Kate O'Sullivan is a British actress, singer, voiceover artist and impressionist. A graduate of

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in Kings Cross, London, King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint ...

latterly

Central Saint Martins Central Saint Martins is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art university in London, England. The college offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of short ...

, she was taught by Yat Malmgren and Christopher Fettes.

Theatre

Her first job after leaving Drama Centre was in the West End playing Cecily Cardew in ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' at the

Whitehall Theatre Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged ...

(now Trafalgar Studios) with

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. She played Magenta, the extra terrestrial French maid, in the 1990/1991 West End revival of Richard O’Brien's ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror genres from the 193 ...

'' starring

Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, ...

and

Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for having hosted the CBS late-night talk show ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' (2005–2014). He is the winner of ...

at the

Piccadilly Theatre The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at the junction of Denman Street and Sherwood Street, near Piccadilly Circus, in the City of Westminster, London. It opened in 1928. In its early years the theatre presented a wide range of ...

and Bristol Hippodrome Theatre. She also went on both the 1991 and 1996 UK tours of ''

''. Other musicals include ''Lust'' with

Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries ''Bleak House'' (2005), the l ...

at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and Bob Carlton's ''Keep On Running'' at Birmingham Rep in which she played the lead Kathleen Karman. O'Sullivan appeared with

Eric Sykes Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading com ...

in a nationwide tour of Ray Cooney's farce '' Run For Your Wife''. She returned to the role of Barbara or “Lofty” in ''Run For Your Wife'' in a UK tour celebrating the play's 25th Anniversary. Kate O'Sullivan featured as a writer/performer in ''Let The People Decide'' with Barry from Watford (

Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...

)and performed sketches and stand-up with Sketch Department at The Merchant's Hall, Hannover St. She appeared in ''Q&A: a showcase for new material & improvisation'' with

Steve Furst Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He appeared in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing the role of Eliot, a spoof studio executive, and has appea ...

and Lewis MacLeod at the

Leicester Square Theatre The Leicester Square Theatre is a 400-seat theatre in Leicester Place, immediately north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London. It was previously known as Notre Dame Hall, Cavern in the Town and The Venue. The theatre hosts st ...

Television

O'Sullivan appeared in

Roy Clarke Royston Clarke (born 28 January 1930) is an English comedy writer, best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Still Open All Hours''. Early life Cla ...

's comedy ''

Still Open All Hours ''Still Open All Hours'' is a British sitcom (2013–2019) created for the BBC by Roy Clarke, and starring David Jason and James Baxter. It is the sequel to the sitcom '' Open All Hours'' (1976–1985), which both Clarke and Jason were invol ...

'' twice, playing the cameo role of Mrs Teasdale. She has also appeared in

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sitcom '' The Rebel'' starring

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFT ...

as a rebellious and magnificently sweary pensioner., '' Henry IX'', a comedy for UK

, written by

Dick Clement Dick Clement (born 5 September 1937) is a retired English writer, director and producer. He became known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais for television series including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely La ...

and

Ian La Frenais Ian La Frenais (born 7 January 1937) is a retired English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including '' The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ' ...

. She appeared with

Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She is known for writing and starring on the BBC sketch comedy series '' French and Saunders'' (1987–2007) with her best friend and comedy partner Jennifer Sa ...

publicizing her new ITV talent series on ''

The One Show ''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weekdays at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Roman Kemp, Ronan Keating ...

'', O'Sullivan recalling her childhood appearances as an impressionist on '' Crackerjack''. O'Sullivan played vet Sally Freeman in two

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

series of ''

Home Farm Twins ''Home Farm Twins'' is a series of children's books written by Jenny Oldfield. The books were later successfully adapted into a television series for the BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadc ...

'' based on

Jenny Oldfield Jenny Oldfield (born 8 August 1949) is an English author who wrote Definitely Daisy, Animal Alert, Home Farm Twins, the Half Moon Ranch series and other pony books. Biography Oldfield was born and brought up in Harrogate, Yorkshire. She says ...

's novels of the same name. She has appeared in '' Dead Ringers'',

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

film ''Bill's New Frock'', directed by

Pete Travis Pete Travis is a British television and film director. His work includes ''Cold Feet'' (1999), '' The Jury'' (2002) and ''Omagh'' (2004) for television and '' Vantage Point'' (2008), '' Endgame'' (2009), '' Dredd'' (2012) and '' City of Tiny Li ...

