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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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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1987-10-21
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.4
- info Birth Place Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Sophie Willan
6.6
Click & Collect
2018-12-24
7
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
2021-03-09
7.8
The Circle
2018-09-18
7.6
Alma's Not Normal
2020-04-07
7
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014-06-16
8.4
Taskmaster
2015-07-28
8
The Russell Howard Hour
2017-09-21
5
This Is My House
2021-03-24
7
The Weakest Link
2021-12-18
5.9
Still Open All Hours
2014-12-26
0
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
2010-09-03
7.7
Would I Lie to You?
2007-06-16
5
Late Night Lycett
2023-03-31
7
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020-12-25
7
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021-09-21
7.7
Ludwig
2024-09-25
7.6
Time
2021-06-06
5.9
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017-09-04