Kelli Hollis

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Kelli Hollis
Born (1976-06-29) 29 June 1976 (age 48) [1]
Leeds, England
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Kelli Hollis (born 29 June 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Tina Crabtree in the three Channel 4 related films, shop owner Yvonne Karib in Channel 4's popular comedy-drama Shameless and Melanie Say then as Ali Spencer in ITV's long-running soap opera Emmerdale . [2]

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Career

After a small role in Emmerdale as Melanie Say in 2002, Kellis portrayed Yvonne Karib in Shameless for six years, starting in 2004. [3] She also played the character of Tina Crabtree in two television dramas, Tina Goes Shopping (1999), Tina Takes a Break (2001) as well as Mischief Night (2006) which was a cinema-released feature film, all three were directed by Penny Woolcock. Hollis also portrayed Maggie Simms in the 5Star prison drama Clink , [4] as well as loan shark Linda in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge . Additionally, Hollis appeared in two episodes of the television series Dalziel and Pascoe , as the character Bridget Croft. She also appeared in BBC1 drama Waterloo Road , as Chantel [5] and as Anne West in the TV film See No Evil about the Moors Murders. She also appeared in the female football drama Playing the Field . [6] In May 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rachel Edwards. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ @kelhollis76 (13 March 2019). "Got mine. X June 29th my birthday x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Emmerdale's Kelli Hollis ditches the Dales to sell marijuana in Thailand". 12 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Former Emmerdale star Kelli Hollis life after soap: Weed bar & move to Thailand". 8 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kelli Hollis Films and Shows – Apple TV (UK)".
  5. ↑ "Kelli Hollis". 15 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Talking Shop: Kelli Hollis". 3 November 2006.
  7. ↑ Writer: Tina Walker; Director: David Lewis Richardson; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (13 May 2020). "The Courier". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.


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