, and was a regular in BBC Scotland sketch show 2000 Not Out with ''

''. Other TV work includes

Armando Iannucci Armando Giovanni Iannucci (; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer and performer. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University of Oxford. St ...

's ''

Time Trumpet ''Time Trumpet'' is a six-episode satirical television comedy series which aired on BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the B ...

'', 2004: '' The Stupid Version'', BBC 4's ''Don't Watch That, Watch This'', four series of '' Bremner Bird and Fortune'', and the 2008 CGI BBC3 sketch show ''

The Wrong Door ''The Wrong Door'' is a comedy sketch show, that first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The sketch show was set in a parallel universe, employing a mix of celebrity cameos, impractical locations and CGI visual effects. As such, it was ini ...

'' in which she voices a Smutty Alien, The World's Most Annoying Creature and myriad other extra terrestrial/android characters. She also played the lead role of 'Girl' in ''Dead Cat'', a short film directed by

Derek Jarman Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, poet, gardener, and gay rights activist. Biography Jarman was born at the Royal Victoria Nursing ...

and David Lewis.

Impressions

First television appearance as an impressionist was as a child on ''Seaside Special'' (1976), hosted by

Roger Kitter Roger Daniel Kitter (20 October 1949 – 3 January 2015) was an English actor, comedian and impressionist (entertainment), impressionist, best known for playing Captain Alberto Bertorelli in 'Allo 'Allo! (series 7), series 7 of the British sitc ...

. This was followed by appearances on BBC children's show ''Crackerjack''. In 2DTV (series 4 & 5) O'Sullivan supplied all female impressions/characters. Produced by Giles Pilbrow and directed by Tim Searle with

Enn Reitel Enn Reitel (born 21 June 1950) is a Scottish actor who specialises in voice work in films, television series and video games. Early life Reitel's family arrived in Scotland as refugees from Estonia. He trained as an actor at the Central Sch ...

, Lewis MacLeod, and

Dave Lamb David Alexander Lamb (born 17 January 1969) is an English actor, comedian, narrator and presenter. He is best known for his narration work on ''Come Dine with Me'' as well as appearances in British television and radio programmes, especially com ...

. '' Hedz'': comedy sketch show for

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

BBC Scotland BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, employing approximately 1,250 staff as of 2017, to produce 15,000 hours of television and radio programming per year. BBC Scotla ...

. O'Sullivan supplied all female impressions except the Queen, who was voiced by Peter Dickson. (

Bafta The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

:- Best Children's Light Entertainment 2008). She appeared in ''

DoubleTake Alison Jackson (born 15 May 1960) is an English artist, photographer and Filmmaking, filmmaker. Her work explores the theme of celebrity culture. She makes realistic work of celebrities doing things in private using Look-alike, lookalikes. Ed ...

'', created by Alison Jackson (Bafta for Innovation 2001). O'Sullivan's impressions, namely

Nancy Dell'Olio Annunziata "Nancy" Dell'Olio (born 23 August 1961) is an Italian-American lawyer and media personality. She first came to public notice as the girlfriend of football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. Early life Annunziata Dell'Olio was born in New ...

and

Ulrika Jonsson Eva Ulrika Jonsson (born 16 August 1967) is a Swedish-British television presenter and model. She became known as a TV-am weather presenter, and moved on to present the ITV show '' Gladiators'', and later featured as a team captain on the BBC T ...

, featured in Jackson's ''Sven: The Coach, The Cash And His Lovers'' for Channel 4. O’Sullivan features as an impressionist in the topical

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

satire starring

Rory Bremner Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,"Rory Bremner". '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Wall to Wall for BBC One. 2 February 2009. No. 1, series 6. (born 6 April 1961) is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political sati ...

''Tonight''. Kate O’Sullivan performed stand-up and impressions at the Leicester Square Theatre, the New Players Theatre and Brighton Komedia. She performed in

Funny Women Funny Women is an online and in-person workshop community dedicated to the support of female comedians. It was founded by Lynne Parker (Funny Women), Lynne Parker in 2002 as a reaction to misogynistic comments from a comedy promoter. Funny Women h ...

Sunday Showcase at the Leicester Square Theatre.

Radio

O'Sullivan plays various roles in the story of the KLF in ''How To Burn A Million Quid'' and the roles of Auntie Megs and Zita in new dramatisation of

Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as '' War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelli ...

