Katy Wix
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Katy Wix | |
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Born | Cardiff, Wales |
Occupation | Actress, comedian |
Years active | 2006–present |
Katy Wix (born 28 February 1980)[1] is a Welsh actress and comedian. She is best known for her television roles as Daisy in Not Going Out, Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts and Sarah Ferguson in The Windsors. She has also appeared in Outnumbered, Miranda and as a series contestant on Taskmaster.[1]
Early life[]
Wix was born in Cardiff and attended the University of Warwick in Coventry before going on to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[2]
Career[]
In 2007, she joined the cast of sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Daisy and then went on to be a regular from Series 3 until her final appearance in the 2015 Christmas special.[3] In Torchwood: Children of Earth she plays Rhiannon Davies, the sister of Ianto Jones.[4] In 2010, she presented the BBC Three series The King Is Dead. She made guest appearances on the BBC shows Horrible Histories, Outnumbered (2010) and Absolutely Fabulous (2011). She also appeared in the Harvey's Furniture Store sponsorship bumpers for Coronation Street.
She played Phoebe in Tom Basden's stage comedy Party and its subsequent three series spin-off on BBC Radio 4 also called Party. Wix wrote and co-starred in the same station's comedy series Bird Island, which also featured Reece Shearsmith, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Alison Steadman.
In 2017, for the BBC, she portrayed Nurse Cornish in an episode of the TV crime drama Sherlock, and Florence Fagin in the TV dramatisation of Decline and Fall. She also featured in the radio series Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4) and The Accidental AM (BBC Radio Wales). She also plays Mary, one of the main characters, in the 2019 BBC One sitcom Ghosts.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Twelve in a Box | Andrea | |
2007 | Magicians | Waitress | |
Where Have I Been All Your Life? | Suzie | Short film | |
2009 | Cut and Paste | Brenda | Short film |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Time Trumpet | Series 1, Episode 3 | |
Extras | Girl in Nightclub | Series 2, Episode 2: "David Bowie" | |
2007 | Comedy Cuts | ||
Rush Hour | Various Characters | ||
The Omid Djalili Show | Series 1, Episode 4 | ||
2007–15 | Not Going Out | Daisy | Series Regular |
2008 | Headcases | Various Characters | Voice |
2009 | FM | Izzy | Season 1, Episode 5: "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
Torchwood | Rhiannon Davies | Children of Earth | |
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder | Various Characters | ||
Miranda | Fanny | 2 episodes | |
2009–11 | Horrible Histories | Various Characters | |
2010 | The King Is Dead | Herself | with Simon Bird and Nick Mohammed |
Outnumbered | Fiona | Series 3, Episode 4: "The Pigeon" | |
2011 | Anna and Katy | Various Characters | Co-writer |
Comedy Showcase: Coma Girl | Sarah | Pilot | |
2011 | Absolutely Fabulous | Annabelle | 2011 Christmas special: "Identity" |
2013 | Anna & Katy | Herself | |
2014 | Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death | Gemma Simpson | Television film |
2014–15 | Fried | Mary Fawn | Show pilot on BBC iPlayer (2014) TV series on BBC Three (2015) |
2015 | Together | Maeve | TV series on BBC Three (2015) |
2016–present | The Windsors | Fergie | 2 TV series on Channel 4 |
2016–present | Agatha Raisin | Gemma Simpson | Regular Cast |
2017 | Sherlock | Nurse Cornish | Episode: "The Lying Detective" |
2017 | Decline and Fall | Florence Fagin | BBC1 TV drama |
2018 | Death in Paradise | Eva Ingram | Series 7, Episode 6 |
2018–present | Stath Lets Flats | Carole | regular role, 8 episodes |
2019–present | Ghosts | Various characters | Regular role, BBC comedy, 19 episodes |
2019 | Taskmaster | Herself | 8 episodes |
2019 | This Time with Alan Partridge | Susan Lyle | Series 1, Episode 6 |
2019 | Ladhood | Miss Monroe | Series 1, Episode 3 “Down Days” |
Radio[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–12 | Party | Phoebe | All 3 series |
2012 | Bird Island | Jane (also writer) | All episodes[5] |
2017 | Ankle Tag | Alice | 6 episodes (replaced by Margaret Cabourn-Smith for the final two episodes of series two) |
2017 | The Accidental AM | Hayley | All episodes |
2020 | Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme | Megan | Series 5 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Katy Wix". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Interview Extra – The King is Dead". TV Choice. 24 August 2010.
- ^ Not Going Out (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb, retrieved 21 February 2021
- ^ Torchwood (TV Series 2006–2011) - IMDb, retrieved 21 February 2021
- ^ "Bird Island – Radio 4 Sitcom".
External links[]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Cardiff
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- Welsh film actresses
- British film actresses
- British television actresses
- Welsh radio actresses
- Welsh television actresses
- Welsh women comedians
- 21st-century Welsh actresses