Ellie Haddington
Born (1955-02-17) 17 February 1955
Aberdeen, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Notable work

Ellie Haddington (born 17 February 1955 in Aberdeen[1][2]) is a Scottish actress with a career spanning over 40 years.

Early life and education

Haddington was born in Aberdeen. She trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1975 to 1977.[1]

Career

Haddington appeared in 101 episodes of Coronation Street as Josie Clarke from 1995 to 1996. Haddington's other TV credits include Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Life Begins, Foyle's War (as Hilda Pierce), Endeavour, A&E, Cracker, Cutting It, Holby City, Wire in the Blood, Midsomer Murders, The Musketeers, Taggart, Scott & Bailey, Bad Girls, Guilt, New Tricks - and The Bill, in which she played two different roles, the first in 1997 and the second in 2007. She later appeared as Professor Docherty in the third-season finale of Doctor Who, entitled "Last of the Time Lords". In 1997 she played Joan Braithwaite in “Closing Ranks,” the fourth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. In 2001 she appeared in Midsomer Murders "Tainted Fruit", as Joan Farley.

Onstage in 2012, she appeared in Bingo at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Young Vic.[3] In 2011 and 2013 she appeared in the lead role of Carol Porter in the Sky One comedy series The Café. In 2013, she appeared as Madame Dupin in the BBC TV miniseries Spies of Warsaw.

In 2015, Haddington played Gina Corbin in Ordinary Lies and Fanny Biggetywitch in Dickensian. From 2016 to 2022, she played Julia's mother Marion in Motherland.[4][5]

In 2018, she appeared in Midsomer Murders "Death of the Small Coppers" as Giny Weldon and in Endeavour "Quartet" as Millie Bagshot. In 2019, she played Dr Moss in the final episode of BBC six-part TV drama by Russell T Davies, Years and Years.

In 2021, she reprised the part of Sheila Gemmell in the BBC black-comedy series Guilt, which was first shown on BBC Two in 2019. She also played Wendy in the Channel 4 miniseries Close to Me.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director
1999 Killing Joe (short film) Mehdi Norowzian
2000 Beautiful Creatures Maureen Bill Eagles
2000 Breathtaking DCI Matthews David Green
2001 Lawless Heart Judy Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
2007 Sparkle Frances Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
2009 Death of a Double Act (short film) Fox Christine Entwisle
2009 Creation Nanny Brodie Jon Amiel
2009 Miss St. Andrews (short film) Jenny Claire Grove
2016 Their Finest Catrin's Landlady Lone Scherfig
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Mrs. Esposito David Yates
2016 Art in Heaven (short film) Mrs. Bardell Elisa Boyd
2020 Surge Joyce Aneil Karia
2020 Limbo Beatrice Ben Sharrock
2020 Enola Holmes Miss Gregory Harry Bradbeer
2020 Mairi (short film) Fiona Natalie Malla
2021 Operation Mincemeat Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley John Madden
2022 One Man's Trash (short film) Dot Evans Xiao Jiao

