Yolanda Kettle (born 1988) is an English actress known for playing Camilla Fry in The Crown (2017), Dolly Wilcox in Howards End (2017), and Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama Roadkill (2020).
Early life Yolanda Kettle was born in 1988 in Birmingham, England. Her mother is Spanish and her is father English. She went to King Edward VI Camp Hill School in Birmingham. After leaving secondary school, she moved to London to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Kettle is also an alumna of the National Youth Theatre
Career Kettle's first major role was on stage at the Arcola Theatre as Nina in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull alongside Geraldine James in 2011. She played Dolly Wilcox in Howards End in 2017, and in the same year had a role in series 2 of The Crown, playing Camilla Fry, wife of chocolate entrepreneur Jeremy Fry, both of whom were friends with Princess Margaret's love interest, Antony Armstrong-Jones. In 2020, Kettle played the role of Joy Pelling in the BBC political drama Roadkill.
Kettle joined the cast of a new Netflix and MRC Jane Austen film Persuasion; filming began in the UK in June 2021.
Filmography Film, video, live streaming, and theatre YearTitleRole 2016 National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue SeaAnn Welch 2017 Need for Speed Payback (video game)Voice Talent (voice) 2017 Nioh (video game) Maria 2018 Hitman 2 (video game)Andrea Martinez (voice) 2020 Made in ItalyRuth 2020 Nioh 2 (video game)Maria 2020 Upstairs (short) Caroline 2022 Persuasion Elizabeth Elliot
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2012 DoctorsLaura CarewSeries 14, "Now They'll Sleep" 2012 Holby CityZoe Hardwick Series 15, "The Ties That Bind" 2015 Father BrownNatasha Farrango Series 3, "The Deadly Seal" 2016 The CollectionCecile Trouvier1 episode - "The Weekend" 2016 Love, NinaAmandaEpisode 1.4 2017 The CrownCamilla FrySeries 2, "Matrimonium" and "Beryl" 2017 Howards EndDolly Wilcox3 episodes 2017Doc MartinHannah Butler Series 8, "Accidental Hero and Mysterious Ways" 2018 MarcellaBecky Marani 8 episodes 2020 RoadkillJoy Pelling3 episodes
Stage YearTitleRolesNotes 2022 Patriots Marina Litvinenko/Nina Berezovsky Almeida Theatre 2023 The Interview Diana, Princess of Wales Park Theatre2024The ComeuppanceCaitlinAlmeida Theatre
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