Shelley Conn

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

(1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 47)
Barnet, North London, England
EducationWebber 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.

Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Maybe Baby Nurse 2
2002 Possession Candi
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Princess Pondicherry
Ripley Under Ground Honey
2006 L' Entente cordiale Punam
Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina Shah
2007 Love Story Sara Short film
2008 New Town Killers Julie Stewart
2010 How Do You Know Terry
2012 Catalyst Mia Short film
2014 Film: The Movie Preea Vasami
2018 Malevolent Professor Samantha Harlow
2020 Love Sarah Isabella
2021 Fellow Creatures The Stranger Short film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Last Musketeer Uzma TV movie
City Central Naz Episode: "No Direction Home"
Attachments Carrie Knowles Episode: "Just Upgraded"
2000—2002 Casualty Daljit Ramanee 3 episodes
2001 Hawkins Sharim Raziq TV movie
Mersey Beat PC Miriam Da Silva Recurring; 10 episodes
2002 Man and Boy Jasmin TV movie
Bodily Harm Tanika Episode: "#1.1"
2003 Second Generation Amba TV movie
2005 Down to Earth Kerry Jamil Recurring; 9 episodes
Transit Asha TV movie
2006 Blue Murder Emily Saunders Episode: "Make Believe"
2006- 2007 The Innocence Project Dr Eve Walker Recurring; 8 episodes
2007 Party Animals Ashika Chandiramani Recurring; 8 episodes
2008–2010 Mistresses Jessica Fraser Recurring; 16 episodes
2008 Trial & Retribution Neelah Sahjani Episode: "Kill the King: Part 1"
The Palace Miranda Hill 4 episodes
10 Days to War Eesha Episode: "A Simple Private Matter"
Raw Tanya 6 epsidoes
Dead Set Claire 3 episodes
2010 The Persuasionists Tamsin Episode: "Diet Stuff"
Strike Back Danni Prendiville 5 episodes
2011 Marchlands Nisha Parekh 5 episodes
Terra Nova Dr. Elisabeth Shannon 13 episodes
2012 Silent Witness DI Connie James 2 episodes
2013 Heading Out Eve 6 episodes
By Any Means Jessica Jones 6 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Helen McCarthy Episode: "Day 9: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m."
The Lottery Gabrielle Westwood Main role; 10 episodes
2015 W1A Azia Zamani Episode: "#2.4"
2016 Heartbeat Millicent Patel Main role; 10 episodes
2017 Back Annie Episode: "#1.4"
2017–2020 Liar DI Vanessa Harmon 11 episodes
2018 Sky Comedy: Sindhu Vee's Live and Let Love Gita Mini series
2019 Death in Paradise Marina Shepherd Episode: "Muder Most Animal"
Deep State Nicole Miller 4 episodes
Four Weddings and a Funeral Liz Episode: "Hounslow"
The Rook Danielle Wulff 4 episodes
2020 The Deceived Ruth 4 episodes
Alex Rider Laura Kellner Episode: "#3.1"
2021 Star Stable: Mistfall Sigry Varanger 2 episodes
McDonald & Dodds Hilary O'Doyle Episode: "We Need to Talk About Doreen"
The Irregulars Dion Cross Episode: "Chapter Three: Ipsissimus"
Dodo Headmistress / Mrs Sidiqui 7 episodes
Four Lives Nadia Persaud Episode: "#1.2"
2022 Bridgerton Lady Mary Sheffield Sharma Main role (season 2); 8 episodes
2023 Good Omens Beelzebub 4 episodes
2023 Gen V Indira Shetty Main role; 8 episodes

References[edit]

  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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