“Religion, certainly in the U.K., used to hold our fears and our discussions about death. That's where we saw death, in church or in funerals, and that helped us and provided us with a way through. I say this as an atheist.”

English actress, comedian, broadcaster and disability rights activist

Liz Carr is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster and disability rights activist. She is known for her work on stage and screen, her campaigning for disabled rights, and for her long-running role as Clarissa Mullery in the BBC crime drama Silent Witness from 2013 to 2020. She has also presented the BBC documentary Better Off Dead? in 2024. Her public work combines performance with advocacy, and she is widely associated with disabled rights and issues of representation.