Kelly Reilly facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kelly Reilly
Kelly Reilly in Paris for the movie Flight, January 2013
Born	Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (1977-07-18) 18 July 1977 (age 47) Chessington, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Kyle Baugher ​ (m. 2012)​

Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born on July 18, 1977) is an English actress. She first appeared on TV in 1995 in the series The Biz. She has starred in many TV shows. These include the British crime drama Above Suspicion (2009–2012) and the American drama Black Box (2014). She also appeared in True Detective (2015) and Britannia (2018). Since 2018, she has played Beth Dutton in the TV series Yellowstone with Kevin Costner.

Kelly Reilly's film career started in 2000 with the comedy movie Maybe Baby. She played a supporting role in Pride & Prejudice (2005). She had a main role in the horror film Eden Lake (2008). She also played Mary Morstan in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). She starred with Denzel Washington in Flight (2012) and with Luke Evans in 10x10 (2018).

She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her acting in the play After Miss Julie in 2003.

Early Life and Education

Kelly Reilly was born and grew up in Chessington, England. Her mother worked as a hospital receptionist. Her father, Jack Reilly, was a police officer. She went to Tolworth Girls' School in Kingston. There, she studied drama for her GCSE exams. Her grandparents came from Ireland.

Acting Career Highlights

Kelly Reilly started her acting journey by writing to the producers of the TV drama Prime Suspect. This show starred Helen Mirren. Six months later, she got an audition for a role in Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle. This episode aired on ITV in 1995. The next year, she appeared in the TV series Bramwell. She also played Tina in Pie in the Sky. Years later, she worked with Helen Mirren again in the movie Last Orders.

Her first professional role led to many parts on the English stage. She worked with director Terry Johnson on several plays. These included Elton John's Glasses (1997) and The Graduate (2000). Johnson even wrote a play called Piano/Forte (2006) just for her. Kelly Reilly said she learned the most from Karel Reisz. He directed her in The Yalta Game in 2001.

By 2000, Kelly Reilly wanted to try different types of roles. She felt she was only getting comedy parts. She then got the role of young Amy in the film Last Orders. In 2002, she starred with Audrey Tautou in the French comedy L'Auberge espagnole (The Spanish Apartment). She played Wendy, an English student. She played Wendy again in the sequels Les Poupées russes (Russian Dolls) in 2005 and Casse-tête chinois (Chinese Puzzle) in 2013. In 2005, she also appeared in films like Mrs Henderson Presents and Pride & Prejudice.

Her first main role in a film was in 2008. It was the horror movie Eden Lake. In 2009, she had a big role on British TV in Above Suspicion. She also appeared in three major films that year: Sherlock Holmes, Triage, and Me and Orson Welles.

In 2011, Kelly Reilly played Mary Watson again in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. In 2012, she had a main role in Robert Zemeckis' film Flight with Denzel Washington. In 2014, she starred in Heaven is for Real and Calvary. That same year, she played Dr. Catherine Black in the TV series Black Box. Her character was a famous brain scientist who kept a personal health condition secret.

In 2015, Kelly Reilly was in the second season of True Detective. She played Jordan Semyon, the wife of Vince Vaughn's character. That same year, she made her debut on Broadway in the play Old Times.

In 2017, Kelly Reilly played Queen Kerra in Sky TV's Britannia. Her character faced the Roman invasion of Britain.

She was chosen for the main female role in the American TV series Yellowstone. This drama started in 2018 on the Paramount Network. Kelly Reilly plays Beth Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner. Their characters often fight against others who want to take control of their family's land.

Awards and Recognitions

Kelly Reilly's acting in After Miss Julie made her a well-known London stage actress. She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2003. At 26, she was the youngest person ever nominated for that award. In 2005, she won the Best Newcomer Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Russian Dolls. In 2006, she won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for her role in Mrs Henderson Presents. She was nominated for another Olivier Award in 2009 for her role as Desdemona in the play Othello. Kelly Reilly was also nominated for Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards for Eden Lake in 2010. She won the Spotlight Award at the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival for her performance in Flight.

Personal Life

Kelly Reilly was engaged to actor Jonah Lotan in 2007. In 2010, she met Kyle Baugher, who works in finance, in Marfa, Texas. They got married in Somerset in 2012.

Filmography

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See also

In Spanish: Kelly Reilly para niños