[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/katherine-kelly-actress-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/katherine-kelly-actress-wikipedia\/","headline":"Katherine Kelly (actress) – Wikipedia","name":"Katherine Kelly (actress) – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 English actress after-content-x4 Katherine Sinead Kelly (born 19 November 1979) is an English actress and presenter, who made her","datePublished":"2020-05-08","dateModified":"2020-05-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/Antony_Cotton_and_Katherine_Kelly.jpg\/220px-Antony_Cotton_and_Katherine_Kelly.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/Antony_Cotton_and_Katherine_Kelly.jpg\/220px-Antony_Cotton_and_Katherine_Kelly.jpg","height":"147","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/katherine-kelly-actress-wikipedia\/","wordCount":9318,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4English actress       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Katherine Sinead Kelly (born 19 November 1979) is an English actress and presenter, who made her TV debut in 2003, appearing on Last of the Summer Wine. Kelly rose to prominence after portraying Becky McDonald in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 2006 and 2012. For this role, Kelly won multiple awards including a National Television Award for “Best Serial Drama Performance” in 2012.Since leaving Coronation Street, she has played Lady Mae in the ITV drama series Mr Selfridge (2013\u20132014, 2016), Leah Dale in ITV drama Cheat (2019) and a lead role in the second series of Innocent as Sally Wright (2021).[1] Kelly is also known for her roles in Happy Valley, Class, The Night Manager (2016), Criminal: UK (2019\u2013present), and as DI Karen Renton in the second series of Liar (2020).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Personal life[edit]Filmography[edit]Television[edit]Film[edit]Audio[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]National Television Awards[edit]British Soap Awards[edit]Other[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.[2] She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the USA. 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.[3][4] She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students Meredith MacNeill,[3][5]Leo Bill,[6]Elliot Cowan,[6]Laurence Fox,[3][5] and actor\/novelist, Anna Hope,[6] graduating in 2001.[5][6]Kelly starred in ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Becky McDonald from 2006 until 2012.[7]  Kelly appeared on the 2010 album, Coronation Street: Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools. Kelly, in character as Becky McDonald, sang the lead single from the album, If It’s Too Late, which was remixed by former PWL and Stock Aitken Waterman “Mixmaster”, Pete Hammond. Coronation Street.[8]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4After she left Coronation Street, she starred as Miss Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre from 24 January 2012.[9]Kelly’s first television role after leaving Coronation Street was in the 90-minute BBC Four biopic The Best Possible Taste, in which she played Lee Middleton, wife of Kenny Everett.[10] In early 2013 she played socialite Lady Loxley in the ten part ITV drama series Mr Selfridge,[11] later signing on to appear in the second series of the show in 2014[12] and its final series in 2016.[13]Later in 2013 she joined the lead cast of The Field of Blood, based on the novel by Denise Mina. Kelly played Maloney, an ambitious woman in the “ferociously male-dominated world of 1980s newspaper journalism”.[14] Also that year she starred in the three part ITV thriller, The Guilty, as Claire Reid, mother to a missing five-year-old child.[15]In 2014 she played Alaura Kingsley in the critically acclaimed production of City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke.[16]In August 2015 it was announced that Kelly would join the cast of Happy Valley, which aired the following year.[17] In the series Kelly portrays DI Jodie Shackleton, a part that was written for her by series creator Sally Wainwright. Kelly enjoyed the opportunity to play a character in her native Yorkshire accent, and prepared for the role by shadowing police detectives in Halifax.[18] Also in 2016 she appeared as the Permanent Secretary in four episodes of The Night Manager.[19]On 4 April 2016, it was announced that Kelly would appear in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off series Class written by Patrick Ness, airing from October 2016.[20] In October 2016, Kelly appeared as Hannah in ITV drama Him.In 2018, Kelly made her first film appearance since 2009 in Dirty God,[21] playing Lisa, the protagonist Jade’s mother. The following year, Kelly appeared in the feature film Official Secrets, based on the real life events of intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun (portrayed by Keira Knightley). In the film, Kelly plays Jacqueline Jones, an MI6 agent who tacitly confirms the legitimacy of Gun’s leaked memo to a journalist contact at The Observer.The same year, Kelly appeared in an episode of Flack, as Brooke.[22] Later that year, Kelly portrayed Leah in four part ITV drama Cheat.[23] She plays DI Karen Renton in the second series of Liar for ITV\/Two Brothers Pictures.  In September, 2019, Netflix released its mini-series Criminal: UK with Kelly in the role of the lead investigator.