Ella Smith (actress)

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Ella Smith
Born
Ella Smith

(1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 40)
Islington, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active2006–present

Ella Smith (born 6 June 1983) is an English actress.

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Early life

While at drama school, Smith was a winner of the Carleton Hobbs Bursary and has since performed in more than fifteen BBC Radio productions.

Career

Smith made her television debut in a 2006 episode of BBC hospital drama Holby City . She subsequently appeared in ITV drama Strictly Confidential , alongside Suranne Jones, in one episode as the character Tanya Melton.

Smith made her stage debut in the 2006 play The Pocket Orchestra at the Trafalgar Studios in London. She returned to the same venue in 2008 to play the title character in the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig .

In 2007, she was in Channel 4's Cape Wrath , in which she played the regular role of Jezebel Ogilvie, the daughter of Brenda Ogilvie (Melanie Hill). She also starred in ITV's series Sold as Phoebe.

In 2009, she appeared in the film St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold , and in 2010, the film Womb and BBC TV's series Mistresses as Trudi's receptionist Steph. In 2011 she played various roles in Danny Boyle's production of Nick Dear's Frankenstein at the National Theatre.

In 2015 she played the role of Mia in the Channel 4 series Babylon . After a successful Kickstarter campaign, in 2016 Smith's short film Mdudu Boy premiered, featuring Kenyan footballer Victor Wanyama. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Lucy
2010 Womb Molly
Burke and Hare Barmaid
2012 The Wedding Video Lauren
2014 The Voices Alison
2015 Cinderella Slipper Lady
Kill Your Friends Nikki
2016 Hot Property Saskia Armitage-Munro
2018 Ray & Liz Liz

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Holby City Vanessa Robinson
Strictly Confidential Tanya Melton
2007 Cape Wrath Jezebel OgilvieMain cast
Sold PhoebeMain cast
2010 Mistresses Steph
2013 Call the Midwife Dolly Smart
2014 Babylon Mia ConroyMain cast
2015–2016 Hoff the Record Harriet FitzgeraldMain cast
2021-2023 The Nevers Desirée BlodgettRecurring cast
2023 The Tower DC Elaine LucasSeries two [2]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Frankenstein (2011 play) Gretel, The prostitute; Clarice, The maid

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References

  1. "Mdudu Boy Press & Endorsements". Mdudu Boy. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "Tamzin Outhwaite, Niamh Cusack and Ella Smith have joined the cast for the second series of The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 December 2022.