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* Nelly (Egyptian entertainer) (Nelly Artin Kalfayan, born 1949), Egyptian entertainer, actress and presenter * Nelly Arcan (1973–2009), Canadian writer, born Isabelle Fortier * Nellie Barsness (1873–1966), American physician *

Nelly Beltrán Nélida Dodó López Valverde known professionally as Nelly Beltrán (29 August 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Argentine actress. She appeared on the radio from the age of 10 and in 85 theatrical performances, 48 films and 3 dozen television ...

(1925–2007), Argentine actress, born Nélida Dodó López Valverde *

Nelly Ben-Or Nelly Nechama Ben-Or Clynes (née Ben-Or; born 1933) is a concert pianist and professor of music. She is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the United Kingdom where she has taught the piano and the Alexander technique sin ...

(born 1933), Polish concert pianist and professor *

Nelly Blair Nelly Blair, later Nelly Smith (17591820) is sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love. The true identity of Nell Burns himself did not identify his 'Handsome Nell' by name. Nelly Kilpatrick has been suggested as being ...

(1759–1820), later Nelly Smith, sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love (see also Nelly Kilpatrick) *

Nellie Bly Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaki ...

(1864–1922), American journalist *

Nellie Moyer Budd Nellie Moyer Budd (February 20, 1860 - November 28, 1944) was an American music teacher. Trained at the New England Conservatory of Music, she served for many years as the head of the music department at Windom College, Montevideo, Minnesota. Ea ...

(1860–1944), American music teacher * Nellie Marie Burns (ca. 1850–1897), American actor and poet *

Nelly Ciobanu Nelea Ciobanu-Mărgineanu (born 28 October 1974), known professionally as Nelly Ciobanu () is a Moldovan singer. Ciobanu graduated from music college of the city of Tiraspol and later made her debut on stage in 1993, with her brother as part of d ...

(born 1974), Moldovan singer * Ellen Crocker (1872–1962) also known as 'Nellie' or 'Nelly', British suffragette * Nellie Farren (1848–1904), English actress and singer *

Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

(born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer *Nelly Armande Guillerm, birth name of

Violette Verdy Violette Verdy (born Nelly Armande Guillerm; 1 December 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in t ...

(1933–2016), French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, dance company director and writer * Nelly Garzón Alarcón (1932–2019), Colombian nurse, teacher * Nellie A. Hope (1864-1918), American violinist, music teacher, orchestra conductor *

Nelly Karim Nelly Karim ( ar, نيللي كريم; born 18 December 1974) is an Egyptian actress, model, and ballerina. Life and career Nelly is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Egyptian father from Zagazig. Karim said in an interview with the jou ...

(born 1974), Egyptian actress, model and ballerina * Nelly Kilpatrick, later Nelly Bone (1759–1820), possibly Robert Burns' first love and muse (see also Nelly Blair) * Nellie Kim (born 1957), Soviet gymnast * Nelly Korda (born 1998), American golfer * Nelly Láinez (1920–2008), Argentine comedic actress * Nelly Landry (1916–2010), French tennis player, 1948 French Open champion *

Nellie McClung Nellie Letitia McClung (; 20 October 18731 September 1951) was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book ''Sowing Seeds ...

(1873–1951), Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist *

Nellie McKay Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an ...

(born 1982), British-born American singer-songwriter and actress *

Nellie V. Mark Nellie V. Mark (July 21, 1857 – December 3, 1935) was an American physician and suffragist. In addition to looking after her medical practice, she lectured on personal hygiene, literary topics, and on woman suffrage. Mark served as vice-preside ...

(1857–1935), American physician and suffragist *

Nelly Nichol Marshall Nelly Marshall (after marriage, McAfee; pseudonym, Sans Souci; May 8, 1845 – April 19, 1898) was a 19th-century American Southern United States literature, "southland" author of novels and verse. In her day, Marshall was perhaps one of the most p ...

(1845–1898), American author *

Nelly Mazloum Nelly Mazloum (9 June 1929 - 21 February 2003), an Egyptian of Italian and Greek origin, was an actress, choreographer, dancer, and teacher of ballet, modern dance, Egyptian folkloric dance, traditional oriental dance and the creator of the ori ...

(1929–2003), Egyptian actress, choreographer, dancer and dance teacher *

Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 186123 February 1931) was an Australian operatic dramatic coloratura soprano (three octaves). She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th centur ...

(1861–1931), Australian opera soprano * Nelly Olin (born 1941), Minister of Environment in France (2005–07) * Nellie Roberts (1872–1959), British botanical artist * Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), first American woman state governor *

Nelly Sachs Nelly Sachs (; 10 December 1891 – 12 May 1970) was a German-Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of he ...

