Anna Crilly
| Anna Crilly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28th November 1975 Pembury, Kent |
| Medium | Actress, comedian |
| Nationality | British |
Anna Crilly (born 28 November 1975 in Pembury, Kent)[citation needed] is an English actress and comedian. Secondary school: Kent College, Pembury. Crilly attended Middlesex University where she studied performing arts. She was a finalist in the "So You Think You're Funny" competition at the Gilded Balloon in 2003 and performed two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the following year.[1] [2] From 2006 to 2011 she played the role of Magda, an Eastern European housekeeper, in the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon. Her deadpan performance has been described as "scene-stealing".[3]
She has recorded a pilot for John O'Farrell's radio show NewsBiscuit Dot.com. Crilly plays the co-host of fictional radio station NewsBiscuit, based on the website of the same name, created by O'Farrell. The show was, according to O'Farrell, a chance for new writers and actors to spread their talent. The pilot may result in a series.[citation needed]
She stars in the BBC children's comedy series, Sorry I've Got No Head, alongside William Andrews, James Bachman, Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, Marek Larwood and Nick Mohammed. In December 2008 Crilly was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Female Newcomer for her portrayal of Eastern-European Magda in Lead Balloon, but lost out to Katy Brand. In 2007 she appeared in episode 78, "Susan of Troy", of My Family as an assistant on The Weakest Link. She also appears as "woman" in Ricky Gervais' comedy Extras as an extra herself (series 2, episode 5).[citation needed] she has also starred in Pixelface, a kids comedy, as a waitress zombie slayer called Claire Parker.
In 2011 she appeared in an episode of the sitcom Not Going Out, playing the role of a drug misuse counsellor.
Crilly plays the lead role as "Coma Girl" in Channel 4's Comedy Showcase and appeared in Comedy Lab episode, Anna and Katy alongside Katy Wix.
She plays Mel Gatwick in Tom Basden's sitcom Party for BBC Radio 4.[4]
[edit] Personal
Crilly's brother is journalist and author Robert Crilly.
[edit] References
- ^ "Anna Crilly". Comedy CV. http://www.comedycv.co.uk/annacrilly/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "Edinburgh 2004: Anna Crilly". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/edinburgh2004/questionnaire/anna_crilly.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ Johns, Ian (2006-11-02). "Programme times they are a-changin'". The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article621630.ece. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ "Party". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7l89. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
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