Eddie Izzard, a renowned British comedian and actor, was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, to English parents Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant, who worked for British Petroleum.
As a street performer and comedian, Izzard gained recognition in the mid-to-late 1980s, and her big break came when she appeared in the 1991 AIDS fundraiser Hysteria III at the London Palladium, performing her now-famous "Raised by wolves" sketch.
This success led to her first solo show at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in 1993, which earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination and a British Comedy Award for top stand-up comedian.
Izzard continued to thrive in the West End, starring in David Mamet's "The Cryptogram" alongside Lindsay Duncan and later in "900 Oneonta".
She made her film debut in 1996's The Secret Agent alongside Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams, and also staged her solo show Definite Article, which received a British Comedy Award.
In the late 1990s, Izzard appeared in films such as Velvet Goldmine and staged her breakthrough solo U.S. show, Dress to Kill, which earned her two Emmy Awards.
Izzard's subsequent projects included touring the world with her show Circle, acting in films like The Criminal and Shadow of the Vampire, and making her Broadway debut in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
In the 2000s, Izzard appeared in films such as The Avengers, Ocean's Twelve, and My Super Ex-Girlfriend, and voiced roles in movies like The Wild and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
She also had recurring roles in television series like Hannibal and United States of Tara, and starred in the FX series The Riches for two seasons.
Eddie Izzard's diverse and accomplished career has spanned stand-up comedy, acting, and television, earning her numerous awards and nominations along the way.
