Kelly Reilly
Kelly Reilly
Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reillyis an English actress. Her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse made her a star of the London stage and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress of 2003...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 July 1977
CitySurrey, England
jobs firsts feels
Every job feels like my first.
character important able
My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.
acting escapism
Acting has always been such escapism for me.
character interesting actors
As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.
careers pinnacle turns
Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.
fearless guts
When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.
mistake writing play
When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'
obsessed
We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.
self acting shallow
There is a part of me that is not fulfilled by acting. It is a self-involved life; it can feel shallow, but not very often.
shows exhibitionist showing-off
I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist.
one-day next life-is
Literally, I don't know where life is gonna go from one day to the next, and that's as exciting as it is tiring.
laughing lovely actors
It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.
among counted hard involved people talented
The British theatre and establishment is so hard to penetrate, and there are so many talented people involved in it. So, to be counted among some of those actresses... It doesn't get better than that.
forties roles
You know, I really enjoy longevity. I see actors in their forties and they just turn out these really fabulous roles and characters. You know who they are, but you wouldn't necessarily know their names.