It surprised a lot of people when Bubbles, the dippy personal assistant from Absolutely Fabulous, turned out to have a belter of a singing voice. Jane Horrocks showed off her chops in the 1998 film Little Voice having already conquered the stage with the lead role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. (The part had been specially written for her by dramatist Jim Cartwright, who heard Horrocks singing Judy Garland and Shirley Bassey numbers as she warmed up for a role in his first stage play Road.)
Horrocks has become an integral part of the country’s culture. She has lent her voice to a knitting-loving chicken in the film Chicken Run and a duck in Garfield, alongside Bill Murray. She also appeared in the musical Sunshine on Leith and the sports comedy Swimming With Men. On stage, she starred in the drama Sweet Panic and performed songs by Joy Division, the Smiths, and Buzzcocks in If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me. On television, she played a hologram with a strong sexual drive in Red Dwarf and became the voice of the Tubby Phone in the 2015 reboot of Teletubbies.
This holiday season, you have the opportunity to see Horrocks reprise her role as Babs the chicken in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Additionally, there will be a special edition of Blood Actually: A Murder They Hope airing on UKTV Gold. So start thinking about what questions you would like to ask her and leave them in the comments below. The deadline is 12 noon GMT on Tuesday, November 28th and her answers will be featured here and in Film & Music on Friday, December 8th. Thank you!
Source: theguardian.com
