Katherine Kelly
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Coronation Street
Becky Granger / Becky McDonald
1960
Series
Silent Witness
1996
Series
The Night Manager
Permanent Secretary
2016
Series
Inside No. 9
Lynne
2014
Series
Happy Valley
DI Jodi Shackleton
2014
Series
Mr Selfridge
Lady Mae Loxley
2013
Series
Criminal: UK
Natalie Hobbs
2019
Series
The Crow Girl
Sophia Craven
2025
Series
Gentleman Jack
Elizabeth Sutherland
2019
Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
2018
Series
Life on Mars
Auntie Heather
2006
Film
Official Secrets
Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent
2019
Series
The Hack
Sheridan McCoid
2025
Series
The Long Shadow
Emily Jackson
2023
Series
Liar
DI Karen Renton
2017
Series
Innocent
Sally Wright
2018
Series
Flack
Brooke
2019
Series
Protection
DCI Hannah Wheatley
2024
Series
Class
Miss Quill
2016
Series
New Street Law
Rebecca
2006
Series
In Flight
Jo Conran
2025
Series
Bloods
George
2021
Series
Murdertown
Presenter
2018
Series
The Guilty
Claire Reid
2013
Series
Cheat
Leah Dale
2019
Series
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Angela van den Bogerd
2024
Series
HIM
Hannah
2016
Series
The Secret River
Mrs. Webb
2015
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self
2009
Series
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
Katrina
2025
Series
The Visit
Julie
2007
Number 10
Frances Telford
Series
Ruby Speaking
Vicki
2023
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Odd One In
2010
Film
Last Train to Christmas
Paula
2021
Film
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
2024
Series
The Royal
Tina Binnington
2003
Film
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Lee Everett-Alkin
2012
Film
The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schraeder
2015
Series
Hotel Custody
Narrator
2022
Film
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer
Miss Hardcastle
2012
Affection
Pauline
2019
Film
Sons & Lovers
Suffragette Speaker - Emily
2003
Film
Mischief Night
Junkie Jane
2006
Film
The Last Witch
Alice Lister
2013
Coronation Street: Out of Africa
Becky Granger
2008
Film
Dirty God
Lisa
2019
Film
Kat and the Band
Liz Malone
2020
Film
Let Her Go
Absent Princess
2022
Film
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Becky McDonald
2009