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 20062012 for which she received multiple awards including the British Soap Award for Best Actress 2009 and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance 2012 Kellys subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge 20132014 2016 DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley 2016 Miss Andrea Quill in Class 2016 Jane Lowry in Strike Back 20172018 DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal UK 20192020 Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack 20192022 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 fundraising 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