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Barunka O'Shaughnessy

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Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Born August 16, 19736 films

Born to an Irish father and a Czech mother, Barunka O'Shaughnessy is a comedian, actress, writer and producer who began performing comedy whilst at Cambridge. Notable television credits include The Mighty Boosh, Bo! In The USA, Respectable, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Saxondale, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Extras. She has also appeared in the yearly Christmas TV adverts for Boots. As a writer, Barunka has penned scripts for Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Comedy Lab, Beehive, School of Comedy, Hunderby, with Julia Davis, and Up the Women with Jessica Hynes.

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My Oxford Year posterFirst watchMy Oxford Year20257.0as Professor StyanAn ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.View film

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Filmography

6 films as actor
  1. 2025My Oxford YearProfessor Styan
  2. 2015Aaaaaaaah!Party Guest
  3. 2013The BaronLenka
  4. 2013The Last Summer on EarthVonda
  5. 2010BrethrenWaitress
  6. 2004A Bear's Christmas TailSacha Van Boederhaag