Elaine Ellis

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Elaine Ellis
Born
Elaine Mackenzie Ellis
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known for

Elaine Mackenzie Ellis is a Scottish television actress and singer, best known for her roles as Tina The Taxi Lady in Me Too! on CBeebies, Natalie Nesbitt in Rab C. Nesbitt and 'Nurse Elaine' in Scottish comedy Still Game. [1] [2]

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Career

Mackenzie Ellis studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Mackenzie Ellis is best known for her roles as Tina the Taxi driver in the CBeebies series Me Too! alongside Samantha Seager and Jane McCarry., [3] [4] Natalie Nesbitt in Rab C. Nesbitt for four years and had further roles such as The Twits at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Cinderella at the King's Theatre in Glasgow, and played a nurse as herself in Scottish comedy Still Game. Mackenzie Ellis has also appeared in TV dramas Garrow's Law, Sunshine On Leith, [5] Irvine Welsh's Crime 2 and radio comedies [6] including Watson's Wind Up and Ellis Island for BBC Radio Scotland. [7]

Mackezie Ellis' voice is featured on the Sunshine On Leith Motion Picture audio album, on track Should Have Been Loved. [8]

In November 2023 to January 2024, Mackenzie Ellis starred as Sea Legs Senga and Brenda Gunn in Treasure Island at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow. [9]

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998 Rab C. Nesbitt Natalie NesbittTV series (Series 6) BBC Scotland
1999 Rab C. Nesbitt Natalie NesbittTV series (Series 7) BBC Scotland
2003 Only an Excuse? VariousTV (BBC Scotland)
Only an Excuse? – Hogmanay SpecialTV ('BBC Scotland')
No AngelsPetraTV (Channel 4)
Men In CoatsTV series
Feel The ForceMrs KennedyTV series
2006, 2008 Me Too! Tina the Taxi DriverTV series (Two series) CBeebies
2007Myself Only More SoMrs GregsonTV mini-series (BBC Scotland)
2010 Single Father Val(BBC Television)
Garrow's LawMrs CumberlandTV series
ShamelessJo Channel 4
2012 One Day Like This JoannaTV series (Channel 4)
2014Support The UnsupportedCounsellorTV campaign (in aid of Barnados)
2018Trust Me 2Night Nurse KellyTV series (Recurring role for BBC One
2022 Crime Cecelia ParishTV series (Series 2 for ITV)
2023DinosaurRoxanneTV show – BBC Three

Theatre

Mackenzie Ellis has starred in stage shows including Shetland Saga, Danny 306 and Me 4ever, The Twits, The Wizard of Oz, The Four Twins, Little Otik, Cinderella, and Peter Pan. [10] Mackenzie Ellis is a regular performer at A Play, A Pie And A Pint in Glasgow, she has starred in shows such as Ayr News, Davina & Goliath and Second Hand. [11]

Personal life

Mackenzie Ellis was born in Springburn, Scotland, and lives in Glasgow, Scotland. [12] Mackenzie Ellis has previously spoken out in support of her sister and mother [13] with their health issues and the treatment they have received. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Elaine Ellis – Me Too!". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Musical duo in tune for kids TV". Glasgow Times . Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  3. ↑ "What ever happened to the cast of the popular 2000's show Me Too! shot in Glasgow?". Glasgow World. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "CBBC orders trio of new shows". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 November 2005.
  5. ↑ "Sunshine on Leith star gives Lanarkshire school kids a boost ahead of summer show". Daily Record . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio Scotland – No Hard Feelings". BBC Radio Scotland . 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rab C Nesbitt star shares her precious Glasgow panto memories". Glasgow Times . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sunshine On Leith Motion Picture Album – Elaine Ellis". vinylontap.com. Retrieved 9 November 2005.
  9. ↑ "Pavillion Theatre Panto – Elaine Ellis". PavillionPanto.com. Retrieved 9 November 2005.
  10. ↑ "Gary Lamont, Elaine MacKenzie Ellis Join Cast of King's Theatre Glasgow's CINDERELLA". BroadwayWorld . 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Second Hand starring Elaine MacKenzie Ellis". playpiepint.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Glasgow Lives: Elaine, Springburn, actor". Glasgow Live. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Still Game actress says mum who is vegetarian of 40 years served meat at Scots hospital". Daily Record . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Disabled woman 'refused chemotherapy' at crisis-hit Beatson". Herald Scotland . 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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