Jo Brand

Writer
Actress
Producer

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Jo Brand was born on 23 July 1957 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Getting On (2009), The More You Ignore Me (2018) and Human Traffic (1999). She has been married to Bernie Bourke since 19 December 1997. They have two children.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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Known for

Getting On

8.1

TV Series

Writer

The More You Ignore Me

6.1

Writer

2018

Human Traffic

7.1

Reality(voice)

1999

Damned

7.3

TV Series

Writer(creator)

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Writer

The Radleys
5.0
- developed by (creator)
- 2024
The More You Ignore Me
6.1
- Writer
- 2018
Damned
7.3
TV Series
- created by
- written by
- 2016–2018
Going Forward
7.0
TV Mini Series
- writer
- 2016
Getting On
7.8
TV Series
- based on the BBC television series created by
- creator: the BBC television series
- 2013–2015
Enfant en colère
7.0
TV Series
- collaborating writer
- 2015
Playhouse Presents
6.7
TV Series
- writer
- 2014
Getting On
8.1
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- 2009–2012
Little Crackers
6.5
TV Series
- written by
- 2010
Clubland
6.4
- writer: additional stand-up comedy material
- 2007
Like It or Lump It
TV Series
- written by
- 1997
All the Way to Worcester
TV Movie
- written by
- 1996
Jo Brand: A Big Slice of Jo Brand
6.0
Video
- Writer
- 1996
The Sherman Plays
TV Series
- play
- 1996
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
6.7
TV Series
- written by
- 1993–1996

Actress

Badjelly
8.1
TV Series
- Unfungi
- 2025
Horrible Histories
8.7
TV Series
- Host
- 2023
Polter Guys
TV Movie
- Sue Pernatural
- 2022
Christmas Carole
6.3
TV Movie
- Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2022
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
6.1
TV Series
- Sue Pernatural
- 2022
The More You Ignore Me
6.1
- Sandra
- 2018
Damned
7.3
TV Series
- Rose
- Rose Denby
- 2016–2018
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
4.2
- Mrs. Crocodile (voice)
- 2017
Peppa Pig
6.3
TV Series
- Mrs. Crocodile (voice)
- 2016
Going Forward
7.0
TV Mini Series
- Kim Wilde
- 2016
Playhouse Presents
6.7
TV Series
- Rose
- 2014
Life at Death's Door
Podcast Series
- 2013–2014
Getting On
8.1
TV Series
- Nurse Kim Wilde
- 2009–2012
Horrible Henry, le film
3.7
- Demon Dinner Lady
- 2011
Huge
4.3
- Jo Brand
- 2010

Producer

Videos3

Horrid Henry: The Movie

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Height
- 1.63 m
Born
- July 23, 1957
- London, England, UK
Spouse
- Bernie BourkeDecember 19, 1997 - present (2 children)
Other works
Appeared in Boyzone's music video for "When The Going Gets Tough", the official single of Comic Relief 1999.
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Trivia
On 17 July 2007, she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her work as a psychiatric nurse from the University of Glamorgan. In January 2014, she was awarded a second honorary doctorate from Canterbury Christ Church University, for her work in raising awareness of mental health issues and challenging the stigma surrounding such illnesses.

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So, my style has hopefully changed over the years and it is more relaxed, and I do tend to smile and have more than one expression these days hopefully - which I didn't at the beginning.