Elizabeth Kelly
{{Short description|British actress (born 1921)}}
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Elizabeth Kelly (born 29 May 1921) is a British retired actress, best known for her role as Nellie Ellis on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Career
Kelly started acting on television in the late 1960s. She played Edie Burgess in the popular ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1971 and went on to have roles in many televised dramas such as The Bill, Boon, Cider with Rosie, Spender, and Where the Heart Is among others.
Kelly is best known for being a regular cast member of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She played Nellie Ellis, the interfering relative of Pauline Fowler, from 1993 to 1998, returning briefly in 2000 for Ethel Skinner's funeral.{{cite web |last=Duke |first=Simon |title=Eastenders 30th Anniversary: Newcastle actors who've been in the BBC soap |website=Chronicle Live|date=2015-02-19 |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/eastenders-30th-anniversary-newcastle-actors-8679813 |access-date=2024-11-07}}
After leaving EastEnders, Kelly appeared in episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Emmerdale and Heartbeat. Her last acting role was in The Royal in 2007.
Filmography
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! Year ! Title ! Role | |
| 1967
| Magical Mystery Tour (TV Movie) | Passenger on Bus (uncredited) |
| 1968
| City '68 (TV series) | Mrs. Burton (episode: In Memoriam) |
| 1968
| The War of Darkie Pilbeam (TV series) | Nurse (episode: Phase III: August 1945) |
| 1970
| The Sinner (TV series) | Mrs. Whalan (episode: Dividends |
| 1971 | Edie Burgess |
| 1970/1971
| A Family at War (TV series) | Superintendent/Woman in Shelter |
| 1972
| Holy (TV series) (TV series) | Mrs. Elliot |
| 1973
| Shabby Tiger (TV mini-series) | Brewer (Strawberries and Champagne) |
| 1977
| When the Boat Comes In (TV series) | Shopper (episode: Letters from Afar) |
| 1980
| The Savage Hunt | Lesly's Mother |
| 1984
| Miracles Take Longer (TV series) | Mrs. Potter |
| 1984
| How We Used to Live (TV series) | Emily Holroyd (4 episodes) |
| | Grange Hill (TV series) | Mrs. Hoskins |
| 1987
| The Gemini Factor (TV series) | Woman in Cafe (episode: Mirror Image) |
| 1988
| American Playhouse (TV series) | Mary |
| 1989 | Landlady |
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| You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (video) | |
| 1992 | Mabel Church |
| 1992
| Resnick: Lonely Hearts (TV series) | Olive Peters |
| 1992
| Covington Cross (TV series) | Mother Cecilia (episode: Outlaws) |
| 1992
| Boon (TV series) | Lucy Keel |
| 1993
| Spender (TV series) | Elderly lady |
| 1993 | Julie |
| 1993
| What's Up Doc? (TV series) | Mrs. Sally Anderson |
| 1993
| The Detective (TV series) | Mrs Connors (episode: Go West Old Man) |
| 1998 | Miss. Pimbury |
| 1999
| Tilly Trotter (TV mini-series) | Annie Trotter |
| 1999
| Where the Heart Is (TV series) | Maggie (episode: Not My Brother) |
| 1993–1998, 2000
| EastEnders (TV series) | Nellie Ellis (106 episodes) |
| 1988, 2001
| The Bill (TV series) | Mrs. Paynter/Mrs. Predoota (2 episodes) |
| 2002 | Edith Weatherall |
| 2002 | Ian's Gran |
| 2002
| Rescue Me (TV series) | Nan |
| 2002
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series) | Mrs. G |
| 2004
| Steel River Blues (TV series) | Mrs. Hodge |
| 1998–2004
| Heartbeat (TV series) | Ethel Simcox/Mrs. Fry |
| 2007
| The Royal (TV series) | Edith Taylor |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0446369}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes person |elizabeth_kelly |Elizabeth Kelly}}
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Category:Actresses from Yorkshire
Category:Actresses from Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English television actresses
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