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Beatrice Kelley

Beatrice Kelley (born 1941 in Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire) is a well-established actress whose TV credits include Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, The Grand, Dalziel and Pascoe, Phoenix Nights, Last of the Summer Wine, Burn It, Where the Heart Is, My Parents Are Aliens, Life on Mars, Ideal, The Visit, Casualty, Waterloo Road, Heartbeat, Doctors, Candy Cabs, Shameless and The Syndicate. She has appeared in Coronation Street in two different roles; Carol Palmer in 1996, and Barbara Deakin in 2014-15. The youngest of four children of Harold and Marjorie Smith, Beatrice spent many hours in Beech Hill cinema when films were shown continuously; a love of acting began here. She joined the Otley Junior Players and her first starring role was as a clockwork doll at the age of five. She progressed to the Sylvia Green drama school in Menston but continued her formal education as her parents wished and became a teacher in spite of having been told at Prince Henry's Grammar School that she was "not academic enough to teach". However, Beatrice resigned from her teaching post when Prince Henry's would not put "A" Level drama on the curriculum. Having already obtained a degree and a diploma in drama, she obtained her Equity card at the age of 47. She also appeared in the John Smiths famous "No Nonsense" advertisements.


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Born:
In Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the series Phoenix Nights 2001-01-14
Latest Project:
Movie Spike Island 2012-10-11
Known For
Poster of Moving On
Poster of Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Poster of Ideal
Poster of Birthday Girl
Filmography
Movie Spike Island Catheter Lady 2012-10-11
Movie Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Mrs Myshkin 2009-02-28
Series Moving On Shirley 2009-05-18
Series The Visit Nanna 2007-07-15
Series Respectable Maureen 2006-08-30
Series Ideal Sheila 2005-01-11
Series Burn It Eileen Grimshaw 2003-02-08
Series Eyes Down Kitty 2003-08-15
Movie Birthday Girl Dulcie 2002-12-22
Series Phoenix Nights Marion 2001-01-14