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Harriet Thorpe was born on June 8, 1957. She attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama before having success in television, playing the depressed and emotionally-unfit mother in The Brittas Empire (1991), and Fleur in Absolutely Fabulous (1992); the character first seen in Season One with her friends and coworkers Magda (Kathy Burke) and Catriona (Helen Lederer).

Sister of actress <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0861693/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Matilda Thorpe</a>.

Daughter of writers Edward Thorpe and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0293400/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Gillian Freeman</a>.

Mother of actor <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0861647/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jack Thorpe Baker</a>.

Lost weight during the latter half of her stint on &quot;The Brittas
Empire&quot;. Regained it when returning to &quot;Absolutely Fabulous&quot;.

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