Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actress and writer, born in East Dulwich, London, England. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue, she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and TV presenter, notably of The Great British Bake Off.Perkins was ranked 10th in the Independent on Sunday's 2013 Pink List and has been included in the list every year since 2008.
Murray Edwards College, Croham Hurst School, University of Cambridge
Nationality
British
Parents
Ann Perkins, Bert Perkins
Siblings
David Perkins, Michelle Perkins
Partner
Anna Richardson, Anna Richardson
Nominations
British Comedy Award for the Best Female Television Comic
TV Shows
Light Lunch, RI:SE, Maestro, The Supersizers..., Heading Out, The Great British Bake Off, Insert Name Here, Celebrity Big Brother, Thronecast, The Big Spell, Let's Sing and Dance, IRT Deadliest Roads, What the Dickens, Mel and Sue, A Band for Britain, Casting Couch
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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[on Ted and Ralph from The Fast Show] Men don't say "I love you, I think I'm homosexual", they say "Would you like to see this fence I painted?"
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Fact
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Has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University, where she also met her comedy partner Mel Giedroyc.
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Achieved Grade 8 Piano.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Children in Need: Fantastic Beasts Special
2016
TV Movie
Children in Need
2015
TV Series
Princess Leia - Star Wars Sketch
International Men's Day
2015
Short
Narrator (voice)
Heading Out
2013
TV Series
Sara
Dinotopia
2002-2003
TV Series
Messenger Bird
Little Robots
2003
TV Series
Sparky Twin II (voice)
Spheriks
2002
TV Series
Casualty
2002
TV Series
Dr. Lloyd
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999
TV Series
Beverly-Ann
The Boss
1997
TV Series
Radio Caller
The Saturday Night Armistice
1996
TV Series
Wife
French and Saunders
1996
TV Series
Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge
1995
TV Series
Girl at birthday party
Fist of Fun
1995
TV Series
Woman with Imaginary Friend
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Banana
2015
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Heading Out
TV Series 3 episodes, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads
2009
TV Movie written by
Ronni Ancona & Co.
2007
TV Series additional material - 2 episodes
Absolutely Fabulous
2003
TV Series additional material - 8 episodes
Rhona
2000
TV Series additional material - 1 episode
French and Saunders
1996
TV Series additional material - 2 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heading Out
2013
TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Supersizers Go...
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
2012
TV Series
Herself
The Graham Norton Show
2009-2012
TV Series
Herself
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1977
2012
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Would I Lie to You?
2011
TV Series
Herself
QI Genesis
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
BBC Proms
2011
TV Series
Herself
Don't Scare the Hare
2011
TV Series
Herself - Narrator
Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding
2011
TV Movie
Herself
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
24 Hour Panel People
2011
TV Mini-Series
Herself
My Life in Books
2011
TV Series
Herself
Giles and Sue Live The Good Life
2010
TV Series
Herself
BFI London Film Festival Awards
2010
TV Special
Herself - Host
The One Show
2009-2010
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Late Review
2006-2010
TV Series
Herself - Panelist / Herself - Commentator
The Bubble
2010
TV Series
Herself
A Band for Britain
2010
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
We Need Answers
2010
TV Series
Herself
The Big Food Fight
2009
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
The Paul O'Grady Show
2009
TV Series
Herself
The Supersizers Go...
2007-2009
TV Series
Herself
What the Dickens?
2008-2009
TV Series
Herself - Team Captain
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2009
TV Series
Herself
RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads
2009
TV Movie
Herself - Lecturer
Argumental
2008-2009
TV Series
Herself
Batteries Not Included
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Maestro
2008
TV Series
Herself
Breakfast
2005-2008
TV Series
Herself
The Comedy Map of Britain
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
TV's Funniest Music Moments
2008
TV Movie
Herself - Narrator (voice)
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
2008
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Greatest Ever 80s Movies
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
In Search of Perfection
2007
TV Series documentary
Herself
News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald
2007
TV Series
Herself
Secrets of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!
2007
TV Movie documentary
Narrator (voice)
The World's Greatest Comedy Characters
2007
TV Movie
Herself
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
2007
TV Special documentary
Herself
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2007
TV Series
Herself
Never Mind the Full Stops
2006-2007
TV Series
Herself
2006 Greatest Hits
2006
TV Movie
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Celebrity Masterchef
2006
TV Series
Herself
Annually Retentive
2006
TV Series
Herself
Showbiz Poker
2006
TV Series
Herself
The Wright Stuff
2006
TV Series
Herself - Guest Panelist
The Bigger Picture
2006
TV Series
Herself
50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Mock the Week
2006
TV Series
Herself
Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Back in the Day
2005
TV Series
Herself
All-Star Poker Challenge
2005
TV Series
Herself
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
TV Series
Herself
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Win, Lose or Draw Late
2004
TV Series
Herself - Team Captain
Carry on Calling
2004
Documentary short
Narrator (voice)
The Terry and Gaby Show
2004
TV Series
Herself
The Twisted Lives of Contortionists
2003
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
V Graham Norton
2002-2003
TV Series
Herself
Celebrity Big Brother
2002
TV Series
Herself - Contestant
Richard & Judy
2002
TV Series
Herself
RI:SE
2002
TV Series
Presenter (2003)
Night of a Thousand Faces
2001
TV Special
Herself - Mockstars Contestant
Countdown
2001
TV Series
Herself
I Love the 1990s
2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
A Question of TV
2001
TV Series
Herself
Up Late
2001
TV Series documentary
Guest Host
Annie Goes to Hollywood
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Bob Martin
2001
TV Series
Herself
A Tribute to Countdown: 3000 and Counting
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
I Love 1980's
2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
Liquid News
2001
TV Series
Herself - Guest Presenter
Clive Anderson Now
2001
TV Series
Herself
I Love a 1970's Christmas
2000
TV Special documentary
Herself
The Weakest Link
2000
TV Series
Herself
Good Evening Rockall
2000
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Stars in Their Eyes
2000
TV Series
Herself / Barbara Dickson
Movie Babylon
2000
TV Series documentary
Herself
Omnibus
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself - Comedian
Casting Couch
1999
TV Series
Host
The 100 Greatest TV Moments
1999
TV Special
Herself
Late Lunch
1998-1999
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Live & Kicking
1999
TV Series
Herself
Live from the Lighthouse
1998
TV Special
Herself - Co-Host
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
1998
TV Series
Herself
Light Lunch
1997-1998
TV Series
Herself - Presenter / Herself
Insert Name Here
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
The Big Spell
2017
TV Series
Herself - Host
Children in Need
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Great British Baking Show
2010-2016
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Can't Touch This
2016
TV Series
Commentator
Thronecast
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Last Leg
2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
QI
2010-2016
TV Series
Herself
Have I Got News for You
1997-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest Presenter / Herself
Kolkata with Sue Perkins
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Presenter
Celebrity Squares
2015
TV Series
Herself
Mel & Sue
2015
TV Series
Herself - Host
The Jonathan Ross Show
2015
TV Series
Herself
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
2015
TV Series
Herself
Loose Women
2015
TV Series
Herself
The Mekong River with Sue Perkins
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
Crackanory
2014
TV Series
Herself - Storyteller
Edinburgh Nights
2014
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
Room 101
2001-2014
TV Series
Herself
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2013
TV Special
Herself - Contestant
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2013
TV Series
Herself
The Culture Show
2010-2013
TV Series documentary
Herself
Arqiva British Academy Television Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978
2013
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music