“As a woman, it seems you can't just be a comedian; you're always classed as something else, too, whether that's 'beautiful,' 'pint-sized,' 'larger-than-life' or in my case, 'Hattie Jacques-esque,' 'the giraffe,' 'big.'”

English actress, comedian and writer

Miranda Hart is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her BBC sitcom Miranda, which ran from 2009 to 2015. She was born Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke. Her series is described as semi-autobiographical and self-driven, and it brought her three Royal Television Society awards, four British Comedy Awards, and four BAFTA nominations. Her work is closely associated with television comedy and with writing material drawn from her own life.