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Kellie Bright

Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance, Julie in Ali G Indahouse, Joanna Burrows in The Upper Hand (1990–1996), Cassie Tyler in Bad Girls (2002) and Joan Trotter in Rock & Chips (2010–2011). In 2015, she was the runner-up in the 13th series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.

Infobox

Born
Kellie Denise Bright (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 49)Brentwood, Essex, England
Education
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1986–present
Notable work
EastEndersAli G IndahouseThe Upper Hand Bad Girls Rock & Chips Strictly Come Dancing T-Bag
Spouse
mw- Paul Stocker (m. 2014)
Children
3

Tables

· Career › Other ventures
Craig Revel Horwood
Craig Revel Horwood
Week #
Craig Revel Horwood
Dance / Song
Darcey Bussell
Judges' scores
Len Goodman
Judges' scores
Bruno Tonioli
1
1
Week #
1
Dance / Song
Tango / "You Really Got Me"
Judges' scores
6
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Total
27
Result
None
2
2
Week #
2
Dance / Song
Cha-Cha-Cha / "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Judges' scores
6
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Total
27
Result
Safe
3
3
Week #
3
Dance / Song
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Total
32
Result
Safe
4
4
Week #
4
Dance / Song
Foxtrot / "Dream a little dream of me"
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Total
32
Result
Safe
5
5
Week #
5
Dance / Song
Jive / "One Way or Another"
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Total
35
Result
Safe
6
6
Week #
6
Dance / Song
Paso Doble / "School's Out"
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
7
Total
28
Result
Safe
7
7
Week #
7
Dance / Song
Waltz / "Love Ain't Here Anymore"
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Total
32
Result
Bottom two
8
8
Week #
8
Dance / Song
Samba / "Boom! Shake the Room"
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
7
Judges' scores
9
Total
33
Result
Safe
9
9
Week #
9
Dance / Song
Quickstep / "9 to 5"
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
10
Total
37
Result
Safe
10
10
Week #
10
Dance / Song
Salsa / "I Want You Back"
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Total
34
Result
Bottom two
Quickstep-a-thon / Sing, Sing, Sing
Quickstep-a-thon / Sing, Sing, Sing
Week #
Quickstep-a-thon / Sing, Sing, Sing
Dance / Song
Judges Awarded 2 Points
Judges' scores
36
11
11
Week #
11
Dance / Song
Viennese Waltz / "Oom-Pah-Pah"
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
9
Total
36
Result
Safe
12
12
Week #
12
Dance / Song
Rumba / "Songbird"
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
8
Judges' scores
9
Judges' scores
8
Total
34
Result
Safe
American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Week #
American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Dance / Song
9
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
39
Final
Final
Week #
Final
Dance / Song
Tango / "You Really Got Me"
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Total
40
Result
Runner-up
Showdance / "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"
Showdance / "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"
Week #
Showdance / "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"
Dance / Song
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
40
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
Week #
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
Dance / Song
9
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
10
Judges' scores
39
Week #
Dance / Song
Judges' scores
Total
Result
Craig Revel Horwood
Darcey Bussell
Len Goodman
Bruno Tonioli
1
Tango / "You Really Got Me"
6
7
7
7
27
None
2
Cha-Cha-Cha / "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
6
7
7
7
27
Safe
3
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
8
8
8
8
32
Safe
4
Foxtrot / "Dream a little dream of me"
8
8
8
8
32
Safe
5
Jive / "One Way or Another"
8
9
9
9
35
Safe
6
Paso Doble / "School's Out"
7
7
7
7
28
Safe
7
Waltz / "Love Ain't Here Anymore"
8
8
8
8
32
Bottom two
8
Samba / "Boom! Shake the Room"
9
8
7
9
33
Safe
9
Quickstep / "9 to 5"
9
9
9
10
37
Safe
10
Salsa / "I Want You Back"
8
8
9
9
34
Bottom two
Quickstep-a-thon / Sing, Sing, Sing
Judges Awarded 2 Points
36
11
Viennese Waltz / "Oom-Pah-Pah"
9
9
9
9
36
Safe
12
Rumba / "Songbird"
9
8
9
8
34
Safe
American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
9
10
10
10
39
Final
Tango / "You Really Got Me"
10
10
10
10
40
Runner-up
