Ellie White (born 14 June 1989) is an English actress and comedian. She is best known for playing

Princess Beatrice of York Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of Charles ...

in the

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parody ''

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'' (2016–2020) and Katia in the sitcom ''

Stath Lets Flats ''Stath Lets Flats'' is a British sitcom created by Jamie Demetriou that aired on Channel 4 from 27 June 2018 to 30 November 2021. The series stars Demetriou as Stath, an awkward and bumbling English Cypriot man who is employed at a London letti ...

'' (2018–2021). In 2022, Ellie co-wrote and starred in the BBC sketch show '' Ellie & Natasia'', alongside her comedy partner

Natasia Demetriou Natasia Charlotte Demetriou (born 15 January 1984) is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as Nadja in the FX comedy horror series ''What We Do in the Shadows'' (2019–2024) and Sophie in the Channel 4 ...

. The show won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022.

Early life

Ellie White is from

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

. Her father is journalist Jim White. She attended the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

, and was a member of the Bristol Revunions, graduating in 2010.

Career

White's career started in 2013, doing comedy stand-up at the

Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...

. After the festival, White landed her first TV appearance on the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

TV series ''

Jamie Demetriou Jamie Demetriou (; born 1 November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Bus Rodent in ''Fleabag'' and for creating, co-writing, and starring in '' Stath Lets Flats''. For the latter, he won Best Male A ...

's Comedy Blaps'', and on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...

's ''Live at the Electric'', as well as

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

's ''Fresh From the Fringe''. In 2015, White landed a regular role in series 2 of '' House of Fools''. In 2019, White teamed up with long-time stand-up comedy partner

to make critically acclaimed comedy sketch pilot ''Ellie & Natasia'' for the BBC. Since 2016, White has portrayed the character of

for three seasons of the spoof royal comedy ''

'', alongside actress

Celeste Dring Celeste Dring is an English comedy writer and actress, best known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series ''Wanderlust'' and as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's ''The Windsors''. Early life Celeste Dring is from Wolverhampton, Eng ...

, who plays her royal sister

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. In 2020, White played the main role of Cathy in the BBC comedy series '' The Other One'', and starred alongside

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring in sitcom ''Not Going Out'', and featuring ...

in the BBC sitcom ''Semi-Detached''. In 2021, White played a voice only role as "Radio" in the

Sky One Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...

television comedy series ''Bloods'' about two paramedics. In 2022, she appeared in ''

The Dumping Ground ''The Dumping Ground'' (also informally referred to as ''The DG'') is a Television in the United Kingdom, British children's television series, children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who ...

'', '' We Are Not Alone'' and '' The Witchfinder''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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