Kathleen Phillips is a Canadian actress based in

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. She is most noted for her roles in the sketch comedy series '' Sunnyside'', for which she and the other core cast collectively won the

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for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the

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in 2016, and '' Mr. D'', for which she was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the

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in 2017. A native of Keswick,

, she is a graduate of

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's theatre school. She has also performed in the sketch comedy web series ''Terrific Women'', and on stage with

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and Laugh Sabbath. She has also created a number of one-woman character comedy shows, including ''Kathleen Phillips Is Besides Herself''. She is married to comedian Chris Locke.Bill Brownstein, "Delivering the laughs; Locke's comedy routine veers into new territory thanks to arrival of baby". ''

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'', May 26, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

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