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Kathy Burke (born June 13, 1964) is a British actress. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


Born in London, Burke's first role was in the controversial film Scrubbers, directed by 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. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... Mai Zetterling (May 24, 1925-March 17, 1994) is an actress; she was born in Sweden and died in the United Kingdom from cancer, and lived for a time in Australia. ... Scum is a film made in 1979 portraying the brutality of life inside a British borstal. ...


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 The Spice Girls lookalike band 'The Sugar Lumps'. 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. Harry Enfield (born May 30, 1961) is an English comedian educated at the University of York who quickly came to prominence after appearing on Channel 4s Saturday Live in a number of different personae created with Paul Whitehouse. ... Dawn French (born October 11, 1957) is a British comedienne and actress best known as one half of the comic duo French & Saunders, the other half being Jennifer Saunders of Absolutely Fabulous fame. ... Jennifer Saunders (born July 6, 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England) is an English comedienne, actor and comedy writer. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... The Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death. ...


In 1997 Burke won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the gritty drama Nil by Mouth. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palais des Festivals (2000) The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival international du film de Cannes or simply le Festival de Cannes) is the worlds most prestigious film festival, first held from September 20 to October 5, 1946 in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of... Nil by Mouth is a British film from 1997 written and directed by Gary Oldman. ...


In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... In December 2003 The Observer newspaper printed its list of the 50 people it considered funniest and/or most influential in British comedy. ...


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Television

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Kathy Burke - Biography - Moviefone (254 words)
One of Britain's most esteemed comic and dramatic character actresses, Kathy Burke is a vibrant presence in films, television, and on the stage.
Burke gained an introduction to an international audience in 1997 with her astonishing portrayal of an abused, pregnant wife in Gary Oldman's harrowing Nil by Mouth.
Burke then blended comedy and drama in This Year's Love, a romantic ensemble piece that featured her as an airport cleaning woman convinced that anyone who falls in love with her is clearly insane.
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