's '' Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea'' for

BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the List of most-listened-to radio programs, most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the sta ...

. For Classic FM: ''The Pazza Factor: the story of the birth of Classic FM'', directed by Bill Dare, producer of Dead Ringers. Written by Sean Grundy and Cara Jennings, it starred

Jon Culshaw Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968) is an English actor, comedian and Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy ''Dead Ringers (comedy), Dead Ringers'' since 2000. Culshaw has voiced ...

Duncan Wisbey Duncan James Wisbey (born 16 December 1971) is an English actor, voice over artist, musician, writer and impressionist. He is often credited as simply Wisbey. Recordings and appearances From 2001, Wisbey collaborated with Jonny Trunk, founde ...

as Ralph Bernard and Kate O'Sullivan as Margaret Thatcher. She read for Something Understood, produced by Adam Fowler and presented by

Mark Tully Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 October 1935) is a British journalist and the former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi, a position he held for 20 years. He worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. The recipient of sever ...

, also Radio 4. She was a regular on Radio 4's impression and sketch show starring Lewis Macleod,

and

Julian Dutton Julian Dutton is an English writer and performer. He is principally known for television and radio, whose work has won a British Comedy Award, a BAFTA, and a Radio Academy Gold Award for Best Comedy. He is the author of seven books. He is the ...

''Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself''. A recommendation from

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order ...

in 1998 secured her first radio job on Five Live's ''The Treatment''. Directed by Steve Punt and Talkwell McCloud, it was hosted by Stuart Maconie from 1994 to 2001. She was a guest on Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis' sitcom ''The Party Line'' for Radio 4 and has played Queen Question in BBC7's ''Quizland'' for two series. Other radio includes ''Hot Gas'' for Radio 1 and ''The Sharp End'', a sitcom for BBC Radio 2 with

Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, BAFTAaward winning comic, actor, pianist, poet, and writer. He starred in '' The Big Impression'' (formerly '' Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''). He has also wor ...

, various in the Framley Examiner Podcast. BBC Radio 4 productions: ''What To Do If Your Husband May Leave'' and ''Polyoaks'' the sitcom written by David Spicer and Dr. Phil Hammond, satirizing the government's radical overhaul of the NHS. O'Sullivan plays various roles in Series 2 of ''Births, Deaths and Marriages'', the BBC Radio 4 sitcom by David Schneider and Simon Jacobs. She is also a panellist on ''Bremner’s One Question Quiz'' with

Andy Zaltzman Andrew Zaltzman (born 6 October 1974) is a British comedian and statistician. His comedy largely deals in political and sport-related material. He has worked with John Oliver, with their work together including '' Political Animal'', ''The Dep ...

and Nick Doody, satirising Britishness, the UK's approach to education and the environment.

Blagger's Guide

O'Sullivan worked with

David Quantick David Quantick (born 14 May 1961) is an English novelist, comedy writer and critic, who has worked as a journalist and screenwriter. A former freelance writer for the music magazine ''NME'', his writing credits have included '' On the Hour'', ' ...

and Lewis MacLeod on 6 series of '' The Blagger's Guide'' (2005–2013) for Radio 2. with fake archive footage and spoof adverts supplied by O'Sullivan, MacLeod and producer Simon Poole. Over the first five series, O'Sullivan plays all female voices, characters and celebrities, among them

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album ...

, a schoolgirl

Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at the ...

, all 3

Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las were an American girl group of the 1960s, consisting of Mary Weiss, her sister Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss and twin sisters Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit pop songs of theirs docu ...

Gary Numan Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the New wave music, new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two st ...

's bride-to-be and

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

's wife. In November 2013, Radio 2 commissioned ''The Blagger's Guide to

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations which went on to receive a Sony Radio award nomination.

Voiceover

She has supplied the voiceover for thousands of British television and radio commercials since 1996. Notable campaigns include delivering endlines, impressions or character voices for brands such as

Vodafone Vodafone Group Public Limited Company () is a British Multinational company, multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates Service (economic ...

's Voxi 'Thumbs',

Maybelline Maybelline New York (formerly The Maybelline Company and Mabelline and Co.), trading as and commonly known as simply Maybelline ( ), is an American multinational cosmetics, skin care, perfume, and personal care company, based in New York City. ...

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or simply Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home produc ...

