Sally Phillips Bio | Wiki
Sally Phillips is an English actress, television presenter, and comedian. She served as a co-creator and writer of the sketch comedy show Smack the Pony. Sally is also known for her roles in Miranda as Tilly, I’m Alan Partridge as Sophie, and Parents as Jenny Pope.
She also played Colette in Set the Thames on Fire and her guest appeared as the fictional Prime Minister of Finland Minna Häkkinen in the US TV series Veep. She also co-starred in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Mrs. Bennet and in the role of Shazza in all three films of the Bridget Jones franchise.
Sally Phillips Age
Sally was born on May 10, 1970, in British Hong Kong. She is 52 years old.
Sally Phillips Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx. 1.63 m).
Sally Phillips Family
She was born in Hong Kong to her father Tim Phillips and her mother. Sally’s father later chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, was an executive with British Airways. In following her father’s job, she grew up in the Far East, the Middle East, Italy, and Australia. At the age of 13, Sally was sent to board at Wycombe Abbey School, where she studied for both O-Levels and A-Levels.
Sally Phillips Husband
Sally was married to Andrew Bermejo from 2003 to 2017. The two had three sons Luke Bermejo, Oliver Bermejo, and Tom Bermejo and one of them has Down’s syndrome. Sally is a patron of Blue Apple Theatre which specializes in creating performance work with adults with a learning disabilities.
Sally Phillips Education
She boarded at Wycombe Abbey School, where she studied for both O-Levels and A-Levels. Later, Sally studied Italian and linguistics at New College, Oxford. Whilst there she joined the Oxford Revue, playing mostly male parts, alongside contemporaries including Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. After graduating with a first-class degree, Sally applied to write a Ph.D. on the Spaghetti Western, but changed her mind and ended up studying drama with the Théâtre de Complicité.
Sally Phillips Taskmaster
In 2017, Sally competed in series 5 of Taskmaster against Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar, and Mark Watson. She finished as runner-up to the eventual winner Mortimer. She appeared in All-Star Musicals and Tim Vine Travels in Time in December 2017. Taskmaster is a British comedy panel game show created by comedian and musician Alex Horne and presented by both Horne and Greg Davies.
In the program a group of five celebrities, mainly comedians, attempt to complete a series of challenges, with Horne acting as umpire in each challenge and Davies judging the work and awarding points based on contestants’ performances.
Sally Phillips Veep
She guest appeared as the fictional Prime Minister of Finland Minna Häkkinen in the US TV series Veep. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom The Thick of It. The protagonist of Veep is Selina Meyer, a fictional Vice President of the United States. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a legacy but often instead become mired in day-to-day political games.
Sally Phillips Bridget Jones
She appeared in Bridget Jones’s Diary as Shazza, having previously auditioned for Bridget; the character was based upon the film’s director, Sharon Maguire. 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 and final film in the franchise and a sequel to the 2004 film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
Sally Phillips Richard Herring
While at Oxford, Sally joined the Oxford Revue, playing mostly male parts, alongside contemporaries including Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. With Richard, she went on to have their own television show, Fist of Fun, in which Sally appeared as “the girl who smells of Spam”. In March 2022 she appeared on Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable TV show and discussed a two-year relationship with Richard Herring in her early 20s.
Sally Phillips Notting Hill
She played Caroline in Notting Hill, a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis, and the film was produced by Duncan Kenworthy. The story is a romance between a London bookseller (Grant) and a famous American actress who happens to walk into his shop.
Sally Phillips Net worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Sally’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Who Is Sally Phillips
Sally is an English actress, television presenter, and comedian. She served as a co-creator and writer of the sketch comedy show Smack the Pony. Sally is also known for her roles in Miranda as Tilly and I’m Alan Partridge as Sophie.