Ellie Haddington

Ellie Haddington

Born: January 1, 1955
in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
A trainee at the Bristol Old Vic in the 1970s, Ellie Haddington is an actress who has become more prolific and more in demand with each passing year. She first came to attention playing Josie Clarke in Coronation Street from 1995-1996 and played governor Joy Masterton in Bad Girls a decade later. She was Professor Docherty in the 2007 Doctor Who episode Last of the Timelords and played Carol Porter in Sky's sitcom The Cafe in 2011-2013. She memorably played Hilda Pierce in several episodes of Foyle's War from 2003 to 2015 and Fanny Biggetywitch in the BBC's Dickensian in 2016. Most recently she is the long suffering mother to Anna Maxwell Martin's character in Motherland and played Agatha Chudleigh in Ripper Street, as well as Mrs Esposito in 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

Movies for Ellie Haddington...

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
Title: Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
Character: Phaedra
Released: December 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Three Plebs join the army in peace-time, hoping to win respect, romance and military discounts at selected restaurants. But when war's declared they're sent to fight on the front line of a Roman legion for a cause they don't believe in. Now their main interest is the struggle for survival.
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Operation Mincemeat
Title: Operation Mincemeat
Character: Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
Released: April 1, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
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Title: Crime
Character: Avril Lennox
Released: November 18, 2021
Type: TV
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
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Limbo
Title: Limbo
Character: Beatrice
Released: April 30, 2021
Type: Movie
An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.
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Enola Holmes
Title: Enola Holmes
Character: Miss Gregory
Released: September 23, 2020
Type: Movie
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
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Surge
Title: Surge
Character: Joyce
Released: June 17, 2020
Type: Movie
A man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation through London. After he robs a bank he releases a wilder version of himself, ultimately experiencing what it feels like to be alive.
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Title: Guilt
Character: Sheila Gemmell
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: TV
Two brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including each other, in a pitch-black, contemporary thriller.
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Title: Years and Years
Character: Dr. Moss
Released: May 14, 2019
Type: TV
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.
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Title: Motherland
Character: Marion
Released: November 7, 2017
Type: TV
Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting.
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Their Finest
Title: Their Finest
Character: Catrin's Landlady
Released: February 19, 2017
Type: Movie
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Character: Mrs. Esposito
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
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Title: The Musketeers
Character: Josette
Released: January 19, 2014
Type: TV
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
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Title: Spies of Warsaw
Character: Madame Dupin
Released: January 9, 2013
Type: TV
A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of Warsaw. A classic tale of spying, intrigue, and romance, based on the novels of Alan Furst and adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
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Title: Ripper Street
Character: Agatha Chudleigh
Released: December 30, 2012
Type: TV
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
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Title: The Café
Character: Carol Porter
Released: November 23, 2011
Type: TV
The Café is a British sitcom written by and starring Ralf Little and Michelle Terry broadcast by Sky1.
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Title: Death in Paradise
Character: Barbara Michell
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: TV
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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Title: Little Crackers
Character: Nellie
Released: December 19, 2010
Type: TV
Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.
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Title: Luther
Character: DCS Linda Carroway
Released: May 4, 2010
Type: TV
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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Mo
Title: Mo
Character: Jean
Released: January 31, 2010
Type: Movie
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
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Gracie!
Title: Gracie!
Character: Jenny Stansfield
Released: November 23, 2009
Type: Movie
