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Aimée Kelly is an English actress. She is best known for her debut leading role in the feature film Sket, for which she was nominated Best British Newcomer at the London Film Festival Awards. Kelly also starred in CBBC's hit drama Wolfblood as Maddy Smith, for which she was nominated Best Children's performer by BAFTA.[1]

Aimée Kelly
Kelly in 2013
Born8 July 1993 (age 29)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006, 2011–present
Children1

Early life


Kelly attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School. where her English teacher persuaded her to go further in performing arts when she was 11. She also did extra-curricular drama lessons at the Sage Academy of Performing Arts alongside her twin Katie. She boarded at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire for sixth form. Before being cast in Sket, Kelly worked as a waitress in a bar and as a shop assistant.


Career


At 16, Kelly auditioned for the role of Minnie McGuinness in E4's Skins.[2] After this audition, casting director Jane Ripley contacted Kelly about Sket. Kelly landed the role of Kayla Richards, making this her debut film, which earned Kelly a nomination for Best British Newcomer at the British Film Institute.[2]

In 2013, Kelly was nominated for Best Performer at the British Academy Children's Awards for her performance as Maddy in the CBBC show Wolfblood. It was announced in 2014 that Kelly would be exiting the show to make time for university.[3] She wrote "It wasn't an easy decision but sometimes education comes first! Thank you so much to all of you that supported me along the way! Xx".[4]

In 2019 and 2020, Kelly appeared in Armando Iannucci's The Personal History of David Copperfield and the Roger Michell's The Duke respectively. The latter former premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival at the latter, at the Venice Film Festival.


Personal life


Kelly has a son with photographer Alex Bibby, born March 2022.[5]


Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
2006RavenWarrior MelkaTV Series, Episode #6.4
2011SketKaylaTV Movie; Lead Role[6]
The Inbetweeners MovieGirl (Cameo)Film
2012Playhouse PresentsSammyTV Series, Episode: Care
NewsroundHerselfTV Series, 1 episode
Friday DownloadTV Series, Episode #4.1
2012–2013WolfbloodMaddy SmithTV Series 1 and 2; 26 episodes

Nominated – 2013 British Academy Children's Awards for Children's Performer[7]

2013Bringing Books to LifeHerself (Narrator)TV Series, Episode My Naughty Little Sister
2014Call the MidwifeNorma (Guest)TV Series, Episode #3.8
2016Twisted FateTBAShort Film, Post-Production
2017DoctorsCarly O'BrienTV Series, Episode: Late
Holby CityPrimrose BuddTV Series, Episode: Kingdom Come
2018 Network Rail - Always On Ally Short film to promote safety near electrified railway lines[8]
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Emily Feature film
2020 The Duke Irene Feature film

References


  1. "BAFTA". bafta. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award". Evening Chronicle. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "Wolfblood Season Three: Endings And Beginnings!". 27 October 2014.
  4. Aimée Kelly [@aimeemkelly] (30 October 2014). "It wasn't an easy decision but sometimes education comes first! Thankyou so much to all of you that supported me along the way! Xx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Aimee Kelly (25 March 2022). "via Instagram". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  6. Kemp, Stuart (4 October 2011). "David Cronenberg and Ralph Fiennes Chosen to Receive a BFI Fellowship". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. "2013 Children's Performer - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  8. Network Rail (3 July 2018), '18' – A hard-hitting short Film from Network Rail (note – deals with adult themes), retrieved 6 July 2018



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Aimee Kelly (* 8. Juli 1993 in Newcastle, England) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.
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