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Sophie Willan

Sophie Willan

Birthday: | Place of Birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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 semi-autobiographical sitcom Alma's Not Normal to critical and commercial acclaim.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Alma's Not Normal

as    Alma

2020
Victoria Wood: The Secret List

as    Herself

2018
Click & Collect

as    Jessie

2018
The Circle

as    Self - Narrator