Elizabeth Anne Carr was born on 21 April 1972 and is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster and international disability rights activist.
15 Facts About Liz Carr
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Liz Carr attended Upton Hall School FCJ in Upton, Merseyside and Birkenhead High School in Birkenhead.
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Liz Carr has been part of a number of comedy groups, including Abnormally Funny People with Tanyalee Davis, Steve Day, Steve Best, Simon Minty and Chris McCausland.
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Liz Carr was in her thirties when she took on her first professional acting role, playing Mother Courage, before heading to the Young Vic with another Bertolt Brecht play, The Exception and the Rule.
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In 2019, Liz Carr starred in The OA as Dr Marlow Rhodes.
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In March 2021, it was announced that Liz Carr had joined the cast of The Witcher as Fenn in the show's second series.
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Liz Carr subsequently won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Liz Carr joined the cast of series 2 of Disney+'s Loki in the role of Judge Gamble.
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Liz Carr was disabled from age seven, owing to arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, and has used a wheelchair since the age of 14.
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Liz Carr became involved in politics, disabled rights, and activism while studying at the University of Nottingham.
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Liz Carr has been a disability rights campaigner in the UK and has spoken at many rallies.
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In 2011, Liz Carr was part of a Newsnight debate on assisted suicide, following the screening on the BBC of Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die, which included Jeremy Paxman and David Aaronovitch.
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In 2025, Liz Carr is set to appear at Greenbelt Festival to share her reasons for believing that the UK should not legalise assisted suicide.
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In 2010, Liz Carr entered into a civil partnership with longtime partner, Jo Church, in what Liz Carr called "A Wheelie Special Wedding".
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Liz Carr's father gave a speech in which he joked he was prohibited from using words such as "brave".