Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is an English actress. She first appeared on screen in 1995 on the series '' The Biz''. Her other television work includes starring roles in the British crime drama '' Above Suspicion'' (2009–2012), the American psychological medical drama '' Black Box'' (2014), the American anthology crime drama ''

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'' (2015) and the historical fantasy drama ''

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'' (2018). Between 2018 and 2024, she played Beth Dutton on the

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neo-Western drama series''

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'', opposite

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. Reilly's film work began in 2000 in the English comedy film '' Maybe Baby''. She went on to have a supporting role in the romantic drama '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), a leading role in the horror thriller film '' Eden Lake'' (2008), the role of Mary Morstan in ''

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'' (2009) and its 2011 sequel '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', a leading role in ''

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'' with

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(2012), and the thriller '' 10x10'' with Luke Evans (2018). She was nominated for a

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for her performance in '' After Miss Julie'' at the

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(2003–2004).

Early life

Reilly was born and brought up in

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, the daughter of a hospital receptionist and Jack Reilly, a police officer. She attended Tolworth Girls' School in Tolworth, where she studied drama to obtain a

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. Her grandparents are Irish.

Career

Reilly wrote to the producers of the television drama '' Prime Suspect'', starring Helen Mirren, to ask for work. Six months later she auditioned for a role in ''Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle'', which was broadcast on ITV on 7 May 1995. The following year, she appeared in an episode of the Carlton UK television period drama series '' Bramwell'' playing a disturbed young woman. She also played Tina, a tearaway, in '' Pie in the Sky''. Six years later, she appeared alongside Mirren in the film '' Last Orders''.Stephen Applebaum (2002)
''Interview with Kelly Reilly''
Netribution.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2009. Her first professional role was followed by a series of parts on the English stage. She worked with Terry Johnson in four productions: ''Elton John's Glasses'' (1997), '' The London Cuckolds'' (1998), ''The Graduate'' (2000) and ''Piano/Forte'' (2006). Johnson wrote ''Piano/Forte'' for her and said, "Kelly is possibly the most natural, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-in-the-bone actress I've ever worked with."Chloe Fox (20 October 2007)
"Kelly Reilly: from the heart"
''Telegraph'' (London). Retrieved 3 October 2009. Reilly has stated that she learned the most as an actor from Karel Reisz, who directed her in ''The Yalta Game'' in Dublin in 2001. She said, "He was my masterclass. There is no way I would have been able to do ''Miss Julie'' if I hadn't done that play." By 2000, Reilly felt she was being typecast in comedy roles, and actively sought out the role of young Amy in '' Last Orders'', directed by

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. This was followed by a role in the

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's 2001 rerun of

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's '' Blasted''. ''

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'' called her "theatrical Viagra". In 2002, Reilly starred alongside Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris as Wendy, an English Erasmus student, in the French comedy '' L'Auberge espagnole'' (''The Spanish Apartment''). In 2003 she played Mary Gerrard in Sad Cypress, an episode of ITV's Poirot series. She reprised her role in the 2005 sequel, '' Les Poupées russes'' (''Russian Dolls'') and the 2013 follow-up, ''Casse-tête chinois'' ('' Chinese Puzzle''). Also in 2005, Reilly had roles in such films as '' Mrs Henderson Presents'' and '' Pride & Prejudice''. Reilly's first lead role came in 2008 in the horror film '' Eden Lake'' and, in 2009, she had a high-profile role on prime-time British television in '' Above Suspicion''. Reilly also appeared in three major films: ''

'', '' Triage'', and '' Me and Orson Welles''. In 2011, Reilly reprised her role as Mary Watson (née Morstan) in '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''. In 2012, Reilly appeared opposite Sam Rockwell in '' A Single Shot'' and had a leading role in Robert Zemeckis' ''

'' opposite

. In 2014, Reilly starred with Greg Kinnear in the film '' Heaven is for Real'' and in the John Michael McDonagh film ''

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''. The same year, Reilly starred in the short-lived ABC series, '' Black Box'', as Catherine Black, a famed neuroscientist who explores and solves the mysteries of the brain (the black box) while hiding her own

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from the world. In 2015, Reilly starred in the second season of the television series ''

'' as Jordan Semyon, the wife of Vince Vaughn's character, Frank Semyon. The same year, Reilly made her Broadway debut opposite

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and Eve Best in

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's play '' Old Times'' at the American Airlines Theatre. In 2016, she had a supporting role in ''

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''. In 2017, Reilly played the Celtic Queen Kerra, confronting the Roman invasion of Britain in Sky TV's ''

''. She was cast in the leading female role in the Western-style U.S. series ''

'', a

drama that debuted on 20 June 2018. Reilly plays Beth Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton, played by

. Reilly's and Costner's characters are constantly at war with several outside parties who want to gain control of the Duttons' family land.

Awards and nominations

Reilly's performance in '' After Miss Julie'' at the

made her a star of the London stage and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2003. Aged 26, she was the youngest person ever nominated for that award. In 2005, she won Best Newcomer Award at the

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for her role as Wendy in '' Russian Dolls'' (''Les Poupées Russes''). In 2006, Reilly won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for her role in the British comedy film, '' Mrs Henderson Presents''. She was nominated once again for an Olivier Award for her performance as Desdemona in the acclaimed production of ''

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'' at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009. Reilly was nominated for Best Actress at the

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for '' Eden Lake'' in 2010. She won the Spotlight Award at the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival for her performance as Nicole in ''

''.

Personal life

Reilly was engaged to actor Jonah Lotan in 2007. The following year, she dated director

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. In 2010, Kelly met Kyle Baugher, a financier, in Marfa, Texas. They married in Somerset in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Kelly 1977 births 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actors from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Actresses from London Chopard Trophy for Female Revelation winners English film actresses English people of Irish descent English radio actresses English Shakespearean actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people People educated at Tolworth Girls' School People from Chessington