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Sophie Willan
Homepage
http://www.sophiewillan.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1987-10-21,Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
Sophie Willan is a British stand up comedian, actress and writer. Willan was born in Bolton in 1987 to a heroin addicted mother. Her early life was difficult and she spent time in care. She later worked as an escort, and sex work is chronicled in her show one-woman stand up show, Branded. She became the recipient of the first ever Caroline Aherne Bursary award from the BBC for 2017-'18 and has won several awards for her stand up, including Edinburgh's Best Newcomer in 2017. She narrates Channel 4 reality gameshow The Circle and is a regular in BBC1 sitcom Still Open All Hours, as well as appearing in festive comedy Click and Collect alongside Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry. In 2021, BBC2 broadcast the first series of her BAFTA-winning semi-autobiographical sitcom Alma's Not Normal to critical and commercial acclaim. A second and seemingly final series was aired in 2024.

Filmography

Click & Collect

6.6

Click & Collect
2018-12-24

The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer

7

The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
2021-03-09

7.467

The Circle
2018-09-18

Alma's Not Normal

7.6

Alma's Not Normal
2020-04-07

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

7

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014-06-16

8.4

Taskmaster
2015-07-28

The Russell Howard Hour

8

The Russell Howard Hour
2017-09-21

This Is My House

5

This Is My House
2021-03-24

The Weakest Link

6

The Weakest Link
2021-12-18

Still Open All Hours

6

Still Open All Hours
2014-12-26

Comedy Central at the Comedy Store

0

Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
2010-09-03

Would I Lie to You?

7.673

Would I Lie to You?
2007-06-16

Late Night Lycett

5

Late Night Lycett
2023-03-31

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

7

Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020-12-25

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

7.8

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021-09-21

7.6

Ludwig
2024-09-25

7.6

Time
2021-06-06

Richard Osman's House of Games

6

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017-09-04

7.7

Big Fat Quiz
2004-12-27

The Traitors: Uncloaked

4.5

The Traitors: Uncloaked
2024-01-05

5.3

The Last Leg
2013-01-25