Kerry Anna Godliman (born 17 November 1973) is an English actress and comedian. She has appeared in TV roles in '' Derek'', '' Bad Move'', and '' After Life''.

Early life

Godliman was born born 17 November 1973 in

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, and trained at

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a higher education institution in the London Borough of Bexley. Bruford has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various ...

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Career

Television

In the first decade of the 2000s, Godliman appeared in a variety of television productions, including ''

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'', '' Law of the Playground'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She played Hannah in

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003) ...

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sitcom '' Derek'', Belinda Dawes in ''

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'', and Liz Carter in '' Carters Get Rich''. In 2017, Godliman landed the role of Nicky in the

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sitcom '' Bad Move'' and in 2018, she played Peggy Aytean in the Channel 4 computer game series ''

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's Playing for Time''. The same year, she won the seventh series of

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's comedy game show '' Taskmaster'', beating

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Jessica Knappett Jessica Amy Knappett (born 9 April 1984) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She is the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of the E4 sitcom '' Drifters'', and appeared as Lisa in ''The Inbetweeners Movie''. She was also one ...

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, and

Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian and television and radio presenter who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008 he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Award ...

. Between 2017 and 2019, she made a number of appearances on the celebrity panel show ''

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''. In 2019, Godliman appeared as Lisa in Ricky Gervais's black comedy series '' After Life''. She reprised her role in series two and three, in 2020 and 2022, respectively. A year later, she played ex-MP Stella Maitland in the Channel 4 four-part drama series ''

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''. She portrayed the lead character of Pearl Nolan in the mystery series ''

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''. In 2022 and 2024, Godliman appeared in the crime thriller series ''

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''.

Radio

In August 2014, Godliman made her first appearance on the long-running BBC Radio 4 quiz ''

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''. In 2017, she starred alongside

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in an episode of ''

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's Double Acts'' on Radio 4 and (with

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) in ''The Wilsons Save the World''. She also appeared as a guest on the

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radio show ''

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'' to reflect on International Women's Day on 10 March 2017, and took part in episodes 3 and 4 of ''

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'', series 70, that were recorded in

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. She has appeared on ''

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''.

Stand-up comedy

Godliman has performed as a stand-up comedian throughout her career, including several appearances on '' Live at the Apollo'', and she tours in this capacity. In January 2022, she performed her show ''Bosh'' at

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, London. In a review for ''

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'', writer Brian Logan praised the show, rating it 3/5 stars, and stating that the performance is filled with "vigour, charm and plenty fgood gags". Godliman's tour is expected to last several months across the UK.

Personal life

Godliman is married to actor Ben Abell. They have two children and live in

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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