Katherine Parkinson was born on 9th March 1977, in Hounslow, London, England, and is an actress and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Jen Barber in the TV comedy series “The IT Crowd”, a role for which she won the British Comedy Award in 2009. She has also contributed to the sketches of Katy Brand, her friend since she was studying in Oxford. Parkinson has been active in the entertainment industry since 2001.
How much is the net worth of Katherine Parkinson? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $700,000, as of the data presented at the start of 2018. Film, television, radio and stage are the main sources of Parkinson’s net worth.
Katherine Parkinson Net Worth $700,000
To begin with, Katherine Parkinson studied at the Tiffin Girls’ School in Kingston-upon-Thames, London and then entered St. Hilda’s College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where she met Chris O’Dowd, a fellow at “The IT Crowd”. During her studies, she left the course to star in the play “The Age of Consent”.
Concerning her professional career, she appeared in a new translation of Chekhov’s play “The Seagull”, at the Royal Court Theatre in London, along with Kristin Scott Thomas and Mackenzie Crook. In the years 2010 – 2011, she appeared in “Season’s Greetings” at the Royal National Theatre, and in 2011 as Lady Teazle in the play “The School for Scandal” directed by Deborah Warner at the Barbican Theatre. She also wrote sketches for her friend Katy Brand’s show, who she had known since studying Oxford. She then appeared in several BBC Radio 4 shows, including “Don’t Start (2011 – 2012), “The Lady from the Sea” (2012) and “Start/Stop” (2013), adding steadily to her net worth.
Regarding her roles for the big and small screens, the actress was cast as a main in the comedy film “The Boat That Rocked” (2009) by Richard Curtis. Meantime, from 2006 to 2013, Katherine portrayed Jen Barber in the television series “The IT Crowd”, which won her the British Comedy Award for the Best Television Comedy Actress as, well as the BAFTA award for Best Female Performance In A Comedy Programme. From 2007 to 2009, the actress created various characters in “Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show” aired on ITV2, and was also in the main cast of the television films “The Great Outdoors” (2010), “The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff” (2011) among several others. More, Katherine starred in the political thriller miniseries “The Honourable Woman”, which won multiple awards, and since 2014, Parkinson has interpreted Kim Hall in the British drama series “In the Club”, aired on BBC One. Since 2015, the actress has had the lead role of Laura Hawkins in the series “Humans”.
To conclude, all the above mentioned roles have added sums to the size of Katherine Parkinson net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she announced her engagement to the comedian Harry Peacock in 2007. At the end of 2009, during the British Comedy Awards in which she was awarded as the Best Television Comedy Actress, she named Harry as her husband; they now have two children.
