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