Katherine Jane Parkinson (born 9 March 1977) is an English actress. She has appeared in several comedy series, including as Jen Barber in Channel 4's "The IT Crowd", for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and a BAFTA TV Award in 2014 (having received a nomination in 2011).
Katherine Jane Parkinson' s given name in the awarded comedy 'the IT  crowd' was Jen Barber.