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When you are called a character actress it's because you are too ugly to be called a leading lady.
- January 1, 1
- 1.60 m
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- 35 sec
Feb 27, 2009 · Burke once joked "when you are called a character actress it's because you are too ugly to be called a leading lady". During the 1990s, Burke received accolades as frequently as Waynetta smoked...
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Because Kathy Burke is the best British character actress of her generation, a comic marvel, and a down-to-earth hero to millions. She has won worldwide acclaim in both comedy and serious drama roles. She has range – in both life and work.
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Kathy admits she got “moody broody” in her late 20s and early 30s. “There was somebody that I knew who I thought, ‘Oh, I’d love to have a baby with him.’ But he had a girlfriend, so that was an impossibility.” She was later told by a doctor that she couldn’t have children due to a blood condition, but she does believe that if she really wanted a ch...
Because Kathy Burke is the best British character actress of her generation, a comic marvel, and a down-to-earth hero to millions. She has won worldwide acclaim in both comedy and serious drama roles.
When you are called a character actress it's because you are too ugly to be called a leading lady.
Oct 1, 2022 · Hard to imagine Burke pulling a Laurence Olivier and saying, “It’s called acting, dear boy”, but she would have been within her rights. Burke trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington, where she grew up and lives still, and has been acting on screen since 1982.
