Laura Checkley is an English actress and comedian known for playing the regular character Louise throughout three series of ''

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'' on

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, Monica in ''

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'' on

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, Terri King, wife of the titular character played by Tom Davis, in the

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News ...

sitcom '' King Gary''. and the hilarious Mrs Blocker in BAFTA award winning Drama '' In My Skin.'' She has also appeared in guest roles on a number of other programmes including '' Brassic,

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, Enterprice,

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'', '' W1A'' and ''

This Country ''This Country'' is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 8 February 2017. Created by, written by and starring siblings Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper and directed by Tom George, the series f ...

''. Most recently, she played Jackie Stokes in the popular Drama ''Screw'' on

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In 2009, she burst on to the comedy scene with her comedy duo Checkley Bush with Victoria Bush. In their short time together they ran a hugely popular residency at the Leicester Square Theatre. They performed to sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival and all over the UK, and hosted and played at the Latitude Festival and Manchester Comedy Festival. In 2011, they reached the final o

he Funny Women Awards. On film, she appeared as Susan, the floor manager of Hard News in ''

Bridget Jones's Baby ''Bridget Jones's Baby'' is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Emma Thompson, based on the fictional columns by Fielding. It is the third film in the franchise and a sequel t ...

,'' and as Maz in ''

Military Wives The Military Wives Choirs is a registered charity and network of 75 choirs in British military bases across the UK and overseas, bringing women in the military community closer together through singing. With over 2,200 members, the MWC network ...

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