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Kelly Wenham (born 28 November 1983) is an
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, director,
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and
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Life and career

Wenham was born in
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. Her early career was spent in modelling, before answering a casting call for a bit part in '' Always and Everyone''. Following this she entered drama school, but quit three months later after being cast in a regular role in '' Where the Heart Is'', as Jess Buckley, a role she kept for three years. In 2003 Wenham appeared in Will Young's music video “Leave Right Now”. After leaving ''Where the Heart Is'', she appeared in ''
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'' as barmaid Danielle Spencer. In 2004 she was cast in a leading role as Julie Priestly in '' Steel River Blues'', though the programme lasted only one series. Wenham has also made one-off appearances in ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Wild At Heart'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''
Dead Set ''Dead Set'' is a British zombie horror miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker and directed by Yann Demange. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show '' Big Brother''. The five epi ...
''. Kelly provided the voice for Syrenne in the 2012 British and American releases of
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on the Wii. She also appeared in the fifth series of the
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fantasy series ''
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'' as Queen Mab. She starred in the 2013 film '' Dracula: The Dark Prince'' as Dracula's love interest, Alina, and in
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s film ''The Magnificent Eleven'' with
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,
Joseph Millson Joseph Millson (born 27 April 1974) is an English actor and singer. He trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup, London. Personal life Millson married singer and actress Caroline Fitzgerald in the summer of 1999. The ...
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und
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. She also created and portrayed Clare Fist, an ambitious, but seemingly dimwitted
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in her online series ''Clare Fist's London'', which aired on
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from 2 June 2015 to 6 September 2015. In 2017 Kelly starred alongside Danny Morgan,
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and
Georgia Groome Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''London to Brighton'' (2006) and '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' (2008). Early life Groome was born on 11 February 1992 i ...
in ''Double Date'', a British horror comedy She also starred in Abigail Blackmores film ''Tales from the Lodge'' in 2019 with
Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', ...
,
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Laura Fraser Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1975) is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series ''Neverwhere'', Kate in the film ''A Knight's Tale'', Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series ''Lip Service'' and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle i ...
,
Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of ''Into the Woods' ...
and
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. In 2020 she played a small guest role in the
Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor and producer. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in ''My Brother Tom'' (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the titl ...
thriller ''
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'' by Oscar winner Aneil Karia.


Filmography (selection)

*
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(2008) * The Magnificent Eleven (2013) * Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013) * Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014) * Double Date (2017) * Tales from the Lodge (2019) *
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(2020)


Voice acting

The Last Story (2012 Wii game) - character Syrenne


References


External links


Kelly Wenham
at the
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* 1983 births English soap opera actresses Living people Actors from Stockport English television actresses People educated at Bramhall High School {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub