Burke won the Best Actress award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for her role in the gritty drama '' Nil by Mouth '' . Burke was so convinced she would not win that she made no plans to attend the ceremony ; when told shortly beforehand she had won , she found her passport was out of date . The film also earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role . Since then she has appeared as Perry in '' Kevin & Perry Go Large '' , and as Linda La Hughes in '' Gim me Gim me Gim me '' ( which she developed with writer Jonathan Harvey ) where she was nominated for 3 British Comedy Awards ( winning one ) , 2 BAFTA TV Awards and a National Television Award for her performance . In 2000 , she appeared in the cult film '' Love Honour and Obey '' with Ray Burdis
1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
Kathy Burke