Kathleen Phillips

Kathleen Phillips
Occupations	Comedian, actor
Spouse	Chris Locke

Kathleen Phillips is a Canadian actress based in Toronto, Ontario. ^[1] She is most noted for her roles in the sketch comedy series Sunnyside , for which she and the other core cast collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, ^[2] and Mr. D , for which she was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. ^[3]

A native of Keswick, Ontario, she is a graduate of Ryerson University's theatre school. ^[4] She has also performed in the sketch comedy web series Terrific Women, ^[5] and on stage with The Sketchersons and Laugh Sabbath. ^[6] She has also created a number of one-woman character comedy shows, including Kathleen Phillips Is Besides Herself. ^[7]

She is married to comedian Chris Locke. ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Secondary High	Snatch	[9]
2009	Rehearsing Shakespeare	Actress Rehearsing	Short film
2010	The Old Ways	Mother	Short film
2010	Turkey	Ally	Short film
2011	Unlucky	Ms. Neves	[10]
2012	Buyer's Market	Sabrina	Short film
2013	Ben	Ben	Short film
2013	Bridge's New Jacket	Sr. Lady Adventurer	Short film
2013	Pop the Grapes	Melanie	Short film
2014	An Apartment	Rose	Short film
2014	Apartment 2B	Megan	Short film
2017	Filth City	Eve Knight	Also released in episodic form [11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	House Party	Hannah	6 episodes
2009	Hotbox		9 episodes
2011	InSecurity	Penny	1 episode
2011	Good Dog	Fundraiser #1	1 episode
2011	Dan for Mayor	Joan Nivens	1 episode
2011	Goodbye Sara Hennessey	Witch	1 episode
2014	The Ron James Show		1 episode
2014–2022	Odd Squad	Triangle Sue, Circle Sue	3 episodes
2015	Sunnyside	Various characters	13 episodes
2015–2018	Mr. D	Emma Terdie	22 episodes
2017	Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War	Ms. Gloria Peabody	TV Movie
2017	Terrific Women	Pam	4 episodes
2017	My Kitchen Can Be Anything	Kathleen	1 episode
2020	Workin' Moms	Sabrina	1 episode, also writing credits [12] on 5 episodes

References

1. Juliana Cummins, "Kathleen Phillips, Bill Wood join Mr. D cast". Playback , July 24, 2014.
2. Julianna Cummins, "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback , March 13, 2016.
3. "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.
4. William Burrill, "Contenders for the crown of comedy; Young T.O. comics are sharp and ready to rip for Tim Sims Award Funny things happen when comedians talk about themselves". Toronto Star , November 19, 2005.
5. John Doyle, "The erratic comedy of women on the verge of breakdown: CBC's Terrific Women and Baroness von Sketch Show are wildly uneven and undisciplined - but both are fresh, funny and fearless". The Globe and Mail , July 11, 2017.
6. Carly Maga, "Funny people, a dance troupe and a sweet play: Top Ticket Three Shows to Watch". Toronto Star , February 28, 2016.
7. Glenn Sumi, "Phillips finds her niche". Now , June 19, 2008.
8. Bill Brownstein, "Delivering the laughs; Locke's comedy routine veers into new territory thanks to arrival of baby". Montreal Gazette , May 26, 2016.
9. "The Bearable Lightness of Fleeing" by Mark Jenkins at washingtoncitypaper.com
10. Unlucky - Full Cast & Crew at www.tvguide.com
11. "Click, click, click: Three hot Canadian web series that require your attention" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
12. "Wolf + Rabbit on growing Workin’ Moms" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca

External links

• Kathleen Phillips at IMDb