Kelli Hollis

Kelli Hollis
Born (1976-06-29) 29 June 1976 (age 48)[1]
Leeds, England
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Kelli Hollis (born 29 June 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Tina Crabtree in the three Channel 4 related films, shop owner Yvonne Karib in Channel 4's popular comedy-drama Shameless and Melanie Say then as Ali Spencer in ITV's long-running soap opera Emmerdale.[2]

Career

After a small role in Emmerdale as Melanie Say in 2002, Kellis portrayed Yvonne Karib in Shameless for six years, starting in 2004.[3] She also played the character of Tina Crabtree in two television dramas, Tina Goes Shopping (1999), Tina Takes a Break (2001) as well as Mischief Night (2006) which was a cinema-released feature film, all three were directed by Penny Woolcock. Hollis also portrayed Maggie Simms in the 5Star prison drama Clink,[4] as well as loan shark Linda in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge. Additionally, Hollis appeared in two episodes of the television series Dalziel and Pascoe, as the character Bridget Croft. She also appeared in BBC1 drama Waterloo Road, as Chantel[5] and as Anne West in the TV film See No Evil about the Moors Murders. She also appeared in the female football drama Playing the Field.[6] In May 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rachel Edwards.[7]

References

  1. ^ @kelhollis76 (13 March 2019). "Got mine. X June 29th my birthday x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Emmerdale's Kelli Hollis ditches the Dales to sell marijuana in Thailand". 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Emmerdale star Kelli Hollis life after soap: Weed bar & move to Thailand". 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Kelli Hollis Films and Shows – Apple TV (UK)".
  5. ^ "Kelli Hollis". 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Talking Shop: Kelli Hollis". 3 November 2006.
  7. ^ Writer: Tina Walker; Director: David Lewis Richardson; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (13 May 2020). "The Courier". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.