Early Life
She was born at the Royal Free Hospital in London, and brought up in the Irish area of Islington. She has two older brothers, John and Barry. Her mother Bridget (Bridie) died of cancer when she was two, and she was brought up by neighbours (the Galvin family) for the following few years. Subsequently, she returned to live with her father Patrick (Paddy), an alcoholic, who died of cancer in 1985. Burke attended the Maria Fidelis RC Convent School. She then studied theatre at Anna Scher Theatre.
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