[24]Kelly joined the cast of Liar for its second series in 2020, playing Detective Karen Renton. A character bio for Renton describes her as an \u201cunconventional\u201d officer, whose \u201cbluntness\u201d often ruffles feathers. Of her role, Kelly stated \u201cIt’s my belief that Karen Renton is that way because she has to be that, and if she wasn’t that, I wouldn’t believe that out of all the detectives that they could send from the Met to solve this front-page news story, why would they pick her if she wasn’t excellent at her job?,” she said. \u201cI think she would have been chosen because she can act very quickly and very swiftly, and she has great instincts.”[25]Personal life[edit]Kelly married Ryan Clark in 2013 in Las Vegas. In 2014, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Orla Kelly Clark. On 21 October 2016, she gave birth to a second daughter, Rose Christie Clark. In August 2020 the couple announced their separation when Kelly relocated from her home in North London to her home town of Barnsley.[26]Filmography[edit]Television[edit]Film[edit]YearTitleRoleNotes2003Sons and LoversEmily \/ Suffragette2006Mischief NightJunkie Jane2008Coronation Street: Out of AfricaBecky GrangerThird Coronation Street direct to video movie2009Coronation Street: Romanian HolidayBecky McDonaldFourth Coronation Street direct to video movie2018Dirty GodLisaMinor role2019Official SecretsJacqueline Jones2021Last Train to ChristmasPaulaAudio[edit]YearTitleRoleNotes2018ClassMiss Quill2 episodesAwards and nominations[edit]National Television Awards[edit]Best Serial Drama Performance 2008 \u2013 nominatedBest Serial Drama Performance 2010 \u2013 nominatedBest Serial Drama Performance 2011 \u2013 nominatedBest Serial Drama Performance \u2013 2012 \u2013 wonBritish Soap Awards[edit]Best Actress 2008 \u2013 nominated[28]Best Comedy Performance 2008 \u2013 nominatedBest On-Screen Partnership 2008 (shared with David Neilson) \u2013 nominatedBest Actress 2009 \u2013 won[29]Best On-Screen Partnership 2009 (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 nominatedSexiest Female 2009 \u2013 nominatedBest Actress 2010 \u2013 nominated[30]Best On-Screen Partnership 2010 (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 nominatedBest Actress 2011 \u2013 nominated[31]Best On-Screen Partnership 2011 (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 nominatedBest Exit 2012 \u2013 won[32]Other[edit]Royal Television Society North West Awards 2008 \u2013 ‘Best Performance in a Continuing Drama’ \u2013 nominated[33]TV Times Awards 2008 \u2013 ‘Editors Choice’ \u2013 wonTRIC Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Best Soap Personality’ \u2013 won[34]TV Now Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Favourite Soap Female’ \u2013 won[35]TV Now Awards 2009 \u2013  ‘Favourite Soap Couple’ \u2013 (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 wonTV Quick & TV Choice Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Best Soap Actress’ \u2013 won[36]TV Times Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Favourite Soap Star’ \u2013 nominated[37]Royal Television Society North West Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Best Performance in a Continuing Drama’ \u2013 nominated[38]TV Times Awards 2009 \u2013 ‘Favourite Double Act’ \u2013 (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 nominated[39]All About Soap Bubble Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Bride and Doom’ (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 won[40]All About Soap Bubble Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Celeb Style’ \u2013 nominated[41]TV Now Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Favourite Soap Female’ \u2013 won[42]TV Quick Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Best Soap Actress’ \u2013 shortlisted[43]TV Times Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Favourite Soap Star’ \u2013 nominated[44]Inside Soap Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Best Actress’ \u2013 shortlisted[45]Inside Soap Awards 2010 \u2013 ‘Best Wedding’ (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 shortlistedAll About Soap Bubble Awards 2011 \u2013 ‘Best Actress’ \u2013 nominated[46]TV Quick Awards 2011 \u2013 ‘Best Soap Actress’ \u2013 shortlisted[47]Inside Soap Awards 2011 \u2013 ‘Best Actress’ \u2013 shortlisted[48]Inside Soap Awards 2011 \u2013 ‘Best Dramatic Performance’ \u2013 nominated[49]Inside Soap Awards 2011 \u2013 ‘Best Wedding’ (shared with Simon Gregson) \u2013 nominatedShorty Awards 2012 \u2013 ‘Best Actress’ \u2013 nominated[50]References[edit]^ Harp, Justin (14 March 2019). “ITV confirms fate of Katherine Kelly drama Cheat after finale”. Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 March 2019.^ “Katherine Kelly aka Becky MacDonald from Coronation Street”. Unit One Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.^ a b c Penfold, Phil (19 August 2013). “The Big Interview: Katherine Kelly”. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ Ellen, Barbara (17 February 2012). “Katherine Kelly: from Rada to the Rovers\u00a0\u2013 and back to the stage”. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2013.^ a b c Penfold, Phil (6 February 2013). “Katherine Kelly: A role with surprise in store”. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 October 2021.^ a b c d Fabrique. “Student & graduate profiles \u2014 RADA”. www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.^ Bramford, Matt (9 March 2015). “Soap Stars in TV Adverts!”. What’s on TV. TI Media. Retrieved 13 March 2019.^ Sarah Tetteh (20 April 2011). “Corrie’s Katherine Kelly to hit charts”. Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2012.