Katherine Kelly
Acting
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.
Born: November 19, 1979
Place of Birth: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Katrina
as Sheridan McCoid
as Jo Conran
as Sophia Craven
as DCI Hannah Wheatley
as Angela van den Bogerd
as Emily Jackson
as Vicki
as Absent Princess
as Narrator
as Paula
as George
as Liz Malone
as Pauline
as Natalie Hobbs
as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent
as Elizabeth Sutherland
as Lisa
as Leah Dale
as Brooke
as Presenter
as Sally Wright
as Self - Guest
as DI Karen Renton
as Miss Quill
as Hannah
as Permanent Secretary
as Baroness Elsa Schraeder
as Mrs. Webb
as DI Jodi Shackleton
as Lynne
as Alice Lister
as Claire Reid
as Lady Mae Loxley
as Lee Everett-Alkin
as Miss Hardcastle
as Becky McDonald
as Self
as Becky Granger
as Julie
as Junkie Jane
as Auntie Heather
as Tina Binnington
as Suffragette Speaker - Emily
as Becky Granger / Becky McDonald