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Kelly Jane Shirley (born 11 July 1981), known professionally as Kellie Shirley is an English actress who works in film, television, theatre and radio. She hails from
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via a large
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family. She has also co-presented programmes for
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and Channel 5. She is known for her role as Kirsty De La Croix in
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''In the Long Run'' created by
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. She is also perhaps best known for the role of
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in the
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''
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''. She returned to the soap in September 2012 for a short dramatic storyline. Other notable credits include ''
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'' and the feature films ''King of Thieves'' and ''Wimbledon''.


Career

Kellie was selected by BAFTA to be part of their BAFTA Elevate 2020/21 programme which supports working-class talent and underrepresented groups on screen. She started her career via the
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and B.R.I.T school. Her recent credits include: three series of comedy '' in the Long Run'' for
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, '' Death in Paradise'', ''
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'', BBC, Children’s series ''
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'' and the BAFTA-winning and
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nominated series ''Joe all Alone'' and mini series ''The Marriage of Reason and Squalor'' for
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. She played "Mable" in ''Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' (Working Title), "Kym" in ''
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'' Christmas specials and "Violet" in BBC 4 mini series ''
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'' soon after graduating. Kellie co-hosted the
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show '' Something for the Weekend'' with
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, standing in for
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who was on
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. Kellie has since appeared regularly on ''
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'' and on magazine show ''
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'' she is now a regular on Matthew Wright’s show on
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. She featured in the "
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" video by Scottish singer
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. For film she can next be seen as "Cheryl" in British feature film ''Bull'' and as "Millicent" in
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' film ''
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''. She played the role of "Terri Robinson" in ''King of Thieves'' for Studio Canal and Working Title film. The central role of "Louise" for Lionsgate in their feature film ''Riot'' about the London Riots and Susie Browning in ''Run for Your Wife'' alongside
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and
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. In the film '' Girl on a Bicycle'', directed by
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, Kellie plays 'Marta' opposite
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. She played Ali in the independent film ''Everyone's Going to Die'' The film won a Dinard award. Kellie played the central role of "Lydia" in the six-part series ''Self Centered'' for Pollibee Pictures produced by Kevin Proctor. For theatre she played "Stella Stone" in
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State of the Nation play about the phone hacking scandal ''Great Britain'' directed by
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. This was after finishing a lengthy run in the West End at The Theatre Royal Haymarket in ''
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'' as "Pauline" after its international tour clocking up over 700 performances. Kellie has also worked at the
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,
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and
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. Kellie has worked extensively for BBC Radio 4, including three series of comedy ''House on Fire'' written by Chris Sussmann and long running series ''A Small Town Murder''. Kellie has been nominated three times for celebrity supporter of the year. She won it in 2019 for raising awareness for new Mother’s to consider donating cord blood (which doesn’t harm the mother or baby and gives someone with blood cancer a second chance at life.) She is ambassador for the charities Anthony Nolan and
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. She is also youth group patron for the charity
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.


Personal life

In January 2019 it was announced that she would be running the
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with other former ''EastEnders'' actors for a
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campaign in honour of
Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''. She has girl/boy twins who were born in late Summer 2015.


Filmography

*'' Ridley'' (ITV) - Denise *''
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'' (ITV Studios - series 3 - 2021) - Jean *'' Death in Paradise'' (BBC One 2021) - Pamela Bellman *''
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'' (Emu Films, 2021) - Millicent *''
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'' (Signature Films/Tea Shop productions 2021) - Cheryl. *''
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'' (BBC iPlayer/CBBC) - ‘Mum’ - Mrs Robinson. *''Merry Christmas Everyone'' (Music Video) - Herself *'' In the Long Run'' (TV series & Christmas Special; 2018–2020) - Kirsty De La Croix *''
Call The Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and 1960s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George, Bryony Hanna ...
'' (TV series 2018–2019) - Connie *''
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'' (Music Video) - Herself *''Snapshots'' (Short film 2018) - Marie *'' King of Thieves'' (Feature Film 2018) - Terri Robinson *''Who’s The Daddy'' (TV Pilot 2018) - Rachel *''Ivy'' (Short film 2018) - Ivy *''In The Long Run'' (TV series 2018) - Kirsty De La Croix *''
The Wright Stuff ''The Wright Stuff'' is a British television chat show which was hosted by former tabloid journalist Matthew Wright from 2000 until 2018. It aired on Channel 5 on weekday mornings from 9:15 to 11:15am. The series characterised itself as "Br ...
'' (TV 2018) - Herself *''
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'' (TV 2018) - Herself *''Joe All Alone'' (TV series 2018) - Stacey *''
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'' (TV series 2016) *''The Marriage of Reason and Squalor'' (TV series 2015) *''Shame The Devil'' (film 2013) – DS Clarke * ''Kick'' (film 2012) – Tracey * '' Everyone's Going to Die'' (film 2013) – Ali *''RIOT'' (film 2012) – Louise *'' Run for Your Wife'' – Susie (2012) *''Tangled up in Love'' – Bride (2011) *''Frank'' – Polly (2011) *'' Girl on a Bicycle'' – Marta (2012) *''Self Centred'' (web series) – Lydia (2010) *"
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" (music video) (2010) *''
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'' – Madeleine Cotton (2009) *'' Something for the Weekend'' – herself (2009) *''
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'' – Esther (2008) *''The Grind'' – Jo (2008) *''
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'' –
Carly Wicks Carly Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Kellie Shirley, and by Michaela Stephen in a home movie the Wicks family watched on 23 April 2007. She made her first appearance on 17 February 2006. Carly w ...
(2006–2008, 2012) *''
The Sick House ''The Sickhouse'' is a 2008 horror film, directed by Curtis Radclyffe, produced by Charlotte Wontner and starring Gina Philips, Kellie Shirley and Alex Hassell. Plot Anna is an ambitious young archaeologist who desperately needs the kudos of ...
'' – Joolz (2007) *''
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'' – Royal Court Actress #1 (2006) *''Coming Up'' (TV series) ''– Happy $lapz'' – Lisa (2006) *''
Murder City ''Murder City'' is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television, first broadcast on 18 March 2004 on ITV, that focuses on two mismatched detectives, DI Susan Alembic (Amanda Donohoe) and DS Luke Stone (Kris Marshall), who scour ...
'' – Episode 'Wives And Lovers' as Lucy Chalmers (2006) *
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Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (2005) ''Promotion Girl'' (Advert) *''Too Much Too Young'' – Mandy (2005) *''
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'' – Tinette (2005) *''
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky ''Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky'' is a 2005 BBC television serial depicting the intersecting lives of three working-class Londoners in the 1920s. The series is based on the trilogy '’20,000 Streets Under the Sky'’ by British author P ...
'' – Violet (2005) *''
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'' – Betting Shop Girl (2004) *''
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– Christmas Special'' – ''Blind Date'' KYM (Contestant) (2003) *''
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– Alanah 2003''- murdered prostitute 2 episodes *''Whacked'' – Waitress (2002) *'' Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon'' – Trish Cooper (2002) *'' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' – Mabel Mercer (2002)


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Kellie Shirley
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Interview with Kellie Shirley
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