^ Masters, Tim (23 January 2012). “Katherine Kelly: Coronation Street star back on stage”. BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2021.^ Fletcher, Alex (3 April 2012). “Katherine Kelly in Kenny Everett biopic: First picture”. Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ Jeffrey, Morgan (29 March 2012). “Jeremy Piven, Katherine Kelly to star in ITV’s ‘Mr Selfridge’“. Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 April 2012.^ Lazarus, Susanna (25 April 2013). “New plot details for series two of Mr Selfridge”. Radio Times. Retrieved 5 May 2013.^ “Katherine Kelly on her return to Mr Selfridge”. Radio Times. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2021.^ “Katherine Kelly to star in BBC Scotland drama, Field Of Blood: The Dead Hour”. BBC. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2013.^ “Katherine Kelly for new crime drama”. Daily Echo. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.^ Blount, Lorna (17 December 2014). “City of Angels musical returns to London”. BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2021.^ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 August 2015). “‘Happy Valley’ Adds Cast For Season 2; Lee Hupfield Inks Deal With Cats On The Roof Media\u00a0\u2013 Global Briefs”. Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2016.^ Hiley, Robert (9 February 2016). “Katherine Kelly: ‘It’s nice to play someone in my own accent in Happy Valley\u00a0\u2013 I never get to do that!’“. What’s on TV. Retrieved 25 March 2022.^ Lazarus, Susanna (23 January 2016). “Tom Hiddleston is up to his neck in first trailer for The Night Manager”. Radio Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.^ Gill, James (4 April 2016). “Who are the stars of new Doctor Who spin-off Class?”. Radio Times.^ “Modern Films announce the UK and Irish release date of June 7 for Sacha Polak’s English-language debut DIRTY GOD”. The Fan Carpet. Retrieved 22 March 2019.^ “Flack: 5 fast facts from Season 1, Episode 4”. Hidden Remote. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.^ “7 Questions With\u2026 Cheat’s Katherine Kelly”. BT.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.^ Sutton, Megan (9 September 2019). “Katherine Kelly and the ‘Criminal’ cast reveal why it’s a police drama with a difference”. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 16 October 2019.^ Fenwick, George (2 March 2020). “Who is DI Karen Renton in Liar season 2? Katherine Kelly’s character explained”. Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2021.^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (15 August 2020). “Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly has split from her husband”. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.^ “ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent”. ITalkTelly. 21 September 2020.^ “The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners”. Digital Spy. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “British Soap Awards 2009: The Winners”. Digital Spy. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners”. Digital Spy. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist revealed”. Digital Spy. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “British Soap Awards 2012 \u2013 winners in full”. Digital Spy. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.^ “RTS North West Awards 2008: Winners”. www.rts.org.uk. February 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2012.^ “TRIC Awards 2009 Winners”. Tric.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.^ “TV Now awards 2009 (Corrie Winners)”. corrieblog.tv. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2012.^ “TV Quick\/TV Choice Awards\u00a0\u2014 And the winners are…” Miror. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2012.^ “Favourite Soap Star (2009)”. What’s On TV. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2014.^ “RTS North West Awards 2009: Nominations”. how-do.co.uk. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2012.^ “Favourite Double Act (2009)”. What’s On TV. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.^ “‘Enders, Corrie win All About Soap awards”. Digital Spy. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012.^ “Vote in the All About Soap ‘Bubble’ Awards”. Digital Spy. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2022.^ “TV Now Awards 2010 (Soap Winners)”. Aaron Livesy. WordPress. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.^ “TV Choice Awards 2010: The Nominees are announced!”. tvscoop.tv. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2012.^ “Favourite Soap Star 2010”. What’s on TV. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2014.^ “Inside Soap Awards Shortlist”. Digital Spy. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2022.^ “In Full: All About Soap Bubble winners”. Digital Spy. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “TV Choice Awards 2011 \u2013 Soap Nominees In Full”. Digital Spy. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “Inside Soap Awards 2011: The Full Winners’ List”. Digital Spy. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.^ “In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2011 Nominees”. Digital Spy. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.^ “Katherine Kelly was nominated for a Shorty Award!”. shortyawards.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.[permanent dead link]External links[edit]Awards for Katherine Kelly     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/katherine-kelly-actress-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Katherine Kelly (actress) – Wikipedia"}}]}]