Katherine Parkinson

Acting

Katherine Parkinson

Born March 9, 1978 · Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK (age 48)

Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has …

Known For

The Boat That RockedThe Boat That Rocked · 2009
The Boat That Rocked
7.22009
MovieDramaComedy
When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
That ChristmasThat Christmas · 2024
That Christmas
7.12024
MovieAnimationComedy
It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie SocietyThe Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society · 2018
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
7.42018
MovieRomanceDrama
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People · 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
6.02008
MovieComedyRomance
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
RadioactiveRadioactive · 2020
Radioactive
6.62020
MovieDramaRomance
The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.
Easy VirtueEasy Virtue · 2008
Easy Virtue
6.52008
MovieComedyRomance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold · 2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
5.62009
MovieComedyAdventure
After a wealthy philanthropist expresses an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece Annabelle, Miss Fritton explains that she's descended from a pirate who, in 1598, stole treasure from another: the philanthropist's ancestor. This discovery sends the racuous girls of St. Trinians on the hunt for buried treasure.
The Nan MovieThe Nan Movie · 2022
The Nan Movie
5.72022
MovieComedy
Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

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Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks FantasaganzaHere We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza · 2025
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
MovieComedy
Rachel's ambitious plans to hold a New Year party like those of old - together with Paul's determination to finally please his family after years of unimpressive fireworks displays - get corrupted; on Robin's suggestion, the family AirBNBs their own home in order to fund a New Year's Eve getaway to somewhere startlingly alike in suburban quality, with Paul's persistent boil necessitating the prerequisite of a sauna to quell it for good - which renders itself available in an unconventional method. Sue finds herself new friends in a slimmers' club whose activities seem directly antithetical to the group's aims, while Sam discovers the complexity of relationships after a mix-up results in an offensive gift to his new girlfriend.

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