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Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 19, 1979 (45)
Birthplace Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 13, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Katherine Kelly is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Becky McDonald on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2006–2012), for which she received multiple awards, including the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2009) and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance (2012 ... ). Kelly's subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge (2013–2014, 2016), DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley (2016), Miss Andrea Quill in Class (2016), Jane Lowry in Strike Back (2017–2018), DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal: UK (2019–2020), Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack (2019–2022), DI Karen Renton in Liar (2020), Sally Wright in Innocent (2021), and Angela van Den Bogerd in Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024). Katherine Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the United States. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley, established in 1998 by her father John (who is originally from Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland), and has regularly supported fund-raising events held there. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students Meredith MacNeill, Leo Bill, Elliot Cowan, Laurence Fox, and actor and novelist Anna Hope, graduating in 2001.

Known For

Filmography

Last Train to Christmas

Last Train to Christmas

2021

as Paula

Kat and the Band

Kat and the Band

2020

as Liz Malone

Dirty God

Dirty God

2019

as Lisa

Affection

Affection

2019

as Pauline

Official Secrets

Official Secrets

2019

as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent

The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

2015

as Baroness Elsa Schraeder

The Last Witch

The Last Witch

2013

as Alice Lister

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

2009

as Becky McDonald

Coronation Street: Out of Africa

Coronation Street: Out of Africa

2008

as Becky Granger

Mischief Night

Mischief Night

2006

as Junkie Jane

Sons & Lovers

Sons & Lovers

2003

as Suffragette Speaker - Emily

The Great Chicago Adventure

The Great Chicago Adventure

2015

Art Department Assistant

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Coronation Street

as Becky Granger / Becky McDonald

Episodes: 692

First Aired: Dec 09, 1960

Mr Selfridge

as Lady Mae Loxley

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Jan 06, 2013

Bloods

as George

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 05, 2021

Class

as Miss Andrea Quill

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 22, 2016

Criminal: UK

as Natalie Hobbs

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 20, 2019

Ruby Speaking

as Vicki

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 2023

The Crow Girl

as Sophia Craven

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 16, 2025

Happy Valley

as DI Jodi Shackleton

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 29, 2014

Liar

as DI Karen Renton

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 11, 2017

In Flight

as Jo Conran

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 12, 2025

Protection

as DCI Hannah Wheatley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 29, 2024

Innocent

as Sally Wright

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 14, 2018

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

as Angela van den Bogerd

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 01, 2024

Cheat

as Leah Dale

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 11, 2019

The Guilty

as Claire Reid

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 05, 2013

Hotel Custody

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 18, 2022

Gentleman Jack

as Elizabeth Sutherland

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 22, 2019

The Night Manager

as Permanent Secretary

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 21, 2016

The Secret River

as Mrs. Webb

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 14, 2015

Life on Mars

as Auntie Heather

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2006

The Royal

as Tina Binnington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2003

The Long Shadow

as Emily Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2023

The Visit

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2007

Flack

as Brooke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

Inside No. 9

as Lynne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Murdertown

as Presenter

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 03, 2018

Silent Witness

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

The Justin Lee Collins Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 2009

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

The National Television Awards Backstage Live

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 2010

Odd One In

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 17, 2010

No Angels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2004

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 2018

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