Person Open DS/UK/6116 Izzard; Eddie (7 February 1962-present); English stand-up comedian, actor and political activist Izzard Eddie 7 February 1962-present English stand-up comedian, actor and political activist Female (transgender) Edward John Izzard | Suzy Eddie Izzard Colony of Aden, Yemen (born)

Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland (residence - childhood) Skewen, West Glamorgan, Wales (residence - childhood)

English Comedy Act Activist White No known disability No known religious affiliation Child of Dorothy Ella (English midwife and nurse) and Harold John Michael Izzard (English accountant). Her family name is of French Huguenot origin. Bisexual / Pansexual Eddie Izzard is an English stand-up comic, actor, writer, and political activist. Her comedic style takes the form of rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. She had a starring role in the television series The Riches as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, The Cat's Meow, Across the Universe, Valkyrie and Victoria & Abdul. She has also worked as a voice actor in The Wild, Igor, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Cars 2, The Lego Batman Movie, Abominable, and the Netflix Original Series Green Eggs and Ham. Izzard has won numerous awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for her comedy special Dress to Kill, in 2000. Izzard's website won the Yahoo People's Choice Award and earned the Webby Award. Activism and Views: Izzard has campaigned for various causes and has been a Labour Party activist for most of her adult life. She twice ran for a seat on Labour's National Executive Committee. When Christine Shawcroft resigned in March 2018, she took her place. Charity and Philanthropy: In 2009, she completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief despite having no history of long-distance running. Gender Identity and Expression: Izzard is genderfluid and calls herself "somewhat boy-ish and somewhat girl-ish". She uses "transgender" as an umbrella term. When asked in 2019 what pronouns she preferred, Izzard said, "either 'he' or 'she'", explaining, "If I am in boy mode, then 'he' or girl mode 'she'". In 2020, she requested she/her pronouns for an appearance on the TV show Portrait Artist of the Year and said she wants "to be based in girl mode from now on". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/14/2013 RAHAKirkbride 5/23/2023 19cd8d88-f277-45ec-b2b2-4bf5d8e49b0d