1. Sally Phillips co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show Smack the Pony.
29 Facts About Sally Phillips
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From 2004 to 2019, Sally Phillips played the title role in the BBC Radio 4 comedy show Clare in the Community.
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Sally Elizabeth Phillips was born on 10th May 1970 in Hong Kong, which at the time was under British rule.
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Sally Phillips's father Tim, later chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, was an executive with British Airways.
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Sally Phillips read Italian and linguistics at New College, Oxford, where she joined the Oxford Revue, playing mostly male parts, alongside contemporaries including Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
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Sally Phillips then co-wrote and performed the one-woman show Benadetta, the Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, based on a true story.
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Sally Phillips appeared in the 1990 Oxford Revue THRASH, which starred Ed Smith.
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Sally Phillips gained a first-class honours degree, and applied to write a PhD on the Spaghetti Western.
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Sally Phillips performed at nine consecutive Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, appearing in shows including Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Arthur Smith's version of Hamlet and Cluub Zarathustra with Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, Richard Thomas, Julian Barratt and Lori Lixenburg.
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In 1995, Sally Phillips played the role of a reporter in the unbroadcast pilot of Chris Morris's spoof series Brass Eye.
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Sally Phillips had a role as a "Travel Tavern" receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge, and as Laura in Holding the Baby.
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Sally Phillips played radio DJ Gemma White in the TV series In the Red.
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Sally Phillips had a starring role in the short-lived 1999 British comedy series Hippies with Simon Pegg and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
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Sally Phillips garnered a nomination for best female newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards as she, along with Fiona Allen and Doon Mackichan, co-created, wrote, and performed in Smack the Pony.
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Sally Phillips played cameo roles in Mean Machine, Birthday Girl, and Born Romantic, and wrote episodes for the animation Bob and Margaret.
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Sally Phillips appeared in Bridget Jones's Diary as Shazza, having previously auditioned for Bridget; the character was based upon the film's director, Sharon Maguire.
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In 2009, Sally Phillips took the role of Tilly in Miranda as Miranda Hart's character's irritating upper-class friend.
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The series found critical success and Sally Phillips remained a part of the show throughout its duration, from 2009 to 2015.
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Sally Phillips had a guest-star part in E4's Skins, series 3 playing Pandora's mother.
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Sally Phillips appeared in a supporting role in the film, playing Emma, a Hollywood assistant.
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Sally Phillips made two episodes of series 3 of the Dave maths and comedy series Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums in 2014, in which she was set various maths-based physical challenges.
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Sally Phillips has appeared in the comedy Burn Burn Burn as Ingrid, a main character, and the TV film Distinguished Ladies in which she plays the lead role of Bianca.
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Sally Phillips appeared in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Mrs Bennet, and as Shazza in Bridget Jones's Baby.
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Sally Phillips appeared in All Star Musicals and Tim Vine Travels in Time in December 2017.
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Sally Phillips starred as Ingrid in the Australian-British comedy series Austin which premiered in June 2024.
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In 2002, Sally Phillips was hospitalised with salmonellosis during a charity trip to Mexico.
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Sally Phillips said the illness led to a brain infection that made her body become a "microbrewery", causing neurological symptoms.
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Sally Phillips was married to Andrew Bermejo for 14 years and has three sons from their marriage, one with Down's syndrome.
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Sally Phillips is a patron of Blue Apple Theatre which specialises in creating performance work with adults with a learning disability.