Megan Burns
English actress and singer
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Megan Burns, also known as Betty Curse, is an English former actress and musician.
Career
Acting
Megan Burns was cast as Teresa in the film Liam (2000),[2] winning the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance.[3] Director Danny Boyle, after seeing her performance, cast her in his film 28 Days Later (2002), where she played Hannah, one of the survivors of a deadly epidemic.[4]
Megan was cast in Intruders (2018), a short film directed by Naeem Mahmood.[5]
Singing
Burns became a singer with a band. One source refers to Betty Curse as a stage name for Burns,[6] while another refers to the whole band by this name. In 2006, Betty Curse appeared on and won a Halloween special of the children's television program The Slammer with "Girl with Yellow Hair".[7] Their first and only album, Hear Lies, was released on Universal on 30 October 2006.[6][8][9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Liam | Teresa | Won—Marcello Mastroianni Award |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Hannah | |
| 2018 | In2ruders | Whistler Silkwood | Short film |
Discography
Albums
- 2006 Hear Lies
Singles
- 2006 "Excuse All the Blood"
- 2006 "God This Hurts" UK No. 116
- 2006 "Girl with Yellow Hair" UK No. 132
- 2007 "Do You Mind (If I Cry)"[10]
