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Shelley Deborah Conn (born 21 September 1976) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Lady Mary Sharma in the hugely successful
After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the
series '' Party Animals''. In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's ''Netflix
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series ''Bridgerton
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'', as Isabella in the film ''Love Sarah'', as Dr Elizabeth Shannon in the Spielberg series '' Terra Nova'' and soon to be seen in Neil Gaiman's ''Good Omens
''Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'' is a 1990 novel written as a collaboration between the English authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
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'' and The Boys spin-off series ''Gen V'', both for Amazon Prime.
Early life and education
Conn was born in Barnet in north London toAnglo-Indian
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parents. She is of mixed heritage, which includes Portuguese, Burmese and Indian. She attended Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Webber may refer to:
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. Conn trained at Bretton Hall. She was a student at Cranbourne School
Cranbourne is a co-educational secondary school in Basingstoke, northern Hampshire, England. The school serves Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students between the ages of 11 and 16. The school follows the National Curriculum.
History
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in Basingstoke.
Career
After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Mersey Beat
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'' and an irregularly recurring role in ''Casualty
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
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''. In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays in December 2002, after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud Theatre
The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels.
The theatre was designed by W. G. R. Sprague and ...
– ''The Island Princess'', ''Eastward Ho!'' and ''The Roman Actor''.
Conn has appeared television, film and theatre, with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films namely BBC character dramas such as '' The Innocence Project,'' and occasional returns to the RSC. Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
series '' Down to Earth'' in 2004. In early 2008, Conn starred as Miranda Hill in ''The Palace
''The Palace'' is a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King ...
'', as Jessica in ''Mistresses
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Romance and relationships
* Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a d ...
'' and as Neela Sahjani in ''Trial & Retribution
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''. In 2008 she appeared as Claire in ''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 ...
''. In 2010 she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series '' Strike Back''.
She was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series ''Terra Nova'', which premiered on 26 September 2011. In 2014, Conn appeared in a US TV series called ''The Lottery
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''.
In April 2021, it was announced that Conn would star as Mary Sharma in the second series of the Netflix romance period drama ''Bridgerton
''Bridgerton'' is an American historical- romance streaming television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. It revolves around the epony ...
'' based on Julia Quinn
Julie Pottinger (née Cotler; born 1970), better known by her pen name Julia Quinn, is a best-selling American author of historical romance fiction. Her novels have been translated into 41 languages, and have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Be ...
's second novel in her ''Bridgerton'' series, '' The Viscount Who Loved Me''. The series was released in March 2022.
Personal life
Conn lives in London. She ran in the 2006London Marathon
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. Conn married her boyfriend of over a decade, actor Jonathan Kerrigan
Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972) is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including '' In The Club'', ''Casualty'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Merseybeat, The Five'' and ''Reach For The Moon''. Films include '' Diana'', ''FL ...
, in late 2011.
Filmography
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conn, Shelley 1976 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Hertfordshire Actresses from London Alumni of Bretton Hall College Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art British actresses of Indian descent British people of Anglo-Indian descent English people of Burmese descent English people of Indian descent English people of Portuguese descent English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people People from Chipping Barnet Royal Shakespeare Company members