, L’Oreal,

Vision Express Vision Express is a British eyewear company established in 1988, now owned by EssilorLuxottica. It sells spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses. History The company opened its first practice in 1988, at the MetroCentre, Gateshead, quick ...

among many others. Currently station voice at

Absolute Radio Absolute Radio is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It broadcasts nationally across the UK via digital audio broadcasting. The station focuses on alternative ...

with

Matt Berry Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Noted for his distinctive voice, he is best known for his television roles in comedy series such as ''The IT Crowd'', ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', ' ...

, O’Sullivan voices for several Bauer Media UK stations in their stable, such as Magic Radio, Jazz FM and

Scala Radio Magic Classical (formerly Scala Radio) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. The station was launched in March 2019 as Scala Radio and broadcasts nationally on DAB Digital Radio, via Smart speaker, app, a ...

. She is part of the creative team which has won many awards for station imaging and innovation over the past ten years, dating back to when the

Radio Academy The Radio Academy is a registered charity dedicated to "the encouragement, recognition and promotion of excellence in UK broadcasting and audio production". It was formed in 1983 and is run via a board of trustees, with a chair and a deputy chai ...

’s

ARIAS In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompaniment, normally part of a larger ...

were called the Sony Awards, and later the

Radio Academy Awards The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. For most of their existence, they were run by ZAFER Associates, but in latter years were brought under the control of The Radio Academy ...

. Wins ranged from: Silver for best Station Imaging (

) at the 2011 Sony Radio Academy Awards (On-Air Marketing Awards category) to Gold Best Single Promo/Commercial at the 2012 Sony Radio Academy Awards. In 2021,

was nominated in nine categories, including National Station and Network of the Year, Best Station Sound, Best Marketing Campaign, The 2020 Special Award, and Radio Times Moment of the Year. It won Gold at the

in The Creative Innovation Award category, for its landmark

40s event to commemorate

VE Day Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official surrender of all German military operations ...

during the pandemic. O’Sullivan voiced trails and promos throughout the programme in the style of a

1940s File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on Normandy landings, D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of ...

announcer. Her impressions of

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

, both young and old, addressing the nation, featured throughout the show. 2022 saw 25 nominations for Bauer, of which O’Sullivan voiced: Best Coverage of an Event (Mental Health Awareness Week:

); Best Station Sound (

Absolute Radio Country Absolute Radio Country is a British digital radio station, and is owned and operated by Bauer Radio. It is available via DAB across the UK, online, on Smart Speaker and via the Rayo as part of the Absolute Radio Network. History The station ...

launch) Best Commercial Partnership (Bond 24/7 – No Time To Die and Bauer Media); Best Marketing Campaign (

) and Magic Radio 100% Christmas. 2023 sees O’Sullivan as the voiceover for the idents and trails on ‘

Natalie’, named after the lucky winner who won the prize of their very own radio station. It has been nominated for The Creative Innovation Award. O’Sullivan's voice can also be heard on promos for both Mental Health Awareness Week on

, nominated for Best Coverage of an Event, and

’s ‘Hometime with Bush and Richie’, which has been nominated for Best Music Entertainment Show. O'Sullivan voiced two promos for Nickelodeon (both being SpongeBob's Top 100). They were shown on

Nick Nick may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nick (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Désirée Nick, German actress and writer Places * Nick, Hungary, a village * Nick, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, a ...

and

Nicktoons Nicktoons is the brand name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Paramount Global) in their copyright bylines. Since ...

. The promo, in which she is doing an impression of the English Queen, won the Bronze Award in the Best Children's Promo (Originated) category of the Promax UK Awards. In a trail for the series about ageing, ''When I’m 65'' for BBC O’Sullivan voices both young and old June Brown eventually morphing both voices into one. The promo won PROMAX Gold in 2012.

Animation/Video Games

'' Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' (Video Game) – Captain Marvel/Enchantress/Morgan le Fay/Ravonna (voice). O'Sullivan was the voice behind all six Singing Sockroaches for ''

Milkshake! ''Milkshake!'' (stylised as milkshake!) is a British Children's television series, children's television programming block on 5 (British TV channel), 5. Originally launched in 1997, it is currently aimed at children aged 2 to 7. History Th ...