Showdance / "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"
10
10
10
10
40
Charleston / "Cantina Band"
9
10
10
10
39
· Filmography › Film
2002
Role(s)
"Me Julie"
Notes
Main role
2003
How (Not) to Make a Short Film
Role(s)
Stefania
Notes
Short film
2005
Role(s)
Terri
Role(s)
Jeannie
2012
Role(s)
Lisa
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002
Ali G Indahouse
"Me Julie"
Main role
2003
How (Not) to Make a Short Film
Stefania
Short film
2005
Imagine Me and You
Terri
Kinky Boots
Jeannie
2012
Ashes
Lisa
· Filmography › Television
1986
Role(s)
Bridesmaid
Notes
1 episode; uncredited
1989
Role(s)
Sally Simpkins/Anastasia
Notes
10 episodes
Role(s)
Mr. Carmody's daughter
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Little girl
Notes
Main cast
Role(s)
Sally Simpkins
Notes
Television film
1990
Role(s)
Sally Simpkins
Notes
10 episodes
Role(s)
Child
1990–1996
Role(s)
The Upper Hand
Notes
Joanna Burrows
1991
Role(s)
Daphne Grove
Notes
One-off re-make to celebrate closure of Lime Grove Studios
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Participant
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Role(s)
Beauty
1996
Scenes
Role(s)
Clare
Notes
Episode: Alison
1997
Blackrock
Role(s)
Leesha
1998
Role(s)
Lianne Clark
Notes
1 episode
2000
Nature Boy
Role(s)
Katy
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Viola
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Sally
2001
Role(s)
Julia's Mother
Notes
2 episodes
2002
Role(s)
Cassie Tyler
Notes
Series 4 (main cast, 12 episodes)
The House That Jack Built
Role(s)
Lisa Squire
Notes
6 episodes
Role(s)
DC Mona Westlake
2005
Role(s)
WPC Penny Collins
Role(s)
Lynette
Notes
1 episode
2006
Vital Signs
Role(s)
Yvonne
Notes
1 episode
Two Women
Role(s)
Woman
Notes
1 episode
2007
Role(s)
Kelly
Notes
Christmas Special
2008
Role(s)
Sarah Madeley
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Various roles
Notes
5 episodes
2009
Role(s)
Meredith Sutton
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Joy Miller
Notes
2 episodes
2010
Come Rain, Come Shine
Role(s)
Joanne Mitchell
Notes
Television film
2010–2011
Role(s)
Rock & Chips
Notes
Joan Trotter
2012
Role(s)
Dawn
Notes
2 episodes
2013
Role(s)
Shona
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Tina Caffola
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Participant
2013–present
Role(s)
EastEnders
Notes
Linda Carter
2014
Role(s)
Vanessa Barnes
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Linda Carter
Notes
Grease Enders – EastEnders cast do Grease
2015
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Participant
Strictly – It Takes Two
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Weekly guest
2016
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Participant
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
1 episode
2020
Role(s)
Linda Carter
Notes
Spinoff appearance
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
2 episodes
2023
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
2 episodes
2024
Role(s)
Linda Carter
Notes
1 episode
2025
Kellie Bright – Autism, School and Families on the Edge
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Panorama documentary
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1986
EastEnders
Bridesmaid
1 episode; uncredited
1989
T-Bag and the Revenge of the T-Set
Sally Simpkins/Anastasia
10 episodes
The Bill
Mr. Carmody's daughter
Uncredited
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Little girl
Main cast
T-Bag's Christmas Carol
Sally Simpkins
Television film
1990
T-Bag and the Pearls of Wisdom
Sally Simpkins
10 episodes
Brush Strokes
Child
1990–1996
The Upper Hand
Joanna Burrows
Series 1–7 (main cast, all 94 episodes)
1991
The Grove Family
Daphne Grove
One-off re-make to celebrate closure of Lime Grove Studios
Family Fortunes
Herself
Participant
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty
1996
Scenes
Clare
Episode: Alison
1997
Blackrock
Leesha
1998
The Bill
Lianne Clark
1 episode
2000
Nature Boy
Katy
1 episode
Cor, Blimey!
Viola
Television film
The Thing About Vince
Sally
2001
Outriders
Julia's Mother
2 episodes
2002
Bad Girls
Cassie Tyler
Series 4 (main cast, 12 episodes)
The House That Jack Built
Lisa Squire
6 episodes
Silent Witness
DC Mona Westlake
2005
Jericho
WPC Penny Collins
The Alice
Lynette
1 episode
2006
Vital Signs
Yvonne
1 episode
Two Women
Woman
1 episode
2007
The Catherine Tate Show
Kelly
Christmas Special
2008
New Tricks
Sarah Madeley
1 episode
Horne & Corden
Various roles
5 episodes
2009
Hotel Babylon
Meredith Sutton
