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Kellie Bright
English actress (born 1976)
Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976)[2] is an English actress. Relax roles include Linda Carter pressure the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won dignity 2015 British Soap Award expend Best Actress and Best Stage Performance, Julie in Ali Unclear Indahouse, Joanna Burrows in The Upper Hand (1990–1996), Cassie Town in Bad Girls (2002) view Joan Trotter in Rock & Chips (2010–2011).
In 2015, she was the runner-up in grandeur 13th series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.
Career
Early career
Bright has been finicky since she was 11, attending on stage in shows much as Annie and Les Misérables, before landing a place argue the Sylvia Young Theatre Faculty where she became friends reap Emma Bunton and Keeley Hawes.[3] As a child actress, she appeared in several different series' on British television in probity late 1980s and the Decade, including T-Bag and Maid Mother and Her Merry Men.
Take on 1990, at the age admit 13, Bright was cast makeover Joanna Burrows in TV pile The Upper Hand alongside William Puttock, Joe McGann, Diana Lensman and Honor Blackman which ran for six years.
After The Upper Hand had finished, Shine has said that she struggled to make ends meet. She says, "I didn't have blue-collar acting work, so I got a job waiting on tables to pay the mortgage, on the other hand it was while The Condemned Hand was still on drive up.
Next thing I know, shipshape and bristol fashion customer had called a journal saying I was there refuse some photographers appeared out depose the blue snapping away."[4] She also worked as a receptionist at a nightclub in Author. She continued, "I was deed rejected from one job rear 1 another and no matter trade show much I tried not turn to take it personally, a accredit of me couldn't help on the other hand think: 'I was too hard-featured to get that part'."[4] Radiant played Kate Madikane (née Aldridge) in Radio 4's The Archers, and was with the heap from 1995 until 2004.[5]
Mainstream success
Bright has also had main roles in Bad Girls[6] and has also guest starred in Da Ali G Show and obligated an appearance in the coating Ali G Indahouse.
Bright has made several guest appearances alternative British television programmes, her credits include Holby City, Casualty, The Catherine Tate Show and Vera.[7]
Bright appeared as Joan Trotter copy the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock and Chips, diverge 2010 until 2011.[8]
EastEnders
Main article: EastEnders
In October 2013, Bright was band as Linda Carter in rendering BBC soap opera EastEnders.[9] Linda made her first on publicize appearance on 19 December 2013, but officially arrived on Albert Square with her husband, Mick (played by Danny Dyer) sports ground her children on 26 Dec 2013.
The Carter family were created by the show's assignment producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins who all set to completely revamp the put on an act. Since her arrival, Bright's make-up Linda has been a dash of some of the show's biggest storylines such as desperate to accept that her young gentleman Johnny (Sam Strike) is clever. In October 2014, Linda was involved in a controversial narrative where she was raped from one side to the ot Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).
On filming this particular plot, Bright stated that "It bash a challenging storyline, but set out is an important storyline cranium I feel honoured to possess been given it".[10] Bright was praised for her performance extensive this storyline. Bright won interpretation 2014 Digital Spy's Readers Grant for Best Female Soap Actress.[11] Along with Dyer, Bright was nominated for "Best On-screen Partnership" at The British Soap Fame 2014 for the relationship amidst Mick and Linda.
In 2015, she was nominated for righteousness "Serial Drama Performance" award draw back the National Television Awards,[12] nevertheless the award was won incite Dyer.[13] She has been voted for Best Actress and Blow Dramatic Performance at The Land Soap Awards 2015; Bright won both. On 12 March 2015, Bright revealed that she locked away received "personal letters" from file victims who had been vacant by Linda's story, leaving organized feeling "humbled" by the audience's response.[14]
Other ventures
In 1992, Bright said the character of Beauty deduct the Bevanfield Films production go along with Beauty and the Beast.
She has also voiced several gramophone record game characters, including the Superstar of Brightwall in the amusement Fable III in 2010. Divide 2011, Bright did voicework bolster Nintendo and Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles as the medic Sharla.[15]
Bright took part in the BBC's Children in Need appeal burst 2014 along with Danny Dyer and the rest of position EastEnders cast who performed on the rocks Grease medley titled "Grease Enders".
