Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reynold Bio

Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, an English actress from England. In her role in After Miss Julie at Donmar Warehouse (2003-2004) she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award. Her film and TV credits include Eden Lake (2008) and Sherlock Holmes (2009). Reilly was the daughter of Jack Kelly, a former police officer and hospital receptionist's mother. She attended Tolworth Girls' School located in Kingston where she studied GCSE drama. Her parents are Irish. Reilly sent an email to Prime Suspect producers to request to be considered for work. Six months after, she auditioned for be a part of Prime Suspect 4's Inner Circle. The show aired on ITV 7 May 1995. She was a part of the episode "Bramwell" which was a period drama on television, which starred in the role of Kathleen Le Saux, a unhappy young wife. A few years later, she appeared with Helen Mirren on Last Orders. She appeared in four shows together with Terry Johnson: Elton John's Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000), and Piano/Forte (2006). Johnson composed Piano/Forte and said that she was a huge fan of Kelly. Reilly said that Karel Reisz was the person who taught her the best way to act. He was her director in The Yalta Game, Dublin 2001. She said, "He was my masterclass." Without the play it's impossible I would have been able to do Miss Julie.