Kelly Jane Shirley (born 11 July 1981), known professionally as Kellie Shirley is an English actress who works in film, television, theatre and radio. She hails from Croydon via a large Northern Irish family. She has also co-presented programmes for BBC2 and Channel 5. She is known for her role as Kirsty De La Croix in Sky One returning, comedy series In the Long Run created by Idris Elba. She is also perhaps best known for the role of Carly Wicks in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Career
Shirley was selected by BAFTA to be part of their BAFTA Elevate 2020/21 programme which supports working-class talent and underrepresented groups on screen.
Shirley co-hosted the BBC Two show Something for the Weekend with Tim Lovejoy, standing in for Amanda Hamilton who was on maternity leave.
In May 2023, Shirley appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jo McLennon.
Personal life
In January 2019 it was announced that she would be running the London Marathon with other former EastEnders actors for a Dementia campaign in honour of Barbara Windsor.
Filmography
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Mabel Mercer (2002) Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon – Trish Cooper (2002) Whacked – Waitress (2002) The Bill – Alanah 2003- murdered prostitute 2 episodes The Office – Christmas Special – Blind Date KYM (Contestant) (2003) Wimbledon – Betting Shop Girl (2004) Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky – Violet (2005) Heidi – Tinette (2005) Too Much Too Young – Mandy (2005) Murder City – Episode 'Wives And Lovers' as Lucy Chalmers (2006) Coming Up (TV series) – Happy $lapz – Lisa (2006) Venus – Royal Court Actress #1 (2006) The Sick House – Joolz (2007) EastEnders – Carly Wicks (2006–2008, 2012) The Grind – Jo (2008) Parents of the Band – Esther (2008) Something for the Weekend – herself (2009) Lewis – Madeleine Cotton (2009) "Pencil Full of Lead" (music video) (2010) Self Centred (web series) – Lydia (2010) Girl on a Bicycle – Marta (2012) Frank – Polly (2011) Tangled up in Love – Bride (2011) Run for Your Wife – Susie (2012) RIOT (film 2012) – Louise Everyone's Going to Die (film 2013) – Ali Kick (film 2012) – Tracey Shame The Devil (film 2013) – DS Clarke The Marriage of Reason and Squalor (TV series 2015) Doctors (TV series 2016) Joe All Alone (TV series 2018) - Stacey Sunday Brunch (TV 2018) - Herself The Wright Stuff (TV 2018) - Herself In The Long Run (TV series 2018) - Kirsty De La Croix Ivy (Short film 2018) - Ivy Who’s The Daddy (TV Pilot 2018) - Rachel King of Thieves (Feature Film 2018) - Terri Robinson Snapshots (Short film 2018) - Marie Rock With Rudolph (Music Video) - Herself Call The Midwife (TV series 2018–2019) - Connie In the Long Run (TV series & Christmas Special; 2018–2020) - Kirsty De La Croix Merry Christmas Everyone (Music Video) - Herself Biff and Chip, series 1-3 (BBC iPlayer/CBBC) - ‘Mum’ - Mrs Robinson. Bull (Signature Films/Tea Shop productions 2021) - Cheryl. Benediction (Emu Films, 2021) - Millicent Death in Paradise (BBC One 2021) - Pamela Bellman Meet the Richardsons (ITV Studios - series 3 - 2021) - Jean Ridley (ITV) - Denise Doctors (BBC, 2023) – Jo McLennon