Biography
Kellie Shirley is an English actress. She began her career via the National Youth Theatre and trained at the BRIT School. Her screen debut came in the 2003 Christmas specials of The Office, followed by early film roles in Wimbledon (2004) and Venus (2006), in which she played a Royal Court Actress.
Shirley is known for playing Carly Wicks in more than 200 episodes of the BBC soap EastEnders (2006–2008, 2012). Other television credits include In the Long Run (2017–2020) as Kirsty De La Croix, Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise, Joe All Alone and Casualty. Film work includes King of Thieves (2018), Benediction (2021) and Bull (2021). She has appeared in productions for the National Theatre, Royal Court and Royal Shakespeare Company.
Shirley has also worked as a writer, including all six episodes of the Apple podcast drama ROAR, and was shortlisted for Greenacre Films’ ScriptSearch initiative.
