Dee Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard (February 7, 1962 -) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. She has appeared in numerous comedy and television shows. Izzard's stand-up touring credits include "The Ambassador Live" (1993), "The Definite Article" (1996), "Glorious" (1997), "Dress to Kill" (1998), "Circle" (2000), "Stripped" (2009), and "Force Majeure" (2013). She starred in the TV series "The Riches" (2007-2008) and has appeared in numerous films, including "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007), "Assassination of Valkyrie" (2008), "Magic Teacher" (2015) and "Midnight Order" (2020). Izzard has also lent his voice to a number of films, including The Wild Ones (2004), Into the Wild (2006), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), and the Netflix original series Green Eggs and Ham (2019). She has received numerous honors, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for "Dress to Kill" and a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Broadway's "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg." In 2009, Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief, even though she had never run a long distance before. In 2016, she ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa in memory of Nelson Mandela, raising £1.35 million. In addition to her native English, she performs stand-up comedy in Arabic, French, German, Russian and Spanish and is an active supporter of Europeanism and the European Union. Izzard is a Labor supporter.