Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reynold Bio

Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, an English actress. She received a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse (2003--2004). Her credits on film and television include Eden Lake (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009, and Yellowstone). Reilly was the daughter of Jack Kelly, a former police officer, and also a hospital receptionist's mother. She went to Tolworth Girls' School in Kingston where drama was her GCSE subject. Her parents are Irish. Reilly wrote to the Prime Suspect's production team asking for work. Six months later, she auditioned for a role on Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle. This episode was broadcast on ITV on May 7, 1995. She appeared in an episode of "Bramwell" the period drama TV series that starred as Kathleen Le Saux, a troubled young wife. A few years later, she appeared with Helen Mirren in the film The Last Orders.Her first role as a professional was followed by a series of roles that were performed on the English stage. She appeared in four shows that were performed by Terry Johnson: Elton John's Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000), and Piano/Forte (2006). Johnson composed Piano/Forte and also stated that she was a huge fan of Kelly. Reilly stated that Karel Reisz was the person who taught her how to act best. He was her director in The Yalta Game, Dublin 2001. She said that she learned from Reilly as a masterclass. There's no way I would have been able to do Miss Julie if I hadn't been able to perform that show."