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Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress and comedian. She appeared in sketch shows such as French and Saunders (1988–1999), played a recurring role as Magda on the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and performed frequent collaborations with fellow comedian Harry Enfield .
Actress: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Ms. Burke was born in Camden, London in 1964 at the Royal Free Hospital. Kathy's mother died when she was a baby and she was in foster homes for a short time until her father, who was a heavy drinker, could regain custody of Kathy and live with her two brothers.
- January 1, 1
- 1.60 m
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- 35 sec
Actress: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Ms. Burke was born in Camden, London in 1964 at the Royal Free Hospital. Kathy's mother died when she was a baby and she was in foster homes for a short time until her father, who was a heavy drinker, could regain custody of Kathy and live with her two brothers.
Jun 10, 2022 · Down to earth, straight-talking and unashamedly honest, Kathy Burke never fails to have us in stitches when she talks about life. And it’s not just us - @Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley, Sean Lock ...
- 8 min
- 488K
- Channel 4 Entertainment
- She wants young women to know that ‘they are just beautiful’ Kathy says everyone has become obsessed with how other people look, especially how women look.
- She’s hasn’t eaten meat for 30 years. Kathy’s a vegetarian and has never eaten McDonalds or KFC, despite claiming she looks “like I’m constantly at the kebab shop”.
- Having a baby was never really her ‘heart’s desire’ 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.’
- Her big brother John was her mother figure. Kathy’s mother died when she was just 18 months old so she has no memory of her being around. While she did have a foster mother, Joan, for a while and a godmother Nelly (both were “great”), it was actually her big brother John who was her “mother figure” and took care of her.
@KathyBurke is the official Twitter account of the award-winning actress, writer and director Kathy Burke. Follow her for her witty and insightful tweets on comedy, politics, culture and more.
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Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964; London, England) 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 ...
