Shelley Conn
| Shelley Conn | |
|---|---|
 Shelly Conn on the set of Heartbeat in 2016 | |
| Born |
21 September 1976 Basingstoke, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Kerrigan |
| Children | Oscar (b. 2012) |
Shelley Conn (born 21 September 1976) is a British actress of mixed heritage including British, Portuguese, Burmese and Indian. She was born to Anglo-Indian parents.
Early life and education
Conn was born in London, England.[1]
She attended Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] Conn trained at Bretton Hall. She was a student at Cranbourne School, Basingstoke Hampshire.
Career
After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC series Party Animals.
In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's Mersey Beat and an irregularly recurring role in Casualty.
In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays in December 2002, after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud Theatre - The Island Princess, Eastward Ho! and The Roman Actor.
Conn has now developed her roles between all three media (television, film and theater), with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films; BBC character dramas such as The Innocence Project; and occasional returns to the RSC.
Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One series Down to Earth in 2004.
In early 2008, Conn starred as Miranda Hill in The Palace, as Jessica in Mistresses and as Neela Sahjani in Trial & Retribution.
In 2009 she appeared as Claire in Dead Set.
In 2010 she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series Strike Back.
She was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series Terra Nova, which premiered on 26 September 2011.[3]
In 2014, Conn appeared in a U.S. TV series called The Lottery.[4]
Personal life
Conn lives in London. She ran in the 2006 London Marathon.[5]
Conn married her boyfriend of over a decade, actor Jonathan Kerrigan around 2011. They have a son named Oscar, born in April 2012.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | For Love Alone | Leo's girlfriend | Film debut |
| 2000 | The Last Musketeer | Uzma | |
| 2000 | City Central | Naz | |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby | Nurse 2 | |
| 2000 | Attachments | Carrie Knowles | |
| 2000 | Down to Earth | Kerry Jamil | Series 5 |
| 2000–2002 | Casualty | Daljit Ramanee | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Hawk | Sharim Raziq | |
| 2001 | Mersey Beat | PC Miriam Da Silva | |
| 2002 | Man and Boy | Jasmin | |
| 2002 | Possession | Candi | |
| 2003 | Second Generation | Amba | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Princess Pondichéry | |
| 2005 | Transit | Asha | |
| 2006 | L' Entente cordiale | Punam | |
| 2006 | Nina's Heavenly Delights | Nina Shah | |
| 2006 | The Innocence Project | Dr Eve Walker | |
| 2007 | Party Animals | Ashika Chandiramani | |
| 2008–2010 | Mistresses | Jessica Fraser | |
| 2008 | The Palace | Miranda Hill | |
| 2008 | Trial & Retribution | Neela | |
| 2008 | Raw | RTÉ Television, Tanya | |
| 2008 | Dead Set | Claire | |
| 2010 | Marchlands | Nisha | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Terry | |
| 2010 | Strike Back | Danni Prendiville | |
| 2011 | Terra Nova | Elisabeth Shannon | 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | DI Connie James | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Heading Out | Eve | |
| 2013 | By Any Means | Jessica Jones | |
| 2014 | The Lottery | Gabrielle Westwood | |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Chief Inspector Helen McCarthy | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | W1A | News Anchor | 1 Episode |
| 2016 | Heartbeat | Millicent Patel | |
References
- ↑ Hahn, Katie (9 September 2011). "'Terra Nova' next stop on Conn's acting journey". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "What Shelley Conn has to say about QMC". Destination Basingstoke. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Adams, Guy (1 October 2010). "Spielberg picks new leading lady from wards of 'Casualty'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Lincolnshire actor Jonathan Kerrigan to star in BBC drama starting tonight". Lincolnshire Echo. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Flora London Marathon 2006 - 07 Celebrities and Politicians - Celebrities Running in 2006" (PDF). London Marathon. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Nutkins, Kirsty (21 September 2013). "Star of Mistress and By Any Means Shelley Conn tells of her secret marriage". Daily Express. Retrieved 25 August 2014.