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Kelly Reilly (born July 8 1977) is a British actress who, in 2004, became the youngest ever "best actress" nominee at the Olivier Awards.

She grew up in Kingston in Surrey, in a working-class family. She was inspired to act after seeing a performance of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and began her professional career in television aged 17, while still studying for her A-levels. She did not attend drama school due to financial constraints and an inability to articulate her interest in acting.

Her stage credits include the controversial Blasted at the Royal Court Theatre, Debs in Sexual Perversity in Chicago (alongside Hollywood actors Matthew Perry, Hank Azaria and Minnie Driver), and Look Back in Anger.

Her performance in 2004 in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse saw her nominated for an Olivier Award. She won the Cannes Film Festival 2005 "Best Actress in an Independent Film" award for her performance in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005). In 2006 she picked up "best newcomer" awards from the London Critics Circle and the Empire Film Awards.

Reilly recently starred in the Richard Fell adaptation of the 1960s science fiction series A for Andromeda, shown on the UK digital television station BBC Four.

She is also well-known in France because of a starring role in the film L'Auberge espagnole (literally The Spanish Hostel, English title Pot Luck) and its 2005 sequel Les Poupées russes (The Russian Dolls) in which she played the romantic lead and was nominated for a César award for best supporting actress in 2006.

Selected filmography

• The Libertine (Jane) 2006
• Mrs. Henderson Presents (Maureen) 2005
• Pride & Prejudice (Miss Bingley) 2005
• Les Poupées russes (Wendy) 2005
• L'Auberge espagnole (Wendy) 2003

Sources

• KellyReilly.com Fansite
• Shining Star a fansite

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