Aimée Kelly

Aimée Kelly (born 8 July 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her debut leading role in the feature film Sket, for which she was nominated Best British Newcomer at the London Film Festival Awards. Kelly also starred in CBBC's hit drama Wolfblood as Maddy Smith, for which she was nominated Best Children's performer by BAFTA.[1]

Aimée Kelly
Kelly in 2013
Born (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006, 2011–present
Spouse
Alex Bibby
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(m. 2022)​
Children1

Early life and education

Kelly attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School. where her English teacher persuaded her to go further in performing arts when she was 11. She also did extra-curricular drama lessons at the Sage Academy of Performing Arts alongside her twin Katie. She boarded at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire for sixth form. Before being cast in Sket, Kelly worked as a waitress in a bar and as a shop assistant. She later went to university in Leeds.

Career

At 16, Kelly auditioned for the role of Minnie McGuinness in E4's Skins.[2] After this audition, casting director Jane Ripley contacted Kelly about Sket. Kelly landed the role of Kayla Richards, making this her debut film, which earned Kelly a nomination for Best British Newcomer at the British Film Institute.[2]

In 2013, Kelly was nominated for Best Performer at the British Academy Children's Awards for her performance as Maddy in the CBBC show Wolfblood. It was announced in 2014 that Kelly would be exiting the show to make time for university.[3] She wrote "It wasn't an easy decision but sometimes education comes first! Thank you so much to all of you that supported me along the way! Xx".[4]

In 2019 and 2020, Kelly appeared in Armando Iannucci's The Personal History of David Copperfield and the Roger Michell's The Duke respectively. The latter former premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival at the latter, at the Venice Film Festival.

Personal life

Kelly met photographer Alex Bibby while studying in Leeds and began a relationship. They were originally going to marry on their tenth anniversary, but the wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They officially married in September 2022 at Burgh House in North London.[5] The couple have a son, born March 2022.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Girl Cameo
Sket Kayla [7]
2018 Network Rail - Always On Ally Short film to promote rail safety[8]
18 Ali Short film
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Emily
2020 The Duke Irene

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Raven Warrior Melka Episode #6.4
2012 Playhouse Presents Sammy Episode: "Care"
Newsround Herself 1 episode
Friday Download Episode #4.1
2012–2013 Wolfblood Maddy Smith Series 1–2; 26 episodes

Nominated – 2013 British Academy Children's Awards for Children's Performer[9]

2013 Bringing Books to Life Herself – Narrator Episode: "My Naughty Little Sister"
2014 Call the Midwife Norma TV series, episode #3.8
2017 Doctors Carly O'Brien Episode: "Late"
Holby City Primrose Budd Episode: "Kingdom Come"
2021 Grantchester Rachel Bromilow 1 episode
2022 Silent Witness DC Sharon Griffiths Episode #25.5
This England Alison / Elise Larkin Miniseries
TBA Hijack Jamie Constantinou
Platform 7 Sasha

Music videos

References
  1. "BAFTA". bafta. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award". Evening Chronicle. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "Wolfblood Season Three: Endings And Beginnings!". 27 October 2014.
  4. Aimée Kelly [@aimeemkelly] (30 October 2014). "It wasn't an easy decision but sometimes education comes first! Thankyou so much to all of you that supported me along the way! Xx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Ridgway, Tegan (1 December 2022). "Inside: Actress Aimée Kelly's Chic London Wedding". The Wedding Edition. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. Aimee Kelly (25 March 2022). "via Instagram". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. Kemp, Stuart (4 October 2011). "David Cronenberg and Ralph Fiennes Chosen to Receive a BFI Fellowship". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  8. Network Rail (3 July 2018), '18' – A hard-hitting short Film from Network Rail (note – deals with adult themes), retrieved 6 July 2018
  9. "2013 Children's Performer - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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