Kathy Burke Parents: Meet Patrick Burke, Bridget Burke

Kathy Burke was brought up by her parents, Patrick Burke and Bridget Burke. Her parents are Irish Catholics.

Kathy Burke’s mother, known as Bridie, died of cancer when Burke was two years old. Following her mother’s passing, Kathy Burke lived with her father who was a builder and an alcoholic.

Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke was born at the Royal Free Hospital, London on June 13, 1964, in Camden Town, London, United Kingdom. Kathy Burke is 58 years old as of 2022.

Kathy Burke was brought up in Islington, North London. Kathy Burke has two elder brothers Barry Burke and John Burke.

Kathy Burke attended the Maria Fidelis Convent School, a secondary school in Euston until she was 16 years old. She proceeded to study at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington.

Kathy Burke’s first role was in the 1982 film Scrubbers. Some of her initial television appearances were on the chat show The Last Resort on UK Channel 4 in the mid-1980s.

Kathy Burke starred in the 2010s with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Pan (2015), and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016).