Shelley Conn

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Shelley Conn
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Conn on the set of Heartbeat in 2016
Born
Shelley Deborah Conn

(1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 47)
Barnet, North London, England
Education Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Shelley Deborah Conn (born 21 September 1976) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Lady Mary Sharma in Bridgerton , as Isabella in the film Love Sarah , as Dr Elizabeth Shannon in the Spielberg series Terra Nova , as Beelzebub in the second season of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens , and Indira Shetty in The Boys spin-off series Gen V , both for Amazon Prime Video.

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Early life and education

Conn was born in Barnet in north London to Anglo-Indian parents. She is of mixed heritage, which includes Portuguese, Burmese and Indian. [1] [2] She attended Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. [3] Conn trained at Bretton Hall. She was a student at Cranbourne School in Basingstoke.

Career

After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC series Party Animals . In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's Mersey Beat and an irregularly recurring role in Casualty . In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays in December 2002, after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud Theatre – The Island Princess, Eastward Ho! and The Roman Actor.

Conn has appeared television, film and theatre, with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films namely BBC character dramas such as The Innocence Project, and occasional returns to the RSC. Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One series Down to Earth in 2004. In early 2008, Conn starred as Miranda Hill in The Palace , as Jessica in Mistresses and as Neela Sahjani in Trial & Retribution . In 2008 she appeared as Claire in Dead Set . In 2010 she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series Strike Back .

She was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series Terra Nova, which premiered on 26 September 2011. [4] In 2014, Conn appeared in a US TV series called The Lottery . [5]

Conn starred as Mary Sharma in the second series of the Netflix romance period drama Bridgerton based on Julia Quinn's second novel in her Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me . [6] The series was released in March 2022.

Personal life

Conn lives in London and is married to fellow actor Jonathan Kerrigan; they have a son together, born in 2012.

She ran in the 2006 London Marathon. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Maybe Baby Nurse 2
2002 Possession Candi
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Princess Pondicherry
Ripley Under Ground Honey
2006L' Entente cordialePunam
Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina Shah
2007Love StorySaraShort film
2008New Town KillersJulie Stewart
2010 How Do You Know Terry
2012CatalystMiaShort film
2014Film: The MoviePreea Vasami
2018 Malevolent Professor Samantha Harlow
2020 Love Sarah Isabella
2021Fellow CreaturesThe StrangerShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The Last MusketeerUzmaTV movie
City CentralNazEpisode: "No Direction Home"
Attachments Carrie KnowlesEpisode: "Just Upgraded"
2000—2002 Casualty Daljit Ramanee3 episodes
2001HawkinsSharim RaziqTV movie
Mersey Beat PC Miriam Da SilvaRecurring; 10 episodes
2002 Man and Boy JasminTV movie
Bodily HarmTanikaEpisode: "#1.1"
2003 Second Generation AmbaTV movie
2005 Down to Earth Kerry JamilRecurring; 9 episodes
Transit AshaTV movie
2006 Blue Murder Emily SaundersEpisode: "Make Believe"
2006- 2007 The Innocence Project Dr Eve WalkerRecurring; 8 episodes
2007 Party Animals Ashika ChandiramaniRecurring; 8 episodes
2008–2010 Mistresses Jessica FraserRecurring; 16 episodes
2008 Trial & Retribution Neelah SahjaniEpisode: "Kill the King: Part 1"
The Palace Miranda Hill4 episodes
10 Days to War EeshaEpisode: "A Simple Private Matter"
Raw Tanya6 epsidoes
Dead Set Claire3 episodes
2010 The Persuasionists TamsinEpisode: "Diet Stuff"
Strike Back Danni Prendiville5 episodes
2011 Marchlands Nisha Parekh5 episodes
Terra Nova Dr. Elisabeth Shannon13 episodes
2012 Silent Witness DI Connie James2 episodes
2013 Heading Out Eve6 episodes
By Any Means Jessica Jones6 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Helen McCarthyEpisode: "Day 9: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m."
The Lottery Gabrielle WestwoodMain role; 10 episodes
2015 W1A Azia ZamaniEpisode: "#2.4"
2016 Heartbeat Millicent PatelMain role; 10 episodes
2017 Back AnnieEpisode: "#1.4"
2017–2020 Liar DI Vanessa Harmon11 episodes
2018Sky Comedy: Sindhu Vee's Live and Let LoveGitaMini series
2019 Death in Paradise Marina ShepherdEpisode: "Muder Most Animal"
Deep State Nicole Miller4 episodes
Four Weddings and a Funeral LizEpisode: "Hounslow"
The Rook Danielle Wulff4 episodes
2020The DeceivedRuth4 episodes
Alex Rider Laura KellnerEpisode: "#3.1"
2021Star Stable: MistfallSigry Varanger2 episodes
McDonald & Dodds Hilary O'DoyleEpisode: "We Need to Talk About Doreen"
The Irregulars Dion CrossEpisode: "Chapter Three: Ipsissimus"
DodoHeadmistress / Mrs Sidiqui7 episodes
Four Lives Nadia PersaudEpisode: "#1.2"
2022 Bridgerton Lady Mary Sheffield SharmaMain role (season 2); 8 episodes
2023 Good Omens Beelzebub4 episodes
2023 Gen V Indira ShettyMain role; 8 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Hahn, Katie (9 September 2011). "'Terra Nova' next stop on Conn's acting journey". Variety . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "What Shelley Conn has to say about QMC". Destination Basingstoke. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Adams, Guy (1 October 2010). "Spielberg picks new leading lady from wards of 'Casualty'". The Independent . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lincolnshire actor Jonathan Kerrigan to star in BBC drama starting tonight". Lincolnshire Echo . 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (15 February 2021). "'Bridgerton': Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland". Deadline. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Flora London Marathon 2006 – 07 Celebrities and Politicians – Celebrities Running in 2006" (PDF). London Marathon . 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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