Sally Phillips was born on May 10, 1970 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and writer, known for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Decoy Bride (2011) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). She has been married to Andrew Bermejo since January 17, 2003. They have three children.
[on Smack the Pony (1999)]I work now with women 10 or 15 years younger who all grew up watching it. As a teenage girl it wouldn't occur to you now that women aren't funny. It's a definite career choice and there are loads more girls. There really weren't any then.
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I met someone who said they had the amniocentesis test because she wouldn't want a child with Down's Syndrome because they might not be able to walk. Where did that come from?! I really feel the medical profession scares people unnecessarily. People say 'I couldn't handle that' when they hear about a child with Down's Syndrome. Handle what? All children are different in their own way.Yes it's changed the course of my family but that's about as far as it goes. He is such a happy child
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[on co-star Renée Zellweger] We got on very well. We were in touch for a bit but we were quite honest about it - she's a massive movie star in LA and I was pregnant with Ollie on the second film. When I had Ollie we talked a lot and she was incredibly kind when he was born, but you know, you're just aware when that happens that your life is going to take a slightly different path.
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[on the rumored 2012 shoot for Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)]: It was due to shoot in August, then I was told it was delayed till September, then I was told it was delayed till October and I was having a baby at the end of October, so I was nervous, and then they said don't worry it's starting in November and I was like still, for me that was worse because either I'm going to be 9 months pregnant, or I'm just going to be fat. Either of those are bad, and then it was postponed till January, and then we had a call saying it was postponed indefinitely.
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[on working in America] What attracts me about over there is that TV drama and TV comedy is the best in the world, but it seems like a very brutalising process. Every spring there are these planes full of British actors - it's like sardine-tins full of British hope - and they all go and sit on beaches and think it's fantastic for a couple of weeks and then get fantastically depressed and go on juice diets and come back two stone lighter and talking nonsense. (2013)
Revealed in 2013 that she is developing a sitcom called "Stick or Twist" that reunites her with her collaborators from Smack the Pony (1999), Doon Mackichan and Fiona Allen.
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Her worst job was underling of the office services manager at Oxford City Council.
In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
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Met her husband on an Alpha Course in London.
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Had a small role as a dog walker in Notting Hill (1999), but the scene was deleted from the final movie.
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Was originally going to play opposite Johnny Depp in 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' by Terry Gilliam but the movie was scrapped.
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As a child she traveled the world, because her dad worked for British Airways.
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After a few years touring the UK in small theater productions, her big break came when she was cast as Sophie, the receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge (1997).
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Sally has 1st class degree in Italian from Oxford University.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Svengali
2009
TV Movie
Michelle
Harley Street
2008
TV Series
Izzy
Little Rikke
2008
TV Movie
Mum (voice, as Sally Philips)
BoyTown Confidential
2007
Video
Holly
Seven Second Delay
2006
TV Movie
Meredith
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
TV Series
Meg Bayliss
BoyTown
2006
Holly
Green Wing
2006
TV Series
Holly Hawkes
Hyperdrive
2006
TV Series
Clare Winchester
French and Saunders
2005
TV Series
Special Guest
Show Ponies
2004
Short
Heidi & Amelia
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
Waitress
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Shazza
Gladiatress
2004
Worthaboutapig
Tooth
2004
Mom
Smack the Pony
1999-2003
TV Series
Various Characters
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill
2003
TV Movie
Kelly
Blowing It
2002
Short
Patricia
Rescue Me
2002
TV Series
Katie Nash
Mean Machine
2001
Tracey
Birthday Girl
2001
Karen
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Shazza
The Invitation
2001
Short
Sarah
The Junkies
2000
Short
Sal
Born Romantic
2000
Suzy
Hippies
1999
TV Series
Jill Sprint
Kiss Me Kate
1999
TV Series
Natalie
Notting Hill
1999
Caroline (scenes deleted)
You Are Here
1998
TV Movie
Laura
In the Red
1998
TV Series
Jemma White
Comedy Nation
1998
TV Series
Various roles
I'm Alan Partridge
1997
TV Series
Sophie
Holding the Baby
1997
TV Series
Laura
Cows
1997
TV Movie
Pinky
It Happened Next Year
1996
TV Movie
Various
Fist of Fun
1995-1996
TV Series
Sally / Laura / The Girl Who Smelt of Spam / ...
Alas Smith & Jones
1995
TV Series
Six Pairs of Pants
1995
TV Series
Various Characters
You, Me and Him
2017
post-production
Amy
The Rizen 2
2017
post-production
The Suited Woman
Pregnant Pause
2016
Short completed
Nurse
The More You Ignore Me
post-production
Marie Henty
Henry IX
2017
TV Series
Queen Katerina
Midsomer Murders
2016
TV Series
Lucy Keswick
Zapped
2016
TV Series
Slasher Morgan
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Shazzer
Veep
2013-2016
TV Series
Minna Häkkinen
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2016
TV Series
Charlie Moran
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016
Mrs. Bennet
Siblings
2016
TV Series
Aunt Leslie
Galavant
2016
TV Series
Ivanna
The Rizen
2016
The Suited Woman
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
TV Movie
Ann Croft
Distinguished Ladies
2015
TV Movie
Bianca
Egg
2015/II
Short
Ivy
Seahorse
2015
Short
Martha
Burn Burn Burn
2015
Ingrid
Set the Thames on Fire
2015
Colette
House of Fools
2015
TV Series
Mary
Death in Paradise
2015
TV Series
Cheryl Moore
Miranda
2009-2015
TV Series
Tilly
The Case of the High Foot
2014
Short
Hilda Stolf
The Supervet
2014
TV Series
Narrator
Regn
2014/I
Short
Kvinnan
Chickens
2013
TV Series
Miss Trimble
Animal Charm
2012
Short
Audrey Hoober
The Actress
2012/I
Short
Second Suitor
Them from That Thing
2012
TV Mini-Series
Various
Parents
2012
TV Series
Jenny Pope
Moving On
2011
TV Series
Christina
Justin's House
2011
TV Series
Wanda Round
Presentation Is Everything
2011
Video short
Christine
New Tricks
2011
TV Series
Samantha Gerson
The Decoy Bride
2011
Emma
Accidental Farmer
2010
TV Movie
Kat
Abroad
2010
TV Movie
Jemima Green
Clatterford
2006-2009
TV Series
Tash Vine
Skins
2009
TV Series
Angela Moon
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A World Without Down's Syndrome?
2016
TV Movie documentary
The Decoy Bride
2011
story / written by
Meet Marty Boomstein
2007
Video short writer
Smack the Pony
TV Series written by - 21 episodes, 1999 - 2001 writer - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2003
You Are Here
1998
TV Movie
Six Pairs of Pants
TV Series additional material - 2 episodes, 1995 writer - 1 episode, 1995