Catherine Parkinson: biography of a British actress

Russian viewer Catherine Parkinson is known for the TV series "Computer workers". Do you want to know where she was born, studied, what kind of marital status the actress has? Then we recommend that you study the content of the article.

Biography

Catherine Parkinson was born on March 9, 1978 in the town of Hounslow. She has the citizenship of Great Britain. Katherine's parents are very wealthy people. But our heroine can not be called spoiled and capricious lady. She knows the value of money and knows how to make money.

Catherine grew up a mobile and sociable girl. She loved to arrange home concerts. The baby put on her best outfits, climbed into a chair and sang, holding an invisible microphone in her hands. Mom and Dad watched the daughter with affection.

Training

Katherine Parkinson, whose photo is attached to the article, will always be grateful to her parents. After all, they surrounded her with care in childhood and gave a good education in her youth. Kathryn was trained at the Tiffin Girls School in Kingston. Then the girl went to St. Hilda College in Oxford. There she studied classical music. But that is not all.

Our heroine moved to the capital of Great Britain - London. There she entered the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Within the walls of this educational institution the girl met with Chris O'Dowd (Roy). They had strong friendships. Both Katherine and Chris did not complete their studies at the academy. They took the documents shortly after they arrived. Why did this happen? As for Chris, he was simply disappointed in the atmosphere reigning in the academy.

Career

Catherine had her reasons for stopping training. The fact that she was invited to participate in the production of The Age of Consent. The girl could not miss such a chance. And she made the right choice. After all, after participating in this project, her career went uphill. In subsequent years, Kathryn Parkinson performed on the same stage with such popular British actors as Julia Walters and Martin Clooney. By that time, our heroine was known and popular in her country.

In 2007, the main director of the Royal Court Theater, located in London, invited Katherine to participate in the play based on Chekhov's "The Seagull". Parkinson agreed. Her colleagues on the stage were Mackenzie Crook and Christina Scott Thomas. They became friends with each other.

Recently, our heroine could be seen in the show Kathy Brand, coming out on the channel ITV2. The actress managed to get used to the images of different characters. With Kathy Brand lead Kathryn is already familiar with Oxford. Women meet not only at work, but also visit each other.

Our heroine is a participant of various TV-programs. Several times she was on BBC Radio 4. To listen to Catherine is always interesting. After all, she has a wide horizon and literate speech.

Catherine Parkinson: Filmography

Above we have already mentioned that our heroine is known to the Russian audience on the series "Computer workers" and the role of Jen Barber. But in her creative piggy bank, there are many other interesting works. Let's list the most vivid and memorable roles of Katherine:

• Pauline Lamb - "Doctor Martin" (2004);
• Helen Gibbons - "Catastrophe" (2005);
• Gemma - "Fear, stress and anger" (2007);
• Felicia - "Rock Wave" (2009);
• Kitty Riley - Sherlock (TV series, 2012).

Personal life

In 2007, the actress announced an engagement with her colleague in the shop - Harry Peacock. Now the couple are raising two daughters: Douro (2013) and Gwendolin (2014).

Finally

The article examined in detail the biography of Katherine Parkinson. Let's wish this wonderful actress success in her career and personal life!