Beatrice Kelley

Born: None

Beatrice Kelley (born 1941 in Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire) is a well-established actress whose TV credits include Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, The Grand, Dalziel and Pascoe, Phoenix Nights, Last of the Summer Wine, Burn It, Where the Heart Is, My Parents Are Aliens, Life on Mars, Ideal, The Visit, Casualty, Waterloo Road, Heartbeat, Doctors, Candy Cabs, Shameless and The Syndicate. She has appeared in Coronation Street in two different roles; Carol Palmer in 1996, and Barbara Deakin in 2014-15. The youngest of four children of Harold and Marjorie Smith, Beatrice spent many hours in Beech Hill cinema when films were shown continuously; a love of acting began here. She joined the Otley Junior Players and her first starring role was as a clockwork doll at the age of five. She progressed to the Sylvia Green drama school in Menston but continued her formal education as her parents wished and became a teacher in spite of having been told at Prince Henry's Grammar School that she was "not academic enough to teach". However, Beatrice resigned from her teaching post when Prince Henry's would not put "A" Level drama on the curriculum. Having already obtained a degree and a diploma in drama, she obtained her Equity card at the age of 47. She also appeared in the John Smiths famous "No Nonsense" advertisements.


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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

as Mrs Myshkin
Released: 2009-02-28

Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar...

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Spike Island

as Catheter Lady
Released: 2012-10-11

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor...

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Birthday Girl

as Dulcie
Released: 2002-12-22

A woman decides to celebrate her recovery from leukaemia by throwing a party. But before the big...

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Heartbeat

as Mrs. Winstanley
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Heartbeat

as Olive Winstanley
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Last of the Summer Wine

as Florrie
First aired: 1973-01-04

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...

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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Fishmonger
First aired: 1996-01-03

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her...

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Ideal

as Sheila
First aired: 2005-01-11

Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.

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Life on Mars

as Landlady
First aired: 2006-01-09

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over...

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Moving On

as Shirley
First aired: 2009-05-18

Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone...

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Phoenix Nights

as Marion
First aired: 2001-01-14

The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two...

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Burn It

as Eileen Grimshaw
First aired: 2003-02-08

Carl, Jon and Andy have been mates forever. They are Generation X-hardened party animals but...

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Johnny and the Bomb

as Mrs. Wilkinson
First aired: 2006-01-15

Johnny Maxwell stumbles upon a time machine when he helps an old woman, but little does he know...

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Eyes Down

as Kitty
First aired: 2003-08-15

Eyes Down is a comedy starring Paul O'Grady as Ray Temple, the manager of a bingo hall in...

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The Visit

as Nanna
First aired: 2007-07-15

The Visit is a British television programme starring Iain McKee, John Henshaw and Steve...

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Respectable

as Maureen
First aired: 2006-08-30

Respectable is a British sitcom, first shown in six episodes from 30 August to 4 October 2006 on...

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