Siena Nicole Kelly (born 1996) is a British actress. She earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for her performance in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material (2020). She also appeared in the Sky One series Temple (2019).[1]

Siena Kelly
Born
Siena Nicole Kelly

1996 (age 27–28)
Camden, London, England
Alma materArtsEd
Years active2017–present

Early life

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Kelly was born in the North London Borough of Camden. She initially trained as a dancer and performed in dance competitions.[2][3] She graduated from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2017.[4]

Career

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After graduating from ArtsEd, Kelly made her professional stage debut as Ivy Green in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[5] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at The Stage Debut Awards. Later that year, she appeared in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic with Rhys Ifans.

Kelly made her television debut as Rhoda Swartz in the 2018 miniseries adaptation of Vanity Fair on ITV. The following year, she played Michelle Wilson in the first series of the Sky One medical crime drama Temple. She appeared in Teenage Dick at Donmar Warehouse in 2019.

In 2020, Kelly starred as Amy Deighton in the Channel 4 drama miniseries Adult Material.[6][7] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards. Also in 2021, she had a role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Curve Theatre.

Kelly returned to the Donmar Warehouse in 2022 for Force Majeure, and also appeared in That is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court Theatre.[8] She has an upcoming role as the titular character of the BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Vanity Fair Rhoda Swartz 2 episodes
2019 Temple Michelle Wilson Main role (series 1)
2020 Adult Material Amy Deighton Main role
2021 Hit & Run Syd 3 episodes
2024 Domino Day Domino Lead role

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 On the Town Ivy Green Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
A Christmas Carol Jess Old Vic, London
2018 Describe the Night Hampstead Theatre, London
2019 Teenage Dick Anne Margaret Donmar Warehouse, London
2021 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie Curve Theatre, Leicester
2022 Force Majeure Jenny Donmar Warehouse, London
That is Not Who I Am Celeste Royal Court Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 The Stage Debut Awards Best Actress in a Musical On the Town Nominated [10]
2021 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Adult Material Nominated [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Rising Stars: Siena Kelly". The Media Eye. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ Arboine, Niellah; Lewis, Isobel (6 October 2020). "Siena Kelly Wants Adult Material To Start A Healthy Conversation About Porn". Bustle. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ Amrani, Iman (5 October 2020). "'How is this girl going to have sex? It's freezing': Siena Kelly on porn drama Adult Material". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "On The Town – ArtsEd Lead the Cast". ArtsEd. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly". Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Interview with Siena Kelly who plays Amy Deighton". Channel 4. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ Goddard, Sophie (21 October 2020). "Siena Kelly: "We need to have a conversation about our responsibility to sex workers"". Marie Claire. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Siena Kelly". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ Goldbart, Max (23 March 2023). "BBC Three Witch Drama 'Domino Day' Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ McIntosh, Steven (2017-09-18). "Meet theatre's hottest new stars". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  11. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 2021-06-06. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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