Katherine Parkinson

Katherine Parkinson

Katherine Parkinson is an English actress.

Biography

She studied at Tiffin Girls' School (Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey), and then read Classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she met Chris O'Dowd, fellow "The IT Crowd" lead, for the first time.

During her studies she left the course to star in the play "The Age of Consent". Her subsequent career has seen her star alongside well known British actors such as Martin Clunes and Julie Walters. In 2007 she appeared in a new translation of Chekhov's "The Seagull" at the Royal Court in London, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Mackenzie Crook.

She recently contributed sketch characters to Katy Brand's ITV2 show, having been friends with Brand since Oxford. She has also appeared several times on BBC Radio 4, including on Mouth Trap, [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/mouthtrap/pip/olwqd/ Radio 4 Mouth trap page] ] again with Brand, and in The Odd Half Hour. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/happy_mondays_starwars.shtml The Odd Half hour page] ]

She also stars in a television advertisment for Maltesers. Her mother teaches English at James Allen's Girls' School.

Filmography

*"Ahead of the Class" (2005) (Television series) – Vicky Foley
*"Casualty" (2005) (Television series) – Helen Gibbons
*"Extras" (2005) (Television series) – Woman in queue
*"Doc Martin" (2004-) (Television series) – Pauline Lamb
*"The IT Crowd" (2006-) (Television series) – Jen Barber
*"Fear, Stress & Anger" (2007) (Television series) – Gemma
*"Christmas at the Riviera" (2007) – Vanessa
*"Easy Virtue" (2008) – Marion Whittaker

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1817670|name=Katherine Parkinson
* [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/I/itcrowd/profiles/jen.html Profile on Channel 4]


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