Katherine Kelly

Known for ActingBorn 1979-11-19 (age 46)Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Katherine Kelly is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Becky McDonald on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2006–2012), for which she received multiple awards, including the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2009) and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance (2012). Kelly's subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge (2013–2014, 2016), DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley (2016), Miss Andrea Quill in Class (2016), Jane Lowry in Strike Back (2017–2018), DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal: UK (2019–2020), Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack (2019–2022), DI Karen Renton in Liar (2020), Sally Wright in Innocent (2021), and Angela van Den Bogerd in Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024). Katherine Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the United States. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley, established in 1998 by her father John (who is originally from Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland), and has regularly supported fund-raising events held there. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students Meredith MacNeill, Leo Bill, Elliot Cowan, Laurence Fox, and actor and novelist Anna Hope, graduating in 2001.Read more

Movies & web series

Hotel Custody

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Inside No. 9

Happy Valley

Gentleman Jack

Protection

The Night Manager

The Sound of Music Live!

The Royal

Life on Mars

The Long Shadow

The Visit

Silent Witness

Official Secrets

Criminal: UK

Innocent

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Secret River

Murdertown

How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)

The Great Chicago Adventure

Mr Selfridge

Flack

The Crow Girl

The Hack

The Guilty

Liar

New Street Law

The Justin Lee Collins Show

Cheat

Class

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

HIM

Bloods

Affection

Sons & Lovers

Dirty God

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

Coronation Street: Out of Africa

Last Train to Christmas

Mischief Night

Kat and the Band

In Flight

Ruby Speaking

The Last Witch

Coronation Street

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

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