In 1939 Gracie Fields, the 'Queen of Hearts', is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. When World War Two breaks out, Gracie sings for the troops despite poor health, to the dismay of her fussy husband, film director Monty Banks, an Italian, born Mario Bianchi. With Italy's entry into the war Monty is in danger of being interned so Gracie consents to his moving to America whilst she tours Canada, fund-raising for the war effort. She is accused of deserting the country which made her famous and booed offstage, though she later tours battlefields as a singer. With the war over she regains popularity, performing 'Take Me To Your Heart Again' at the London Palladium. Banks dies in 1950 and, though still a successful singer, Gracie never regains her pre-war iconic status.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Professor Docherty
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Denial
Title: Denial
Character: Sandy
Released: April 27, 2004
Type: Movie
The popular Arnold Wesker play filmed at the Bristol Old Vic.
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Title: Life Begins
Character: Kathleen
Released: February 16, 2004
Type: TV
Life Begins is a British television drama first broadcast on ITV between February 2004 and October 2006, starring Caroline Quentin and Alexander Armstrong, Anne Reid and Frank Finlay.
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Title: New Tricks
Character: Jean Bennett
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: TV
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character: Florrie Bradley
Released: August 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of horror, the duality of mankind and the darker side of late Victorian society. Dr Henry Jekyll (John Hannah), a great scientist, handsome, and renowned throughout the scientific community, is developing a formula that will revolutionise human nature by isolating criminal elements. He experiments on himself and intoxicated by the drug he undergoes a monstrous transformation. He is released from conventions of the social order and his own moral code into euphoric, remorseless wickedness - the villainous Mr Hyde. What follows is the gripping and terrifying stuggle of two opposing personalities battling for the soul of one man...
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Lawless Heart
Title: Lawless Heart
Character: Judy
Released: June 28, 2002
Type: Movie
In a British seaside resort, several lives intertwine following the funeral of a gay restaurant owner.
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Title: Cutting It
Character: Lo Ferris
Released: April 16, 2002
Type: TV
Allie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters Darcey and Sydney work alongside them. As Allie and Gavin consider taking over a vacant property across the road, they are rocked by the news that a rival hairdresser has bought it. To make matters worse, Allie discovers that the new salon, Blade Runner, is run by her ex, Finn, and his wife, Mia Bevan. Finn fathered the child Allie claimed to have aborted. He left her when he found out she was pregnant, but he's back in town to try and woo Allie.
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Breathtaking
Title: Breathtaking
Character: DCI Matthews
Released: December 16, 2000
Type: Movie
A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to lust and murder.
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The Wyvern Mystery
Title: The Wyvern Mystery
Character: Mrs. Tarnley
Released: October 12, 2000
Type: Movie
After precipitating the death of a tenant with whom he has been feuding, Squire Fairfield brings the dead man's young daughter to live in Wyvern Manor. Alice grows up thinking the squire is her kind benefactor, and falls in love with one of his two sons.
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Beautiful Creatures
Title: Beautiful Creatures
Character: Maureen
Released: August 23, 2000
Type: Movie
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
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Title: Life Support
Character: Fiona Drummond
Released: July 19, 1999
Type: TV
Life Support is a medical drama series that aired on BBC Scotland. Aisling O'Sullivan starred as Dr. Katherine Doone, the new clinical ethicist at Caledonian Hospital Trust, a fictional Glasgow hospital.
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Killing Joe
Title: Killing Joe
Released: June 14, 1999
Type: Movie
Killing Joe is a 1999 short film directed by Mehdi Norowzian. In 1963, teenager Joe is fascinated by John F. Kennedy, whose initials he shares. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
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Title: Bad Girls
Character: Joy Masterton
Released: June 1, 1999
Type: TV
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Joan Farley
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Ginny Welton
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Wycliffe
Character: Katherine Geach
Released: July 24, 1994
Type: TV
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.
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Title: Cracker
Character: Mrs Barnes
Released: September 27, 1993
Type: TV
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Joan Braithwaite
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: TV
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
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The Lorelei
Title: The Lorelei
Character: Helen
Released: March 18, 1990
Type: Movie
A lonely schoolteacher has a strange experience on her walking holiday. It haunts her and threatens to wreck her growing romance with a colleague.
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Loving Hazel
Title: Loving Hazel
Character: WPC
Released: July 19, 1989
Type: Movie
Mike and his ex-wife have an 8-year-old daughter, Hazel. She calls her new mother's boyfriend 'daddy', which Mike goes along with until his access to Hazel is limited.