Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-06-13 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Camden, London, England, UK

Also Known As

캐시 버크
Кэти Бёрк

Kathy Burke

Biography

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 Jonathan Harvey). She is also known for her regular appearances on French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous and Harry Enfield and Chums.

Known For

6.3%

Flushed Away

Oct 22, 2006

6.0%

Pan

Sep 24, 2015

6.6%

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Sep 16, 2011

7.3%

The Sea Beast

Jun 24, 2022

7.2%

Elizabeth

Sep 13, 1998

6.8%

Sid and Nancy

Sep 12, 1986

7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

5.3%

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Jul 1, 2016

7.1%

Crashing

Jan 11, 2016

5.9%

Blitz

Nov 1, 2024

7.6%

Absolutely Fabulous

Nov 12, 1992

5.0%

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Apr 20, 2000

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Acting

—		Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
—		Work Experience as Sally

2024

Blitz as Beryl

2023		imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
2023		Kathy Burke: Growing Up as Self - Host

2022

The Sea Beast as Gwen Batterbee (voice)

2019		RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
2019		Joe Lycett's Got Your Back as Self

2017		The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
2017		Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2017		School of Roars as Ms. Grizzlesniff

2016		British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016		Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Magda
2016		Crashing as Aunt Gladys

2015		Pan as Mother Barnabas
2015		An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015		The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015		Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest

2014		Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy as Herself
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014		Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Herself
2013		The Last Leg as Self

2012		Walking and Talking as Angry Nun
2012		Walking and Talking

2011		Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Connie Sachs
2011		The Antics Roadshow as Narrator (voice)

2007		Comedy Showcase as The Virgin Mary
2007		A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self

2006

Flushed Away as Rita's Mum (voice)

2005		The F Word
2005		Harry & Paul
2005		Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Jenny's Landlady

2004		The Culture Show as Self
2004		The Catherine Tate Show

2003

The Importance of Being Morrissey as Self

2002		Anita and Me as Mrs. Rutter
2002		Anita and Me as Mrs. Diedre Rutter
2002		Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self
2002		Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Carol
2002		V Graham Norton as Self

2001		The Martins as Angie Martin
2001		Big Brother's Little Brother as Self

2000		Kevin & Perry Go Large as Perry
2000		Love, Honour and Obey as Kathy

1999		Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager as Perry
1999		Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Herself
1999		Let Them Eat Cake
1999		This Year's Love as Marey
1999		Gimme Gimme Gimme

1998		Ted & Ralph as Mrs. Ted
1998		Rex the Runt as Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice)
1998		Elizabeth as Queen Mary Tudor
1998		Dancing at Lughnasa as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
1998		So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
1998		Fantasy World Cup as Self

1997		The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Honour
1997		Nil by Mouth as Valerie

1996		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1996		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
1996		Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Magda
1996		VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon as Sandra

1995		After Miss Julie as Christine
1995		The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995		Hello, Hello, Hello as Jo Thomas

1994		Harry Enfield and Chums as Various Characters
1994		Harry Enfield and Chums as Perry
1994		Common As Muck as Sharon
1994		Room 101 as Self
1994		Sin Bin as Debbie

1993		Jealousy as Waitress
1993		Mr. Wroe's Virgins as Martha

1992		Is That All There Is? as Self
1992		Absolutely Fabulous as Magda

1991		Murder Most Horrid as Helen
1991		Morrissey - Hulmerist as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1991		Performance as Christine

1990		Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990		Have I Got News for You as Herself
1990		Amongst Barbarians as Lilly
1990		South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Mary
1990		South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Mary

1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self

1988

Funseekers as Charlotte

1987		Walker as Annie Mae
1987		This Year's Model as Mary
1987		Straight to Hell
1987		Two of Us as Vera
1987		French & Saunders

1986		Past Caring as Angie
1986		Sid and Nancy as Brenda Windzor
1986		Casualty as Lorraine McCullier
1986		Call Me Mister
1986		A Very Peculiar Practice as Alice
1986		Ladies in Charge

1985		Sacred Hearts as Tillie
1985		Bleak House as Guster

1984

The Bill

1983		A Visitor from Outer Space as Tina
1983		Forever Young as Girl

1982		The Comic Strip Presents... as Charlotte
1982		The Comic Strip Presents... as Mary
1982		The Comic Strip Presents... as Waitress
1982		Scrubbers as Glennis

Creator

2012

Walking and Talking as Creator

Directing

2022

Holding as Director

2018

Lady Windermere's Fan as Director

Production

2012

Walking and Talking as Executive Producer

Writing

2012		Walking and Talking as Writer
2012		Walking and Talking as Writer

1998

The End as Writer