Importance of Being Morrissey	Self
2002	Once Upon a Time in the Midlands	Carol
2002	Anita and Me	Mrs. Rutter
2002	Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute	Self
2002	Anita and Me	Mrs. Diedre Rutter
2001	The Martins	Angie Martin
2000	Kevin & Perry Go Large	Perry
2000	Love, Honour and Obey	Kathy
1999	This Year's Love	Marey
1999	Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager	Perry
1999	Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show	Herself
1998	Elizabeth	Queen Mary Tudor
1998	Dancing at Lughnasa	Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
1998	Ted & Ralph	Mrs. Ted
1997	Nil by Mouth	Valerie
1996	Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout	Magda
1996	VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon	Sandra
1995	After Miss Julie	Christine
1995	Hello, Hello, Hello	Jo Thomas
1994	Sin Bin	Debbie
1993	Jealousy	Waitress
1992	Is That All There Is?	Self
1991	Morrissey - Hulmerist	Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1	Mary
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!	Mary
1990	Amongst Barbarians	Lilly
1989	The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball	Self
1988	Funseekers	Charlotte
1987	Walker	Annie Mae
1987	Two of Us	Vera
1987	Straight to Hell
1987	This Year's Model	Mary
1986	Past Caring	Angie
1986	Sid and Nancy	Brenda Windzor
1985	Sacred Hearts	Tillie
1983	A Visitor from Outer Space	Tina
1983	Forever Young	Girl
1982	Scrubbers	Glennis
	Work Experience	Sally

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Kathy Burke: Growing Up	Self - Host
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Self - Guest Judge
2019	Joe Lycett's Got Your Back	Self
2017	Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule	Self
2017	The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice	Self
2017	School of Roars	Ms. Grizzlesniff
2016	Crashing	Aunt Gladys
2015	Travel Man: 48 Hours in...	Self - Guest
2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self
2014	Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2013	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown	Self - Contestant
2013	The Last Leg	Self
2012	Walking and Talking
2007	A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007	Comedy Showcase	The Virgin Mary
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2005	The F Word
2005	Harry & Paul
2005	Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky	Jenny's Landlady
2004	The Culture Show	Self
2002	V Graham Norton	Self
2001	Big Brother's Little Brother	Self
1999	Let Them Eat Cake
1999	Gimme Gimme Gimme
1998	So Graham Norton	Self - Guest
1998	Fantasy World Cup	Self
1998	Rex the Runt	Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
1997	The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling	Honour
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self - Host
1995	The Frank Skinner Show	Self
1994	Room 101	Self
1994	Harry Enfield and Chums	Various Characters
1994	Common As Muck	Sharon
1993	Mr. Wroe's Virgins	Martha
1992	Absolutely Fabulous	Magda
1991	Murder Most Horrid	Helen
1991	Performance	Christine
1990	Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990	Have I Got News for You	Herself
1987	French & Saunders
1986	Call Me Mister
1986	A Very Peculiar Practice	Alice
1986	Ladies in Charge
1986	Casualty	Lorraine McCullier
1985	Bleak House	Guster
1984	The Bill
1982	The Comic Strip Presents...	Charlotte
1982	The Comic Strip Presents...	Mary
1982	The Comic Strip Presents...	Waitress
	Have I Got a Bit More News for You	Self - Presenter