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name: "Ellie Haddington"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1955"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-17T19:52:50.749248+00:00"
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# Ellie Haddington

Actor. Born 1 January 1955 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1955, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Haddington, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5365343, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352705/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1228995

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Motherland*](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md) (74)

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## Biography

Ellie Haddington is a Scottish actress. She was born in Aberdeen on 17 February 1955 and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1975 to 1977.

Haddington appeared as Josie Clarke in 101 episodes of Coronation Street (1995–1996). She is also known for playing Hilda Pierce in Foyle's War (2003–2015), Marion in the BBC sitcom Motherland (2016–2022), and roles in Bad Girls, Doctor Who, Ripper Street and Dickensian. Her film credits include Mrs Esposito in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Miss Gregory in Enola Holmes (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Motherland* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Marion — [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Rumour* (2025), series, Acting
- *Revert* (2025), as Mum
- *Motherland: Last Christmas* (2022), as Marion
- *Plebs: Soldiers of Rome* (2022), as Phaedra
- *Granite Harbour* (2022), series, as Rose Gough
- *Operation Mincemeat* (2022), as Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
- *Crime* (2021), series, as Avril Lennox
- *Mairi* (2020), as Fiona
- *Limbo* (2020), as Beatrice
- *Enola Holmes* (2020), as Miss Gregory
- *Surge* (2020), as Joyce
- *Guilt* (2019), series, as Sheila Gemmell
- *Years and Years* (2019), series, as Dr. Moss — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md)
- *Motherland* (2017), series, as Marion — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Their Finest* (2017), as Catrin's Landlady
- *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), as Mrs. Esposito
- *The Musketeers* (2014), series, as Josette
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Lana Mair — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Agatha Chudleigh
- *The Mystery of Edwin Drood* (2012), series, as Princess Puffer
- *The Café* (2011), series, as Carol Porter
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Barbara Michell
- *Little Crackers* (2010), series, as Nellie
- *Luther* (2010), series, as DCS Linda Carroway — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Mo* (2010), as Jean
- *Gracie!* (2009), as Jenny Stansfield
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Professor Docherty
- *Denial* (2004), as Sandy
- *Life Begins* (2004), series, as Kathleen
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Jean Bennett
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (2003), as Florrie Bradley
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Hilda Pierce
- *Lawless Heart* (2002), as Judy
- *Cutting It* (2002), series, as Lo Ferris
- *Breathtaking* (2000), as DCI Matthews
- *The Wyvern Mystery* (2000), as Mrs. Tarnley
- *Beautiful Creatures* (2000), as Maureen
- *Life Support* (1999), series, as Fiona Drummond
- *Killing Joe* (1999), Acting
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, as Joy Masterton
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Joan Farley, Ginny Welton
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Meg McGrath
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Katherine Geach
- *Cracker* (1993), series, as Mrs Barnes — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Joan Braithwaite
- *In Suspicious Circumstances* (1991), series, as Evelyn Goslett
- *The Lorelei* (1990), as Helen
- *Loving Hazel* (1989), as WPC
- *Unnatural Causes* (1986), series, as Female Interviewee
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Helen
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Josie Clarke

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