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Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

Acting

November 19, 1979 (46 years old)
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Female
16 Movies
36 TV Shows

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.

Coronation Street
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960 5.4

as Becky Granger / Becky McDonald

790 eps
Mr Selfridge
Mr Selfridge

Mr Selfridge

2013 6.9

as Lady Mae Loxley

Age 33 (now 46)
30 eps
Dirty God
Dirty God

Dirty God

2019 5.8

as Lisa

Age 39 (now 46)
Happy Valley
Happy Valley

Happy Valley

2014 7.9

as DI Jodi Shackleton

Age 34 (now 46)
6 eps
Last Train to Christmas
Last Train to Christmas

Last Train to Christmas

2021 5.6

as Paula

Age 42 (now 46)
Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK

Criminal: UK

2019 7.2

as Natalie Hobbs

Age 39 (now 46)
7 eps
The Night Manager
The Night Manager

The Night Manager

2016 7.7

as Permanent Secretary

Age 36 (now 46)
3 eps
Class
Class

Class

2016 6.3

as Miss Quill

Age 36 (now 46)
8 eps
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

2015 7.7

as Baroness Elsa Schraeder

Age 36 (now 46)
Liar
Liar

Liar

2017 6.5

as DI Karen Renton

Age 37 (now 46)
6 eps
Official Secrets
Official Secrets

Official Secrets

2019 7.2

as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent

Age 39 (now 46)
The Crow Girl
The Crow Girl

The Crow Girl

2025 6.7

as Sophia Craven

Age 45 (now 46)
12 eps
Kat and the Band
Kat and the Band

Kat and the Band

2020 5.3

as Liz Malone

Age 40 (now 46)
Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

2019 7.8

as Elizabeth Sutherland

Age 39 (now 46)
3 eps
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

2024 8.0

as Angela van den Bogerd

Age 44 (now 46)
4 eps
Innocent
Innocent

Innocent

2018 7.1

as Sally Wright

Age 38 (now 46)
4 eps