Kelli Hollis (born 29 June 1976) is a British actress, known for playing Tina Crabtree in the three

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related films, shop owner

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's popular comedy-drama '' Shameless'' and Melanie Say then as Ali Spencer in ITV's long-running soap opera ''

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''. Hollis now lives in Thailand with her partner, where they run a cafe bar.

Career

Hollis played Melanie Say in ''

'' in 2002, portraying

in '' Shameless'' for six years, starting in 2004. She also played the character of Tina Crabtree in two television dramas, ''Tina Goes Shopping'' (1999), ''Tina Takes a Break'' (2001) as well as ''

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'' (2006) which was a cinema-released feature film, all three were directed by

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. Hollis has also portrayed Maggie Simms in the

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prison drama '' Clink'', as well as Loan Shark Linda in the

Drama ''

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''. Additionally, Hollis appeared in two episodes of the television series ''

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'', as the character Bridget Croft. She also appeared in

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drama '' Waterloo Road'', as Chantel and as Anne West in the TV film See No Evil about the

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. She also appeared in the female football drama '' Playing the Field''. In May 2020, she appeared in an episode of the

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soap opera '' Doctors'' as Rachel Edwards.

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