Sally Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is a British comic actress. She is currently appearing in Pinter's People at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Biography
Phillips attended Wycombe Abbey School and then graduated from New College, Oxford with a 1st class degree in Italian, a contemporary of TV presenter Louis Theroux, lastminute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman, writer Hari Kunzru and actresses Emily Mortimer, Emily Woof and Eve Best. Phillips was also the first female member of the Oxford Revue (See 1990 Edinburgh Festival).
Her role as a receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge proved to be her big break. She also co-created Smack the Pony, an all-female, double Emmy Award winning comedy show. In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
In 2004 she took the title role in the BBC radio sitcom Clare in the Community. In August 2005 she made her stage debut, in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest at the Oxford Playhouse. In 2006 she appeared in the Australian comedy feature BoyTown'.
Personal life
Phillips was born in Hong Kong. She is a devout Christian, and met her husband on an Alpha Course in London.
Filmography
Television
- Fist of Fun (BBC2, 1995) as various characters
- I'm Alan Partridge (BBC2, 1997) as Sophie
- Holding the Baby (ITV, 1997) as Laura
- Comedy Nation (BBC2, 1998) as various characters
- In the Red (BBC 2, 1998) as Jemma White
- Smack the Pony (Channel 4, 1999) as various characters
- Hippies (BBC2, 1999) as Jill Sprint
- Rescue Me (BBC1, 2002) as Katie Nash
- French and Saunders Christmas Special (BBC1, 2005) as Nun #3
- Green Wing (Channel 4, 2006) as Holly
- Hyperdrive (BBC 2, 2006) as Clare Winchester
- The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (BBC1, 2006)
- AS GURU [1] (BBC 2 as a teacher in a comedy sketch)
- Jam and Jerusalem (BBC1, 2006)
Films
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as Sharon
- Birthday Girl (2001) as Karen
- Mean Machine (2001) as Tracey
- Tooth (2004) as Mom
- Gladiatress (2004) as Worthaboutapig
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) as Sharon
- Boytown (2006) as Holly
- BoyTown Confidential(2007) as Holly
Radio
- The Treatment (BBC Radio 5, 1994) as herself
- Lee and Herring (BBC Radio 1, 1995) as herself/various characters
- People Like Us (BBC Radio 4, 1995) as various characters
- Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (BBC Radio 4, 1996) as various characters
- Clare in the Community (BBC Radio 4, 2004-) as Clare