Kelly Marcel
Kelly Marcel | |
---|---|
Born |
London, England, UK | January 10, 1974
Occupation | Film writer |
Years active | 2013-present |
Kelly Marcel (born 10 January 1974) is a British writer and actress, best known as the writer and executive producer of the television series Terra Nova, for which she wrote a 15 page treatment and the pilot.[1]
Biography
Marcel is the daughter of director Terry Marcel and the older sister of British actress Rosie Marcel.[2]
Career
Marcel has played minor roles in television series such as The Bill, Holby City, and Casualty.[1] She had a largely non-speaking role as Young Vera in the 1994 television film adaptation of A Dark-Adapted Eye.
Marcel eventually quit acting to pursue writing, while working part time in a video rental shop. Her first writing job to appear in public was doing uncredited re-rewrites of the 2009 Bronson, she knew Tom Hardy because he was running an acting workshop at a pub around the corner and the two have remained friends (one of his tattoos says "Skribe", a tribute to Marcel).[3] Marcel was writing for five years before Terra Nova was picked up after an extensive bidding war between production companies.[4][5]
Marcel is credited for the screenplay of the 2013 drama film Saving Mr. Banks, "a behind-the-scenes look at how the popular Disney film "Mary Poppins" came to be," starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers.[3][6]
Marcel wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collins, Scott (2011-09-11). "Fall TV: 'Terra Nova'". Los Angeles Times, 11 September 2011. Retrieved on 2011-09-13 from http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/11/entertainment/la-ca-terra-nova-201109111.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545150/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Leigh, Danny (21 November 2013). "Kelly Marcel: 'Someone from Disney's going to come and kill me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Kelly's heroics: How the British writer behind TV's most expensive drama cracked LA - Features - TV & Radio - The Independent
- ↑ Holby City to Spielberg: How bit-part actress Kelly Marcel conquered Hollywood | Mail Online
- ↑ "LOS ANGELES: "Saving Mr. Banks" Begins Production in Los Angeles | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online". Heraldonline.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-02.