Yolanda Kettle (born 1988) is an English actress known for playing Camilla Fry in The Crown (2017), Dolly Wilcox in Howards End (2017), and Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama Roadkill (2020).
Yolanda Kettle | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 33–34)[1][2] Birmingham, England, UK. |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Yolanda Kettle was born in 1989 in Birmingham, England.[1] Her mother is Spanish and her father English.[2] She went to King Edward VI Camp Hill School in Birmingham. After leaving secondary school, she moved to London to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[2] Kettle is also an alumna of the National Youth Theatre [3][4][5]
Kettle's first major role was on stage at the Arcola Theatre as Nina in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull alongside Geraldine James in 2011.[1][2] She played Dolly Wilcox in Howards End in 2017,[2] and in the same year had a role in series 2 of The Crown, playing Camilla Fry, wife of chocolate entrepreneur Jeremy Fry, both of whom were friends with Princess Margaret's love interest, Antony Armstrong-Jones.[6][7] In 2020, Kettle played the role of Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama Roadkill.[8]
Kettle joined the cast of a new Netflix and MRC Jane Austen upcoming film Persuasion; filming began in the UK in June 2021.[9]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea | Ann Welch |
| 2017 | Need for Speed Payback (video game) | Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2017 | Nioh (video game) | Maria |
| 2018 | Hitman 2 (video game) | Andrea Martinez (voice) |
| 2020 | Made in Italy | Ruth |
| 2020 | Nioh 2 (video game) | Maria |
| 2020 | Upstairs (short) | Caroline |
| 2022 | Persuasion | Elizabeth Elliot [9] |
| 2022 | Patriots |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctors | Laura Carew | Series 14, "Now They'll Sleep" |
| 2012 | Holby City | Zoe Hardwick | Series 15, "The Ties That Bind" |
| 2015 | Father Brown | Natasha Farrango | Series 3, "The Deadly Seal" |
| 2016 | The Collection | Cecile Trouvier | 1 episode - "The Weekend" |
| 2016 | Love, Nina | Amanda | Episode 1.4 |
| 2017 | The Crown | Camilla Fry | Series 2, "Matrimonium" and "Beryl" |
| 2017 | Howards End | Dolly Wilcox | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Doc Martin | Hannah Butler | Series 8, "Accidental Hero and Mysterious Ways" |
| 2018 | Marcella | Becky Marani | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Roadkill | Joy Pelling | 3 episodes |