--- name: "Ella Bruccoleri" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ella-bruccoleri" fi1m_id: "ella-bruccoleri" imdb_id: "nm9702409" tmdb_id: 3250136 wikidata_id: "Q130460515" roles: ["Actor"] born: "11 May 1996" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 8 updated: "2026-10-04T08:49:13.556795+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ella Bruccoleri ## Identity Ella Bruccoleri - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ella-bruccoleri - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ella-bruccoleri - **IMDb ID:** nm9702409 - **TMDB ID:** 3250136 - **Wikidata ID:** Q130460515 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Bruccoleri, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130460515, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9702409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3250136 Actor. Born 11 May 1996 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 11 May 1996, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK - **Active:** 2012–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 8 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 75 (7) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 5, Crime 3, Mystery 3, Action 1, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $211m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Bruccoleri, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130460515, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9702409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3250136 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Other Bennet Sister*](https://film.one/tv/the-other-bennet-sister.md) (78) - **Peacock:** [*Polite Society*](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Ella Bruccoleri > Ella Bruccoleri gives shy characters a seriousness that stops their discomfort becoming a joke. Her Mary Bennet carries an uneven drama, while her comic partnership in *Polite Society* makes us hope for more comedy from her. When Mary Bennet becomes the subject of another joke about her marriage prospects, Ella Bruccoleri lets the hurt register without asking for pity. In *The Other Bennet Sister* (2026), she makes Mary’s shyness awkward and limiting, with little interest in making it cute. We were moved by how long she seemed to have endured this treatment, because Bruccoleri makes the embarrassment feel familiar and wearing. She makes Mary’s increasing self-respect worth following even without the promise of romance. It is a persuasive lead performance in a programme whose writing is sometimes much less subtle. Her first major television role was Sister Frances in *Call the Midwife* (2018–2022), before supporting appearances in *Bridgerton* (2024) and *Paddington in Peru* (2024). The move to Mary Bennet puts her at the centre, but *Polite Society* (2023) is worth keeping in view. In Nida Manzoor’s film, her Alba and Seraphina Beh’s Clara are a comic double act we would happily watch for longer. Their partnership is one reason we recommend a film whose later plotting becomes less persuasive. It would be a waste to cast her only as someone who needs cheering up. The writing around Mary is less patient than Bruccoleri’s performance. Sarah Quintrell and Maddie Dai make her family so insistently unpleasant that we have little left to decide about whom to support. The repeated concern with her marriageability becomes tiresome once Bruccoleri has made the hurt clear. Dónal Finn’s Mr Hayward gives the romance sufficient appeal, and she makes Mary’s growing self-respect matter alongside it. The programme works when it allows both to develop, and falters when it returns to explaining how badly Mary is treated. Her preparation extends to instruments, movement and historical context, useful work for an actor frequently cast in period settings. What matters in Mary is how readily we understand her discomfort: the small gestures and expressions keep it clear. We would welcome another substantial comic partnership as much as another period lead. Start with *The Other Bennet Sister* if a gentle romance appeals, and allow for some tiresome family jokes. ## Biography Ella Bruccoleri is a British actress. Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, she graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2017. She played Sister Frances in the BBC drama *Call the Midwife* (2018–2022) and Mary Bennet in the 2026 BBC series *The Other Bennet Sister*. Film roles include Alba in *Polite Society* (2023), Rosita in *Paddington in Peru* (2024) and Jasmine in *The Strangers: Chapter 1* (2024). She is the lead vocalist of the band Marry Me Emelie!. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) - *The Other Bennet Sister* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Mary Bennet — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-other-bennet-sister.md) - *Wicker* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Bakerwoman — [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md) - *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), Fi1m 82, as Nurse Steph Ricci — [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md) - *Ludwig* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Megan Rowlands — [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) - *Paddington in Peru* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Rosita — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-in-peru.md) - *Polite Society* (2023), Fi1m 77, as Alba — [page](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) - *The Chelsea Detective* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Rena Friedman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-chelsea-detective.md) - *Call the Midwife* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Sister Frances — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md) ## Complete filmography (26) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Wicker* (2026), as Bakerwoman — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md) - *The Other Bennet Sister* (2026), series, as Mary Bennet — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-other-bennet-sister.md) - *The Strangers: Chapter 3* (2026), as Jasmine - *The Strangers* (2026), as Jasmine - *Agatha Christie's Seven Dials* (2026), series, as Socks - *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), series, as Nurse Steph Ricci — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md) - *The Strangers: Chapter 2* (2025), as Jasmine - *Bookish* (2025), series, as Merula Harkup - *Egg Timer* (2025), as Megan - *Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger* (2025), as Zoe - *JOY* (2024), as Lesley Brown - *Paddington in Peru* (2024), as Rosita — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-in-peru.md) - *Where We Came From* (2024), Actor - *Ludwig* (2024), series, as Megan Rowlands — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) - *The Strangers: Chapter 1* (2024), as Jasmine - *Quiet Life* (2024), as Sophie - *Passenger* (2024), series, as Ali Day - *Alice & Jack* (2024), series, as Louise - *Polite Society* (2023), as Alba — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) - *The Chelsea Detective* (2022), series, as Rena Friedman — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-chelsea-detective.md) - *Bridgerton* (2020), series, as Miss Barragan — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md) - *All Creatures Great & Small* (2020), series, as Anabel Dinsdale - *Back to Life* (2019), series, as Sharon - *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, as Younger Nun — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md) - *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Sister Frances — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md) - *Go Away!*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Ella Bruccoleri](https://film.one/media/person/21193/gallery-2773d96914d4.jpg) Ella Bruccoleri — Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Ella_bruccoleri_2026_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ella Bruccoleri](https://film.one/media/person/21193/gallery-cb18f818bfc5.jpg) Ella Bruccoleri — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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