Jessica Kelly SiobhanReilly Bio

Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, an English actress. Her role in After Miss Julie, at the Donmar Warehouse (2003 between 2003 and 2004) was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. Her TV and film credits include Eden Lake (2008) and Sherlock Holmes (2009). Reilly was born and raised in Chessington as her mother was a receptionist in a hospital mother and Jack Kelly, a retired police officer. She was educated at Tolworth Girls' School in Kingston where she studied GCSE drama. Her grandparents are Irish. Reilly wrote to the producers of Prime Suspect asking for work. Six months after, she was able to audition for a role in Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle. The episode aired on ITV on May 7, 1995. In 1996, she was featured in an episode of the Carlton UK Television period drama series "Bramwell" portraying a young, disturbed wife, Kathleen Le Saux. Six years later she was reunited with Helen Mirren in Last Orders. She co-starred with Terry Johnson on four productions including Elton John's Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000) and Piano/Forte (2006). Johnson wrote Piano/Forte and also stated she was a huge fan of Kelly. Reilly affirms that Karel Resz who directed her in The Yalta Game (Dublin) in 2001 was the one who taught her the most important aspects of acting. She stated, "He was my masterclass." If I didn't have seen that production, it would have been difficult for me to be Miss Julie.