Katherine Kelly
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1979-11-19 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- کاترین کلی
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Coronation Street
1960
as Becky Granger / Becky McDonald
Silent Witness
1996
Inside No. 9
2014
as Lynne
The Night Manager
2016
as Permanent Secretary
Happy Valley
2014
as DI Jodi Shackleton
Mr Selfridge
2013
as Lady Mae Loxley
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
Gentleman Jack
2019
as Elizabeth Sutherland
Life on Mars
2006
as Auntie Heather
The Hack
2025
as Sheridan McCoid
Liar
2017
as DI Karen Renton
Criminal: UK
2019
as Natalie Hobbs
The Long Shadow
2023
as Emily Jackson
Flack
2019
as Brooke
Innocent
2018
as Sally Wright
Protection
2024
as DCI Hannah Wheatley
The Crow Girl
2025
as Sophia Craven
Class
2016
as Miss Quill
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024
as Angela van den Bogerd
Cheat
2019
as Leah Dale
Bloods
2021
as George
In Flight
2025
as Jo Conran
The Guilty
2013
as Claire Reid
Murdertown
2018
as Presenter
The Secret River
2015
as Mrs. Webb
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self
The Visit
2007
as Julie
Odd One In
2010
HIM
2016
as Hannah
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
2025
as Katrina
The Royal
2003
as Tina Binnington
Number 10
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Ruby Speaking
2023
as Vicki
Hotel Custody
2022
as Narrator
Movies (15)
Official Secrets
2019
as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent
Dirty God
2019
as Lisa
Last Train to Christmas
2021
as Paula
Let Her Go
2022
as Absent Princess
The Sound of Music Live!
2015
as Baroness Elsa Schraeder
Mischief Night
2006
as Junkie Jane
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024
as Self
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
as Becky McDonald
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
as Lee Everett-Alkin
Sons & Lovers
2003
as Suffragette Speaker - Emily
Kat and the Band
2020
as Liz Malone
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer
2012
as Miss Hardcastle
The Last Witch
2013
as Alice Lister
Coronation Street: Out of Africa
2008
as Becky Granger
Affection
2019
as Pauline
About Katherine Kelly
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–… With 51 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Katherine Kelly has appeared in 15 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Katherine Kelly Movies
- Official Secrets (2019) — as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent
- Dirty God (2019) — as Lisa
- Last Train to Christmas (2021) — as Paula
- Let Her Go (2022) — as Absent Princess
- The Sound of Music Live! (2015) — as Baroness Elsa Schraeder
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