Katy Wix

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Born
Katy Victoria J Wix

(1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)
Pontypridd, Wales
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, author
Years active2006–present

Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) [1] is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts , Barbara in Ted Lasso , and Jules in Big Boys . She has also appeared as a series contestant on Taskmaster and as a recurring character in the science fiction mini-series Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009. [2] She has written two series of her own: a sitcom for BBC Radio 4, Bird Island and a sketch show for Channel 4, Anna & Katy . In 2017, her painting was chosen for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. She has written two books of monologues and in 2021 she published her first memoir, Delicacy.

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Early life

Wix was born in Pontypridd and raised in Peterston-super-Ely, near Cardiff. [3] Her mother and father both went to drama school and worked as actors before transitioning into careers in, respectively, arts administration and stage management. [4] Her brother is a musician. [5] She attended the University of Warwick in Coventry before going on to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. [6] [ citation needed ]

Career

While studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Wix entered the Funny Women competition. She met comedian Anna Crilly in the competition and they later performed as a double act.

In 2007, Wix joined the cast of sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Daisy and then went on to be a regular from series 3 until her final appearance in the 2015 Christmas special. [7] In Torchwood: Children of Earth she plays Rhiannon Davies, the sister of Ianto Jones. [8] In 2010, she presented the BBC Three series The King Is Dead . She made guest appearances on the BBC shows Horrible Histories , Outnumbered (2010) and Absolutely Fabulous (2011). She also played Gemma in the first two series of Agatha Raisin (2014–2022).

She played Phoebe in Tom Basden's stage comedy Party and its subsequent three series spin-off on BBC Radio 4 also called Party. Wix wrote and co-starred in the same station's comedy series Bird Island , which also featured Reece Shearsmith, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Alison Steadman.

In 2017, for the BBC, she portrayed Nurse Cornish in an episode of the TV crime drama Sherlock , and Florence Fagin in the TV dramatisation of Decline and Fall. She also featured in the radio series Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4) and The Accidental AM (BBC Radio Wales). She also played Mary, one of the main characters, in the 2019 BBC One sitcom Ghosts before being "sucked off" in Series Four.

In 2021, she published Delicacy: a memoir of cake and death, a feminist memoir in which she recounts 21 life-defining moments to do with loss, body image, recovery from eating disorder and love. [9]

Personal life

Wix comes from a showbiz background with both her parents having been active front and backstage, and a brother who is a singer and musician. Like her brother, Wix has been diagnosed with autism. [10]

At age 26, Wix was involved in a serious car crash and suffered numerous broken bones, which has affected her health ever since. [11]

When filming Taskmaster, Wix was absent from two episodes. She had been unable to attend the scheduled studio-based filming because, after attending A&E in extreme pain, the problem was found to be caused by gallstones. Wix was immediately admitted to hospital, where she had her gall bladder removed. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Twelve in a Box Andrea
2007 Magicians Waitress
Where Have I Been All Your Life?SuzieShort film
2009Cut and PasteBrendaShort film
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Watling Street Presenter(as Katie Wix)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Time Trumpet Series 1, Episode 3
Extras Girl in NightclubSeries 2, Episode 2: "David Bowie"
2007 Comedy Cuts
Rush Hour Various Characters
The Omid Djalili Show Series 1, Episode 4
2007–2015 Not Going Out DaisySeries Regular
2008 Headcases Various CharactersVoice
2009 FM IzzySeason 1, Episode 5: "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Torchwood Rhiannon Davies Children of Earth
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder Various Characters
Miranda Fanny2 episodes
2009–2012 Horrible Histories Various CharactersSeries 1–4
2010 The King Is Dead Herselfwith Simon Bird and Nick Mohammed
Outnumbered FionaSeries 3, Episode 4: "The Pigeon"
2011 Anna and Katy Various CharactersCo-writer
Comedy Showcase: Coma GirlSarahPilot
Absolutely Fabulous Annabelle2011 Christmas special: "Identity"
2013 Anna & Katy Herself
2014 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death Gemma SimpsonTelevision film
2014–2015 Fried Mary FawnShow pilot on BBC iPlayer (2014)
TV series on BBC Three (2015)
2015 Together MaeveTV series on BBC Three (2015)
2016–2018 Agatha Raisin Gemma SimpsonRegular Cast
2016–2020 The Windsors Fergie TV series on Channel 4
2017 Sherlock Nurse CornishEpisode: "The Lying Detective"
Decline and Fall Florence FaginBBC1 TV drama
2018 Death in Paradise Eva IngramSeries 7, Episode 6
2018–2021 Stath Lets Flats CaroleMain role
2019 Taskmaster Herself10 episodes
This Time with Alan Partridge Susan LyleSeries 1, Episode 6
Ladhood Miss MonroeSeries 1, Episode 3 "Down Days"
2019–2022 Ghosts MaryMain role
2022–present Big Boys JulesMain role
2023 Ted Lasso BarbaraSeason 3, recurring

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2012 Party PhoebeAll 3 series
2012 Bird Island Jane (also writer)All episodes [13]
2017 Ankle Tag Alice6 episodes (replaced by Margaret Cabourn-Smith for the final two episodes of series two)
The Accidental AMHayleyAll episodes
2014 - 2024Tim Key's Late Night Poetry ProgrammeMeganSeries 2-5

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
2022 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Comedy Performance: Female Stath Lets Flats Nominated [14]
2023 BAFTA Cymru Best Actress Big Boys Nominated [15]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ted Lasso Nominated [16]

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