| Janine Mellor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1980 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
Janine Mellor (born 3 May 1980 in Huddersfield) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Kelsey Phillips in BBC One's BAFTA-winning drama Casualty. It was announced on 12 February 2009 that she was to leave the series at the end of March, along with co-star Ivana Bašić.
Her parents are John and Trish, and she has an older brother, Alex.
As a child Mellor was schooled at Lepton County Primary School, King James's School at Almondbury and Greenhead College. Mellor also danced with the Kirkheaton-based Clare Doosey School of Dance. She studied at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh and graduated from there with an honours degree in acting.
Mellor's TV credits include Citizenship,"South Riding" and Fat Friends. Her theatre credits include: The Seagull, Dancing at Lughnasa, Cider with Rose, The Censor, Into the Woods, and Spoonface Steinberg.