1 episode
Holby City
Joy Miller
2 episodes
2010
Come Rain, Come Shine
Joanne Mitchell
Television film
2010–2011
Rock & Chips
Joan Trotter
Main cast
2012
One Night
Dawn
2 episodes
2013
Great Night Out
Shona
1 episode
Casualty
Tina Caffola
1 episode
Pointless Celebrities
Herself
Participant
2013–present
EastEnders
Linda Carter
Series regular
2014
Vera
Vanessa Barnes
1 episode
Children in Need 2014
Linda Carter
Grease Enders – EastEnders cast do Grease
2015
Strictly Come Dancing
Herself
Participant
Strictly – It Takes Two
Herself
Weekly guest
2016
All Star Mr & Mrs
Herself
Participant
EastEnders: Back to Ours
Herself
1 episode
2020
The Queen Vic Quiz Night
Linda Carter
Spinoff appearance
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
Herself
2 episodes
2023
EastEnders: The Six
Herself
2 episodes
2024
Tracey: A Day in the Life
Linda Carter
1 episode
2025
Kellie Bright – Autism, School and Families on the Edge
Herself
Panorama documentary
· Filmography › Radio
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995–2004
The Archers
Kate Madikane
Main role
· Filmography › Video games
2010
Role(s)
Hero of Brightwall – Female / Elise
2011
Role(s)
Grace/Idunna/Guardsman Brennan/Ella/Ginnis
Role(s)
Sharla
Year
Title
Role
2010
Fable III
Hero of Brightwall – Female / Elise
2011
Dragon Age II
Grace/Idunna/Guardsman Brennan/Ella/Ginnis
Xenoblade Chronicles
Sharla
2020
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Sharla
· Filmography › Web
2014
On Set With...Kellie Bright
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
EastEnders web series
2015
Ramsay Square
Role(s)
Linda Carter
Notes
Neighbours 30th Birthday Tribute
2016
EastEnders: Back To Ours
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Web series
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2014
On Set With...Kellie Bright
Herself
EastEnders web series
2015
Ramsay Square
Linda Carter
Neighbours 30th Birthday Tribute
2016
EastEnders: Back To Ours
Herself
Web series
· Theatre credits
1996
Role(s)
Bianca
Notes
Eye Theatre, Suffolk
1998–1999
Role(s)
Peter Pan
Notes
Wendy
2000
Snake in Fridge
Role(s)
Caddie
Notes
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2003
Role(s)
Masha
Notes
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Cold Meat Party
Role(s)
Amanda
Notes
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2006
Mary Barton
Role(s)
Mary Barton
Notes
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2007
Whipping it Up
Role(s)
Maggie
Notes
UK Tour
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1993–1994
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
Central Theatre, Chatham
1994–1995
Beauty and the Beast
The Princess
Hayes Beck Theatre
1995–1996
Beauty and the Beast
The Princess
The Civic, Barnsley
1996
The Taming of the Shrew
Bianca
Eye Theatre, Suffolk
1998–1999
Peter Pan
Wendy
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
2000
Snake in Fridge
Caddie
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2003
The Seagull
Masha
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2003
Cold Meat Party
Amanda
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2006
Mary Barton
Mary Barton
Royal Exchange, Manchester
2007
Whipping it Up
Maggie
UK Tour
· Awards and nominations
2015
Role(s)
Won
Nominated
2016
Best On-Screen Partnership (with Danny Dyer)
Role(s)
Nominated
2018
Best Partnership (with Danny Dyer)
Role(s)
Won
2019
Nominated
2020
Won
Role(s)
2015
Notes
Serial Drama Performance
Role(s)
2019
Notes
Soap Actor
Won
Role(s)
2015
Notes
Best Soap Actress
Nominated
3rd place
2021
Nominated
2022
Nominated
Role(s)
2014
Notes
Favourite Soap Star
2024
Favourite Soap Actor
Role(s)
Nominated
2025
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
2015
Notes
Best Actress
Award
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
The British Soap Awards
2014
Best On-Screen Partnership (with Danny Dyer)
EastEnders
Nominated
2015
Best Actress
Won
Best Dramatic Performance
Won
2016
Best On-Screen Partnership (with Danny Dyer)
Nominated
2025
Best Leading Performer
Nominated
Inside Soap Awards
2015
Best Actress
Nominated
2018
Best Partnership (with Danny Dyer)
Won
2019
Nominated
2020
Won
National Television Awards
2015
Serial Drama Performance
Nominated
TRIC Awards
2019
Soap Actor
Nominated
2020
Won
TV Choice Awards
2015
Best Soap Actress
Nominated
2020
Nominated
2021
Nominated
2022
Nominated
TVTimes Awards
2014
Favourite Soap Star
Nominated
2015
Nominated
2020
3rd place
2024
Favourite Soap Actor
Nominated

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