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5 unusual facts about Kathy Burke


Douglas Urbanski

For 1997's Cannes Film Festival, Nil By Mouth was selected to inaugurate the Main Competition and received the 1997 Cannes Film Festival Award for actress Kathy Burke.

In 2010/11 he Executive Produced the film version of John leCarre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which stars Gary Oldman as master spy George Smiley, and also features Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, and Kathy Burke and is directed by Tomas Alfredson.

Jimmy Mack

Lananeeneenoonoo (the name of the fictitious group in the sketch which featured Kathy Burke as the third member) were shown recording a cover version of and making a video for "Jimmy Mack" in the style of Bananarama, who had previously covered the Motown songs "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Nathan Jones".

Mark Monero

He starred in the BBC comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme (2001) — where he played the long-lost son of Linda, played by Kathy BurkeCasualty (2002), Judge John Deed (2005), Waking The Dead (2005) and Doctors (2006).

Shane Cullinan

His album, The People in Front of the Shadows Behind, features guest artists Kathy Burke, David McAlmont, Chris New, Rachel Tucker and Tom Parsons and is being released in late 2012.


In Confidence

Comprising ten episodes, in which Professor Taylor interviews Damien Hirst, Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Miller, Ann Widdecombe, Tom Baker, Will Self, David Starkey, Kathy Burke, Martin Rowson and Lily Allen.


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