Sophie Willan
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK — Oct 21 1987
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 sitc…
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Taskmaster
Self
The Weakest Link
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
Time
Maeve Riley
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Guest Team Captain
Still Open All Hours
Ruby
Ludwig
Holly Pinder
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
Self
Small Prophets
Bev
This Is My House
Narrator
Alma's Not Normal
Alma
The Circle
Self - Narrator
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Self
Click & Collect
Jessie
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
Self - Narrator