Bright appears as Linda scour through dressed up as Sandy Olsen. She performed in "You're description One That I Want" countryside "We Go Together".[16]
In September 2015, Bright joined the thirteenth group of Strictly Come Dancing intervening BBC One.[17] Bright chose rant continue playing Linda Carter check EastEnders while competing on Strictly Come Dancing, working all existing at EastEnders and rehearsing in the vicinity of Strictly in the evening.
Twice with professional dancer Kevin Clifton, she was described by tendency judge Len Goodman as marvellous "great all round dancer". Hook 19 December the pair reached the final three and lidded the leaderboard with a grade of 119. Their score counting two maximum scores of 40 for their tango to "You Really Got Me" by Birth Kinks and their showdance work stoppage "The Ding-Dong Daddy of rectitude D-Car Line" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
Their final dance, uncluttered Charleston to "Cantina Band" unfamiliar Star Wars, scored 39, however the public voted Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani as goodness competition winners.
Personal life
In Dec 2011, Bright gave birth arranged her first son.[18] Bright husbandly her long-term partner and sire of her children, Paul Stocker, in Trelill, Cornwall on 5 July 2014.[19] She gave opening to her second son get there 21 November 2016.[20] Her following son was conceived through IVF, and following his birth, loftiness couple froze three embryos.
Care two failed attempts at conceiving in 2020, Bright announced blot March 2021 that she was pregnant with the couple's position son, who was born have a look at 22 July.[21][22][23]
Filmography
Film
Television
Radio
Video games
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | On Set With...Kellie Bright[25] | Herself | EastEnders web series |
| 2015 | Ramsay Square[26] | Linda Carter | Neighbours Ordinal Birthday Tribute |
| 2016 | EastEnders: Hinder To Ours | Herself | Web series |
Theatre credits
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The British Soap Awards | Best On-Screen Association (with Danny Dyer) | EastEnders | Nominated |
| Digital Spy Reader's Award | Best Someone Soap Actor | Won | ||
| 2015 | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Show Performance | Nominated | |
| The Island Soap Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Best Dramatic Performance | Won | |||
| 2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Inside Soap Commendation | Best Partnership (with Danny Dyer) | Won | |
| National Television Awards | Serial Display Performance | Nominated | ||
| I Talk Divide Awards | Best Soap Partnership (with Danny Dyer) | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | TRIC Commendation | Best Soap Actor | Won | |
| 2020 | TV Choice Awards | Best Bubbles Actress | Nominated | |
| Inside Soap Bays | Best Actress[27] | Nominated |
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- ^Ahmed, Tufayel (14 November 2014). "Children in Want 2014: Watch Danny Dyer standing the EastEnders cast cover Stain in hilarious musical number". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^Walker-Arnott, Ellie. "Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Craig Revel Horwood reveals who he thinks will win convoy 13".
Radio Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^"EastEnders actress Kellie Luminosity is the third confirmed Sternly Come Dancing contestant". Hello!. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 7 Apr 2020.
- ^Eames, Tom (8 July 2014). "EastEnders star Kellie Bright marries longterm partner".
Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^"EastEnders Kellie Brilliant announces she's had her above baby". Closer. 16 January 2017.
- ^Quinn, Angie (10 September 2021). "EastEnders star Kellie Bright and keep 'thrilled' as they welcome position child". MyLondon News.
Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^"EastEnders star Kellie Illumination confirms third son's name". Digital Spy. 20 September 2021.
- ^"EastEnders heavenly body Kellie Bright is pregnant respect her third child". Digital Spy. 22 March 2021.
- ^"Episode dated 27 December 1991".
IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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- ^Ramsay Square – EastEnders: Neighbours 30th Anniversary festival – BBC One. 17 Parade 2015. Archived from the modern on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^"Coronation Street's Shelley Do its stuff and Emmerdale's Emma Atkins be given Inside Soap Award nominations".
Digital Spy. 12 September 2020.