Katy Wix | |
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Born | Katy Victoria J Wix 28 February 1980 Pontypridd, Wales |
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, author |
Years active | 2006–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.
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 ]
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]
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. This was due to having to have her gall bladder removed. She was unable to attend the scheduled studio based filming because after attending A&E in extreme pain, later found to be caused by gallstones, Wix was immediately admitted to hospital. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Twelve in a Box | Andrea | |
2007 | Magicians | Waitress | |
Where Have I Been All Your Life? | Suzie | Short film | |
2009 | Cut and Paste | Brenda | Short film |
2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Watling Street Presenter | (as Katie Wix) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Time Trumpet | Series 1, Episode 3 | |
Extras | Girl in Nightclub | Series 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 | Daisy | Series Regular |
2008 | Headcases | Various Characters | Voice |
2009 | FM | Izzy | Season 1, Episode 5: "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
Torchwood | Rhiannon Davies | Children of Earth | |
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder | Various Characters | ||
Miranda | Fanny | 2 episodes | |
2009–2012 | Horrible Histories | Various Characters | Series 1–4 |
2010 | The King Is Dead | Herself | with Simon Bird and Nick Mohammed |
Outnumbered | Fiona | Series 3, Episode 4: "The Pigeon" | |
2011 | Anna and Katy | Various Characters | Co-writer |
Comedy Showcase: Coma Girl | Sarah | Pilot | |
Absolutely Fabulous | Annabelle | 2011 Christmas special: "Identity" | |
2013 | Anna & Katy | Herself | |
2014 | Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death | Gemma Simpson | Television film |
2014–2015 | Fried | Mary Fawn | Show pilot on BBC iPlayer (2014) TV series on BBC Three (2015) |
2015 | Together | Maeve | TV series on BBC Three (2015) |
2016–2018 | Agatha Raisin | Gemma Simpson | Regular Cast |
2016–2020 | The Windsors | Fergie | TV series on Channel 4 |
2017 | Sherlock | Nurse Cornish | Episode: "The Lying Detective" |
Decline and Fall | Florence Fagin | BBC1 TV drama | |
2018 | Death in Paradise | Eva Ingram | Series 7, Episode 6 |
2018–2021 | Stath Lets Flats | Carole | Main role |
2019 | Taskmaster | Herself | 10 episodes |
This Time with Alan Partridge | Susan Lyle | Series 1, Episode 6 | |
Ladhood | Miss Monroe | Series 1, Episode 3 "Down Days" | |
2019–2022 | Ghosts | Mary | Main role |
2022–present | Big Boys | Jules | Main role |
2023 | Ted Lasso | Barbara | Season 3, recurring |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–2012 | Party | Phoebe | All 3 series |
2012 | Bird Island | Jane (also writer) | All episodes [13] |
2017 | Ankle Tag | Alice | 6 episodes (replaced by Margaret Cabourn-Smith for the final two episodes of series two) |
The Accidental AM | Hayley | All episodes | |
2014 - 2024 | Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme | Megan | Series 2-5 |
Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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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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