'', Channel 5's children's channel. The Sockroaches are a gang of mischievous and singing socks who appear in every episode of the animated TV show ''

The Beeps ''The Beeps'' is a British CGI animated pre-school children's television series of 65 x 11-minute episodes. The show was initially broadcast in the UK on Channel 5's Milkshake! segment. Subsequently transmitted worldwide. The series detail ...

'' narrated by

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for having played the Fourth Doctor, fourth and longest-serving incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television ...

. Other cartoons: ''Treasure''; ''MechaNick''; ''Audrey''; and ''Castle Farm'' series 1 & 2 (Channel 5), in which she characterizes Farmer, Cow, She-Ba, and Winnie the Hen in the children's animation. She is the voice behind Madam (cow), Mrs Snuffles (pig), Mrs Chickens, Mrs Paw (cat), and Ewerice (sheep) in the

CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six year ...

' series '' Big Barn Farm'' (BBC). O’Sullivan voiced Lara for Star Stable's ''Mistfall'' across a series of six episodes. She supplied the voices of both police officers and suspects in

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

’s action-adventure The Getaway: Black Monday.

Audiobooks

O'Sullivan plays the Queen Mother and Susan the Student, among others in the audio adaptation of

Robert Rankin Robert Fleming Rankin (born 27 July 1949) is a prolific British author of fantasy comedy, comedic fantasy novels. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with ''Snuff Fictio ...

’s novel ''Brightonomicon''. She is also the voice of Professor Peabody in Orion's 2008 audio version of cult comic strip ''

Dan Dare Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the ''Eagle'' comic series ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'' from 1950 to 1967 (and subsequently in ...

- Voyage To Venus'' by

Frank Hampson Frank Hampson (21 December 1918 – 8 July 1985) was a British illustrator. He is best known as the creator and artist of Dan Dare and other characters in the boys' comic, the ''Eagle'', to which he contributed from 1950 to 1961. Biograp ...

, with

Rupert Degas Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970) is a British and Australian actor. He is best known for his voice work in animation, audiobooks, and advertising. Early life and education Degas was born Rupert Joel Degas on 17 August 1970 in London, to ...

, Tom Goodman-Hill and Christian Rodska. O’Sullivan voices all characters and narrates ''The Railway Rabbits'' audio series and ''Dead Man’s Cove'' for Orion. She narrates Orion books 1, 2 & 3 of the Charmseekers series by Amy Tree, namely ''The Queen's Bracelet'', ''The Silver Pool'' and ''The Dragon's Revenge'', which chronicle Sesame Brown's quest to find the 13 stolen magical charms belonging to Queen Charm of Karisma. The third of the Charmseekers books, as reviewed by The Independent, is 'read with superb versatility by Kate O'Sullivan'. Barbara Tate’s ''West End Girls'' (Orion, 2011) is also ‘wonderfully narrated by Kate O’Sullivan’.

Writing

While co-presenting the children's series, O'Sullivan wrote material for '' Wham! Bam! Strawberry Jam!'' (BBC 1995) and was commissioned by Thames TV Head of Comedy John Howard Davies to co-write a sitcom pilot "Different Drummers". O'Sullivan is part of the writing team for ''Tonight''/''Bremner's One Question Quiz'' (BBC Radio 4, 2011–2015) with

, Nick Doody, John Langdon and Geoff Atkinson.

Trivia

As a child, O'Sullivan was awarded the title Crackerjack Young Entertainer of the Year 1978 for her impressions of Frank Spencer,

the Muppet Show ''The Muppet Show'' is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with ru ...

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013), was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of th ...

and

Lena Zavaroni Lena Hilda Zavaroni (4 November 1963 – 1 October 1999) was a Scottish singer. At the age of 10, with her debut album '' Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)'', she was the youngest person to have had an album in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart. Lat ...

on the popular children's TV show ''Crackerjack'', hosted by Ed "Stewpot" Stewart. On winning the competition, for which 900 other hopefuls had auditioned, she was given an

Aiwa Aiwa (, stylised aiwa) is a Japanese consumer electronics brand of Aiwa Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Towada Audio holdings. The current company was established in 2017 and creates mainly audio products; the brand is also licensed to or owned by othe ...

sound system, a signed photograph of Bernie Clifton and a coveted Crackerjack pen.

References

External links

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Kate O'Sullivan on Comedy CasterKate O'Sullivan at Hobsons International
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Kate Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Audiobook narrators British impressionists (entertainers) British radio actresses British stage actresses British television actresses British voice actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the Drama Centre London