Kerry Godliman

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Kerry Godliman
Kerry Godliman in 2011
Born	Kerry Anna Godliman November 1973 (age 47) Perivale, London, England
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1998–present
Website	kerrygodliman.com

Kerry Anna Godliman (born November 1973)^[1] is an English comedian and actor. She played Hannah in Derek,^[2] Nicky Rawlings in Bad Move, and Lisa in After Life.

Early life[]

Godliman was born in Perivale, West London,^[3] and trained at Rose Bruford College in South London.^[4]

Career[]

Television[]

In the first decade of the 2000s, Godliman appeared in a variety of television productions, including Spoons, Law of the Playground, Rush Hour, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and Home Time.

She played Hannah in Ricky Gervais' Channel 4 sitcom Derek, Belinda Dawes in Our Girl,^[5] and Liz Carter in Carters Get Rich.

In 2017, Godliman landed the role of Nicky in the ITV sitcom Bad Move and in 2018, she played Peggy Aytean in the Channel 4 computer game series Rob Beckett's Playing for Time.^[6] The same year, she won the seventh series of Dave's comedy game show Taskmaster, beating James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, and Rhod Gilbert. Between 2017 and 2019, she made a number of appearances on the celebrity panel show Mock the Week.

In 2019, Godliman starred as Lisa in Ricky Gervais' black comedy series After Life.^[7] A year later, she played ex-MP Stella Maitland in the Channel 4 four-part drama series Adult Material. She is set to portray the lead character of Pearl Nolan in the upcoming mystery series Whitstable Pearl.^[8]

Radio[]

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Godliman has appeared on BBC Radio 4's At the Fringe. From the end of April 2013, she also had her own four-part series on Radio 4, Kerry's List. In August 2014, she made her first appearance on the long-running BBC Radio 4 quiz Just a Minute. In 2017, she starred alongside Stephanie Cole in an episode of John Finnemore's Double Acts on Radio 4 and (with Marcus Brigstocke) in The Wilsons Save the World.

She also starred as a guest on the satirical radio show The Now Show to reflect on International Women's Day on 10 March 2017, and took part in episodes 3 and 4 of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, series 70, that were recorded in Woking. She has appeared on The News Quiz.

Stand-up comedy[]

Godliman has performed as a stand-up comedian throughout her career, including several appearances on Live at the Apollo, and she tours extensively in this capacity.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography[]

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References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Kerry Godliman at IMDb