Nina Conti
Birthday: Born in 1974-01-01 in London, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Nina Conti was born in 1974, in Hampstead, London. She is the daughter of the actor Tom Conti. An actress and comedian, she became a ventriloquist on the advice of her mentor and lover Ken Campbell shortly before his death. She has toured her shows extensively across the globe, accompanied by her most faithful sidekick Monkey, and performed on many British TV shows including Live at the Apollo. She has also starred in Christopher Guest's series Family Tree, having previously had a cameo in his film For Your Consideration. She is married to Stan Stanley, and the couple have two children together.
TV Credits
Bromwell High
Character:
Set in an under-funded, graffitti-scarred secondary school in South London and follows the exploits of three exceptionally naughty school girls, one maverick Headmaster and a bunch of desperate teachers. Keisha Marie, Latrina and Natella are the first word in streetwise charm....
Family Tree
Character: Bea Chadwick / Monkey
Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are....
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character: Self
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends....
QI
Character: Self
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'....
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Character: Self
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz....
Black Books
Character: Kate
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a ha...
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games....
Movie Credits
A Brush With Comedy
Character: Self
Feature documentary from Louis Moir exploring the relationship between comedy and art, and the inner conflicts that lie within. Featuring the director's father Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Spencer Jones, Simon Munnery, Miriam Elia and Bec Hill as they each prepare work for an exhibition....
Nina Conti: Complete And Utter Conti
Character: Herself
Nina and Monkey host an hilarious cavalcade of double acts, in this over-populated solo show. Barry Award, Melbourne Comedy Festival. Sell out hit at Edinburgh Festival and London’s Soho Theatre....
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Character: Self
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venthaven" the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mockumentary requiem. Ken Campbell was a hugely respected maverick of the British theatre, an eccentric genius who would snort out forgot...
Nina Conti: Talk to the Hand
Character: Herself
Bravely going where no ventriloquist has gone before, Nina Conti concocts a virtual zoo of puckish characters for this world premiere show. Talk to the Hand is an hour of nimble, profanity-strewn stand-up from the vibrant Nina Conti and her touring companions: the scruffy monkey, a posh-sounding owl-poet with a taste for generic verse, a Scottish granny, and the vodka-loving Lydia, recently purchased from another ventriloquist and yet to find a voice she likes. Her alter-egos come face to face w...
Peacock Season
Character: Hilly
The Edinburgh Festival is a funny place to be... When you're not funny....
Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search for Happiness
Character:
Comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti explores the world of new age and alternative therapies in a quest for self-knowledge, enlightenment and happiness. With her puppet Monkey as the voice of scepticism, Nina undergoes naked yoga, laughter therapy and shamanic ritual, before taking part in primal screaming and rebirth at a three-day retreat in the wilds of Scotland....
Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures
Character:
British Comedy Award Winner 2013, internet sensation and star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo and Russell Howard’s Good News, Nina Conti is a groundbreaking ventriloquist whose Dolly Mixtures show is a performance of comic thrills and surprises. Unlike any comedy show you have seen before Nina Conti - Dolly Mixtures is a night of outrageous madness and mayhem, making the audience part of the comedy and the show a must see--though you will be thankful you are enjoying it from the safety of your sofa....
Nina Conti: Clowning Around
Character: Self
This film follows Nina as she trains as a giggle doctor with Theodora Children's Charity, beginning with her trying to find her clown persona, who might be Scottish... or might not. Devastated by the discovery that Monkey can only perform in hospitals if he can be boil-washed, Nina tries to go it alone with only a red nose, a few misshapen balloon animals and some slightly disappointing magic tricks. Not to mention her professional snobbery rearing up as she finds herself turning into a baby-voi...
Sunlight
Character: Jane
Disappearing into a monkey costume and creating a new persona, Jane strives to break free from a toxic relationship when she encounters a suicidal radio show host, Roy, who presents a path to freedom. After hitting the open road in Roy's Airstream, the unlikely duo soon hatch a plan that could help finance a new life, but could also land them in jail. Hot on their heels is Jane's controlling partner, Wade, who aims to put an end to Jane's newfound freedom....
The Golf War
Character: Susan Oglivy
TV Pilot starring Simon Farnaby, Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher and Nina Conti....
For Your Consideration
Character: Weather Woman
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz....
Nina Conti: Evolution
Character:
The world's first bi-pedal, semi-competent ventriloquist, and a talking monkey, explain evolution. Thankfully, in the interest of entertainment, they've included songs, jokes, and gratuitous nudity....
Micky Flanagan: Peeping Behind the Curtain
Character:
A backstage pass to Micky Flanagan's career, from early raw material in the East End to staging the world's biggest comedy tour in 2017....
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Character: Moira
The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll....