Kelly Salmon (aka Kelly Natelle) (born 23 March 1987 in

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) is an

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and fashion model. She appeared in the first TV commercial for NSPCC in 1991. She later became a primary school teacher in Hertfordshire.

Early life

Salmon started modelling at a very young age and made her first commercial at the age of eleven months. She has modelled fashion in a number of different countries and on ''

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''. She made her film debut in 1995 in Solitaire for 2, playing the young Katie, appearing in just the opening minute of the film. Her next screen role was far more substantial, appearing as Kate Spiller in the popular CBBC show ''

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'' in 2000, alongside Imogen Stubbs, Duncan Duff and Matt Adams. It was a role that she is probably best known for, and brought her notice. Then came an appearance in '' London's Burning'' in 2001 (Series 13,Episode 14) where she played a Girl Guide caught up in an arson attack. After that came her second main role in the third series of ''

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'' in 2002, playing Bex. Her last role to date was in ''

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'', a 2003 film starring a young Sophia Myles and Sophie Ward, in which Salmon played Phoebe Benallack. As well as her appearances in

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and TV, she has also appeared in a number of professional and amateur theatre productions, including ''

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'' in the West End in 1998, when she played the part of Duffy and on the productions UK Tour, as 'Annie' in 2000. Her progress through the auditions of Annie in 1998 and parts of the subsequent show were shown on the BBC series '' 8:50 to Paddington Green''. Her younger brother, Shaun, has appeared in Tiger Aspect's ''Murder'', starring

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, and her younger sister, Hayley Marie, has appeared in the West End musical ''

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'' and the UK Tour of ''

''.

Education

In 1998 she attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and attended

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until 2008.

Filmography

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