Yolanda Kettle (born 1988) is an English actress known for playing Camilla Fry in ''

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''(2017), Dolly Wilcox in ''

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'' (2017), and Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Yolanda Kettle was born in 1989 in

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, England. Her mother is Spanish and her father English. She went to King Edward VI Camp Hill School in Birmingham. After leaving secondary school, she moved to London to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Kettle is also an alumna of the National Youth Theatre

Career

Kettle's first major role was on stage at the Arcola Theatre as Nina in

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'' alongside

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in 2011. She played Dolly Wilcox in ''

'' in 2017, and in the same year had a role in series 2 of ''

'', playing Camilla Fry, wife of chocolate entrepreneur

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, both of whom were friends with

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's love interest,

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. In 2020, Kettle played the role of Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama ''

''. Kettle joined the cast of a new

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and

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''; filming began in the UK in June 2021.

Filmography

Film, video, live streaming, and theatre

Television

References

External links

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Independent Talent Profile Yolanda Kettle

Yolanda Kettle Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kettle, Yolanda Living people 21st-century English actresses English people of Spanish descent Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art English film actresses English television actresses National Youth Theatre members People from Birmingham, West Midlands 1988 births