Born and raised in Chessington, Kelly Reilly is a popular English actress who came to the limelight after her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse. Following the play, she became the star of the London stage, receiving a nomination for Laurance Oliver Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2003.
Aged 26, she became the youngest person ever to be nominated for that award. Similarly, for her role, Wendy in The Russian Dolls, Reilly received the Best Newcomer Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. She has appeared in several popular movies and Television series since then.
Some of them are Heaven Is for Real, Gangster, Bastille Day, Black Box, Britannia, and others. As of 2022, she is appearing in the Paramount Network's cowboy-themed drama series, Yellowstone portraying the lead role, Beth Dutton.
Early Life, Bio, And Family Of Kelly Reilly
Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, known as Kelly Reilly, was born on 18 July 1977 in Surrey, England, under the birth sign Cancer. She is of British nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. She was raised in her hometown Surrey along with her family.
Kelly is the daughter of Jack Reilly, a police officer, and a hospital receptionist mother who also worked part-time secretarial jobs in factories. Her grandparents are of Irish descent.
As for her education, Reilly went to Tolworth Girls' School in Kingston and studied drama for GCSE. Interested in acting since childhood, Reilly left home at the age of 16 and started working as a waitress until gaining professional roles. Her grandparents are Irish.
Take A Look At Reilly's Career And Wiki
Reilly began her career working in the television series Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle, and since then, she has been unstoppable. Her fame was increased along with the presence that made her get many professional roles in her professional life.
Reilly then started working on the English stage. She worked with British dramatist and director Terry Johnson in four productions; Elton John's Glasses, The London Cuckolds, The Graduate, Piano/Forte. Impressed with her acting ability. 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."
British filmmaker Karel Reisz is Reilly's idol-he directed her in The Yalta Game in Dublin in 2001. She stated, "He was my mastercla s s. There is no way I would have been able to do Miss Julie if I hadn't done that play."
Reilly is mostly remembered for her role in After Miss Julie. This was held within the Donmar warehouse, and she was dictated by her adorable presence within the London Stage. In 2019, she will appear in the upcoming horror movie Eli which is scheduled to be released on January 4, 2019. Since 2018, she has been a star in the American drama TV series Yellowstone sharing the screen alongside Kevin Costner and Luke Grimes.
Her other works include Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia, Above Suspicion: Silent Scream, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, and The Children of the New Forest as well. In addition to that, she has also worked as a producer of a tv series, Black Box.
This additionally made her list herself within the nomination for Best Actress during the year 2003 Laurence Olivier Award.
Kelly Reilly's Net Worth, Salary, And Earnings
As of 2022, Kelly Reilly's net worth is $5 million, as reported by Clebrity Net Worth. The talented actress earns a decent amount of salary from her acting career. She has appeared in dozens of movies, including "Last Orders," "Dead Bodies," "Pride & Prejudice," "Me and Orson Welles," "Sherlock Holmes," "Eden Lake," "Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster," "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," "Innocence," and "Heaven Is For Real."
One of her box offices hit the movie Sherlock Holmes which grossed over $524 million worldwide against its production cost of $90 million. In the movie, she shared the screen alongside Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, and Mark Strong.
Some of her other movies which have earned a huge amount at the box office are as follows:
- Heaven Is for Real - $101.3 million
- Russian Doll - $23.7 million
- Sherlock Holmes - $524 million
- Flight - $161.8 million
Her major TV roles came in the "Above Suspicion" franchise as Anna Travis; she starred in four installments of the series, including "Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia" and "Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent," and "Above Suspicion: Silent Scream."
In addition to that, being an actress, Reilly makes a good sum of money from sponsorship and endorsement deals. According to the Influencer Marketing Hub, she has a chance to earn around $1,672.5 - $2,787.5 from a single sponsored post on Instagram.
Awards And Nominations
The actress has worked in many successful movies and TV series. From her outstanding career, Reilly has been honored with several prestigious awards and nominations, and some of them are listed below.
| Year | Movie/Television Show | Role | Award | Category | Result |
| 2003 | After Miss Julie | - | Laurence Olivier Theatre Award | Best Actress | Nomination |
| 2005 | The Russian Dolls | Wendy | Cannes Film Festival | Best Newcomer Award | Won |
| 2005 | The Russian Dolls | Wendy | César Award for Best Supporting Actress | Best Actress | Nomination |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Maureen | London Film Critics' Circle | London Film Critics' Circle for British Newcomer of the Year | Won |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Maureen | Empire Awards | Empire Award for Best Newcomer | Won |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Maureen | National Board of Review | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast | Won |
| 2009 | Othello | Desdemona | Olivier Award | - | Nominated |
| 2010 | Eden Lake | Jenny | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2012 | Flight | Nicole | Spotlight Award | Hollywood Film Festival | Won |
Kelly Reilly's Personal Life-Who Is Her Husband?
Kelly Reilly was in many affairs during her college days, and even today, many of the guys around claim to be her boyfriend of Kelly during those college days. But her husband, with whom she got married after getting into a serious affair, was Kyle Baugher in the year 2012.
It has been reported that the two met for the first time a few years ago in their marriage.
During that very time, they were even spotted in public places, but they always denied their affair; later, when they got married, it was mentioned to their fans that they were true in this regard, stating and guessing about their affair.
With their healthy and wealthy married life, there is no stating of divorce among the couple in the current time. Reilly and her spouse Baugher have been sharing a wonderful married life since 2012. Despite their long marriage journey, the two have yet to have a child.
She was previously engaged to Jonah Lotan. Kelly is working in social organizations that are related to child rights. She is also quite active on social media like Facebook and Instagram. Not to mention, she has gained over 558k followers on her Instagram handle, where she is registered as @mzkellyreilly.
Kelly Reilly's Age, Body Measurement and Other Facts
- Age: As of 2022, Kelly Reilly is 44 years old.
- Kelly Reilly stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches.
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Birth Name: Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly
- Eye Color: Brown
- Sun Sign: Cancer
- Education: Tolworth Girls' School
- Weight: 58 kg or 128 lbs
- Breakfast – Coffee, Buttered up bagels, and Juice
- Lunch – Salad
- Dinner – Roasted butternut squash with salt and pepper, Roasted Chicken, and Veggies
- Bra Size: 34C
- Body Measurement: She has a curved-shaped body with the perfect measurements of 35-25-35 inches.
- For her role in 'After Miss Julie,' she was nominated for the Best Actress for Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2003. Also, she is known as the youngest nominee in the history
by Bchrome, 26 Jan, 2016
