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Kathy Burke (born June 13 1964) is a United
Kingdom|British actor|actress.  

Born in London, Burke's first role was in the
controversial film Scrubbers, directed by
Sweden|Swedish actress Mai Zetterling. The movie
was set in a young offenders institute for girls
and was seen as a female version of the infamous
Scum (film)|Scum. 

Burke first became familiar to television
audiences as a player of minor roles in sketches
by better-known performers such as Harry Enfield,
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.  Along with
French and Saunders, she featured on a Comic
Relief charity single as a member of a Bananarama
lookalike band.  She quickly became successful in
her own right and although mainly associated with
comedy, she has played several serious roles
including that of Queen Mary I of England in
Elizabeth. 

In 1997 Burke won the Best Actress award at the
Cannes Film Festival for her role in the gritty
drama Nil by Mouth.

In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of
the Observer's 50 funniest|50 funniest acts in
British comedy.

== Films ==
*Anita and Me (2002)
*Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
*The Martins (2001)
*Kevin and Perry Go Large (2000)
*Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
*Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth (1998)
*Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
*Nil by Mouth (1997)
*Sid and Nancy (1986)
*Scrubbers (1983)

== Television ==
*Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
*French and Saunders (1987)
*Gimme Gimme Gimme (co-wrote)
*Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
*Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990)
*Have I Got News For You (1990)
*Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
*Never Mind The Buzzcocks (1996)
*Pleasure Island (1999)
*Room 101 (TV series)|Room 101 (1994)
*Shooting Gallery (1999)
*Ted & Ralph (1998)
*V Graham Norton (2002)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0121755|name=Kathy Burke