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Muck and Brass Reporter Miniseries (guest, 1 episode)
1986 Unnatural Causes Woman Interviewee Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
1989 ScreenPlay WPC Series 4 (guest, 1 episode)
1990 Screen Two Helen Series 6 (guest, 1 episode)
1994 Wycliffe Katherine Geach Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
1994 Cracker Mrs. Barnes Series 2 (guest, 2 episodes)
1995–96 Coronation Street Josie Clarke Soap opera (regular, 101 episodes)
1995 Kavanagh QC Diane Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
1996 In Suspicious Circumstances Evelyn Goslett Series 5 (guest, 1 episode)
1997 Casualty Lottie McKenzie Series 11 (guest, 1 episode)
1997 The Bill Janet Beadle Series 13 (guest, 1 episode)
1997 Heartbeat Joan Braithwaite Series 7 (guest, 1 episode)
1997 Wing and a Prayer Diana Randall Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
1998 Looking After Jo Jo May McCann Series 1 (regular, all 4 episodes)
1999 Life Support Fiona Drummond Series 1 (regular, 5 episodes)
1999 Bad Blood Ann Bilton TV movie
2000 The Wyvern Mystery Mrs. Tarnley Miniseries (regular, 2 episodes)
2001 Taggart Isabelle Higson New Year special (guest)
2001 Midsomer Murders Joan Farley Series 4 (guest, 1 episode)
2002 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Florrie Bradley TV movie
2002 Cutting It Lo Ferris Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
2002 Always and Everyone Carla Series 4 (guest, 1 episode)
2003 Sons & Lovers Mrs. Leivers TV movie
2003–15 Foyle's War Hilda Pierce Series 2–3, 5, 7–8 (recurring, 9 episodes)
2003–04 Holby City Jean Yorke Series 6 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2004 Sea of Souls Ellen McKay Series 1 (guest, 2 episodes)
2004–05 Life Begins Kathleen Series 1–2 (regular, 13 episodes)
2005 A Very Social Secretary Pat TV movie
2005–06 Bad Girls Joy Masterton Series 7–8 (regular, 11 episodes)
2006 Wire in the Blood Brenda Douglas Series 4 (guest, 1 episode)
2007 The Bill Lesley Baylis Series 23 (guest, 1 episode)
2007 Doctor Who Professor Docherty Series 3 (guest, 1 episode)
2008–09 New Tricks Jean Bennett Series 5–6 (recurring, 2 episodes)
2008 Doctors Mary Drake Series 10 (guest, 1 episode)
2009 Gracie! Jenny Stansfield TV movie
2010 Mo Jean TV movie
2010 Doctors Bridget Manners Series 12 (guest, 1 episode)
2010 Little Crackers Nellie Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
2011 Holby City Jeanette Ryan Series 13 (guest, 1 episode)
2011 Luther DSC Linda Carroway Series 2 (guest, 1 episode)
2011–13 The Café Carol Porter Series 1–2 (regular, all 13 episodes)
2012 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Princess Puffer Miniseries (regular, 2 episodes)
2013 Spies of Warsaw Madame Dupin Miniseries (recurring, 3 episodes)
2014 Scott & Bailey Evie Pritchard Series 4 (recurring, 2 episodes)
2014 Atlantis Entourage Series 2 (guest, 1 episode)
2015 The Musketeers Josette Series 2 (guest, 1 episode)
2015 Ordinary Lies Gina Series 1 (recurring, 2 episodes)
2015–16 Dickensian Fanny Biggetywitch Series 1 (recurring, 9 episodes)
2016–22 Motherland Marion 14 episodes
2016 Ripper Street Agatha Chudleigh Series 5 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2017 Casualty Carole Marshall Series 32 (guest, 1 episode)
2018 Endeavour Millie Badshot Series 5 (guest, 1 episode)
2018 Midsomer Murders Ginny Welton Series 20 (guest, 1 episode)
2019 Years and Years Dr Miss Miniseries (guest, 1 episode)
2019–23 Guilt Sheila Gemmell Series 1–3 (recurring, 6 episodes)
2021 Beep Carol TV movie
2021– Close to Me Wendy Series 1– (recurring, 2 episodes)

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
25 November 2007Lorca's Rural Trilogy: Blood Wedding [6][7]Servant/Mother-in-lawPauline HarrisBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
29 August 2008They Have Oak Trees in North Carolina [8]EileenGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
29 October 2008Love Contract [9]ManagerClaire GroveBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
14 December 2011The Lamp [10]ElspethEilidh McCreadieBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue
1989 The Duchess of Malfi The Duchess Royal Exchange, Manchester
1990 The Winter's Tale Paulina Royal Exchange, Manchester
My Mother Said I Never Should Margaret Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
1991 The Sea Mafanwy Price Lyttelton Theatre, London
1992 Richard III Duchess of York Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon & UK Tour
1993 Mother Courage and Her Children Anna Fierling Cottesloe Theatre, London
1994 Death of a Salesman Linda Loman West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
1996 The House of Bernarda Alba Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Flintshire
2000 Denial Sandy Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
2007 Taking Care of Baby Lynn Freeman The Rep, Birmingham & Hampstead Theatre, London
2012 Bingo Old Woman Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester & Young Vic, London
2016 Oil MA Singer Almeida Theatre, London

References

  1. 1 2 Hayward (1996), pp. 110–111.
  2. ↑ Didcock, Barry (4 November 2019). "Guilt-edge opportunities await for veteran Scottish actress Ellie Haddington". The Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Coveney, Michael (24 February 2012). "Bingo review at Young Vic London". The Stage. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Seale, Jack (23 December 2022). "Motherland Christmas special review – you'll laugh, gasp in shock ... then punch the air". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Sigee, Rachael (23 December 2022). "Motherland, BBC One, review: As chaotic and emotional as a family Christmas". iNews. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ↑ BBC – Drama on 3 – Lorca's Rural Trilogy: Blood Wedding
  7. ↑ BBC – Radio Times – Drama on 3: Blood Wedding
  8. ↑ "Friday Drama: They Have Oak Trees in North Carolina". BBC Radio 4. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Afternoon Drama: Love Contract". BBC Radio 4. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Afternoon Drama: The Lamp". BBC Radio 4. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
Bibliography
  • Hayward, Anthony (1996). Who's Who on Television. London: Boxtree. ISBN 0-7522-1067-X.


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