(1891–1970), German poet and dramatist awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature, born Leonie Sachs * Nellie R. Santiago (born 1943), New York state senator * Nellie George Stearns (1855–1936), American artist and teacher of art *Eleanor

Nellie Stewart Nellie Stewart, born Eleanor Stewart Towzey (20 November 1858 – 21 June 1931) was an Australian actress and singer, known as "Our Nell" and "Sweet Nell". Born into a theatrical family, Stewart began acting as a child. As a young woman, she ...

(1858–1931), Australian actress and singer * Nelly Such (born 1992), Hungarian handballer *Nelly Ternan or Nelly Robinson, names used for

Ellen Ternan Ellen Lawless Ternan (3 March 1839 – 25 April 1914), also known as Nelly Ternan or Nelly Wharton-Robinson, was an English actress known for association with the author Charles Dickens. Birth and family life Ellen Ternan was born in Roche ...

(1839–1914), English actress, mistress of Charles Dickens * Nelly Thüring (1875–1972), Swedish politician, one of the first women elected to the Swedish parliament * Nelly Viennot (born 1962), French football referee *Nelly Walker, birth name of

Nella Larsen Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, ''Quicksand'' (1928) and '' Passing'' (1929), and a few short stories. Tho ...

(1891–1964), American modernist novelist * Nelly Wicky (born 1923), Swiss Labour Party politician and former member of the Swiss National Council *

Nellie Yu Roung Ling Nellie Yu Roung Ling ( zh, t=裕容齡, w=Yü Jung-ling, p=Yù Rónglíng; 188216 January 1973), also spelt Nelly, was a Hanjun Plain White bannerwoman and dancer, who is considered "the first modern dancer of China". She was the younger daught ...

(1889–1973), Chinese dancer and lady-in-waiting in Qing imperial court

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Nellie King Nelson Joseph "Nellie" King (March 15, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and later a member of the Pirates' radio announcing team with Bob Prince. Listed at in height, and weighin ...

(1928–2010), American baseball player and radio announcer *

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...

, stage name of American rapper Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. * Don Nelson (born 1940), American former basketball coach and player nicknamed "Nellie"

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Nellie Bertram Nellie Bertram is a fictional character on the United States of America, U.S. comedy television series ''The Office (U.S. TV series), The Office'', portrayed by Catherine Tate. She first appears as a guest star in the The Office (U.S. season 7), se ...

, a character from ''

The Office (U.S.) ''The Office'' is an American mockumentary sitcom television series that depicts the everyday work lives of office employees at the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It aired on NBC from March 24, 2 ...

'', played by

Catherine Tate Catherine Jane Ford (born 5 December 1969), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007) ...

Nelly Dean Ellen "Nelly" Dean is a female character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights.'' She is the main narrator in the book, and she provides eyewitness accounts of many of the story's central events to Mr Lockwood. Ellen Dean is called ...

, in Emily Brontë's novel ''Wuthering Heights'' * Nellie Oleson, from the ''Little House on the Prairie'' children's books and TV series *Nellie Pledge, a fictional character in the Granada Television series ''

Nearest and Dearest ''Nearest and Dearest'' is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 45 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome (black & white) and 27 in colour. The series, produced by ITV Granada, Granada Television for the ITV (TV netw ...

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Hylda Baker Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom ...

*Nellie Brie, from the film '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster'' *Nellie Crain, from the Netflix limited series ''

The Haunting of Hill House (TV series) ''The Haunting of Hill House'' is an American supernatural horror drama streaming television miniseries created and directed by Mike Flanagan, produced by Amblin Television and Paramount Television, for Netflix, and serves as the first en ...

'', played by

Victoria Pedretti Victoria Pedretti (born March 23, 1995) is an American actress. Her accolades include an MTV Award and nominations for two Critics' Choice Awards and a Saturn Award. Pedretti rose to prominence for her work in the Netflix anthology series '' ...

*Nellie Gray, ally of The Avenger *Nellie Forbush, heroine of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''South Pacific'' * Nellie O'Malley, a character from the American Girl series *Nellie, subject of the 1956 song "

Nellie the Elephant "Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. Original version The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorde ...

" and ''Nellie the Elephant'' (TV series) *Nelly, the legal guardian and 'aunt' to Vladimir Tod in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod written by

Heather Brewer Z Brewer, previously known as Zac Brewer (born Heather Brewer; September 21, 1973), is an American writer of young adult fiction. Their debut series, '' The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'', was published by Dutton Juvenile. Personal life Brewer ...

*Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, known as Nel Tu, a small, good-natured, character in the manga ''

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'' *Nel Rawlison, in

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...

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In Desert and Wilderness ''In Desert and Wilderness'' ( pl, W pustyni i w puszczy) is a popular young adult novel by the Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1911. It is the author's only novel written for children/teenagers. It ...

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