Aimee Kelly

Aimee Kelly (born 8 July 1993) is a British actress. She's best known for appearing in CBBC's BAFTA-nominated show Wolfblood. The premise of the series is Maddy, the main character, desperately trying to protect her secret that she is in fact a wolfblood while at the same time living a normal teenage life.

Career

Kelly played the part of the main character, Kayla, in a 2011 feature film (her debut) Sket, also starring Ashley Walters. The story of the British production was Kayla trying to find the man who killed her sister, along the way joining a gang who help her in her search. She was nominated for Best British Newcomer at the British Film Institute for her role.^[1] She is most known for playing the role of Maddy Smith in CBBC's drama Wolfblood, (which she was also nominated for 'best performer' in 2013 at the British Academy Children's Awards. However she lost to her fellow co-star, Bobby Lockwood, who plays Rhydian Morris in the series.) Kelly also auditioned for the role of Mini McGuinness in E4's teen drama series Skins. Though she was in the final two,^[1] the role eventually went to Freya Mavor. Since, Kelly has also filmed an episode of Call the Midwife. It is said by Debbie Moon (the creator of Wolfblood, on her blog "Never Get off The Bus") that at the end of Series 2 she decided to leave Wolfblood to pursue other roles. Although on twitter, Kelly stated that she couldn't pursue Maddy because she was busy studying at University: "On the contrary of the speculations I'd like to say that finishing my year at university was the reason for not returning to WB season 3". And later she wrote: "It wasn't an easy decision but sometimes education comes first! Thank you so much to all of you that supported me along the way! Xx"

Personal life

Before pursuing a career in acting, Kelly attended Sacred Heart Grammar School which was where her English teacher persuaded her to go further in performing arts at the age of 15. She also did extra-curricular drama lessons at the Sage Academy Of Performing Arts (along with her twin, Katie.) Then applied to take A levels at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, leaving her mother and two sisters in Newcastle to become a boarder for two years at the Hertfordshire campus. Before getting the role of Kayla in SKET, Kelly worked as a waitress in a bar and a shop assistant. Recently she finished studying at Leeds Beckett University.

Filmography

References

External links

• Aimee Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
• Aimee Kelly on Twitter