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Ellie Haddington
Born: 1st Jan 1955 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 49
Film: 20 (41%)
Television: 29 (59%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History, Fantasy, Documentary, Science Fiction, Horror, Soap
Filmography
Sep 2025 (first aired)
A mum’s fresh start with her son takes a dark turn when a chilling rumour spreads through the town. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
2025
A recently widowed father can’t stop his baby from crying so he can pray. What is his relationship with his faith now that the person he converted f ... view
Character:
Mum
2022
School's out for the festive season, so the mums (and Kevin) host the ultimate blended celebrations, but the big day takes a shocking turn at Julia's. ... view
Character:
Marion
2022
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'r ... view
Character:
Phaedra
2022
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain w ... view
Character:
Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
Nov 2021 (first aired)
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown. ... view
Character:
Avril Lennox (3 ep.)
2020
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 ... view
Character:
Beatrice
2020
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord. ... view
Character:
Miss Gregory
2020
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 ... view
Character:
Joyce
Oct 2019 (first aired)
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. ... view
Character:
Sheila Gemmell (6 ep.)
May 2019 (first aired)
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Ov ... view
Character:
Dr. Moss (1 ep.)
Nov 2017 (first aired)
Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting. ... view
Character:
Marion (11 ep.)
2017
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. ... view
Character:
Catrin's Landlady
2016
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 ... view
Character:
Mrs. Esposito
Jan 2014 (first aired)
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 ... view
Character:
Josette (1 ep.)
Mar 2013 (first aired)
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the c ... view
Character:
Lana Mair (2 ep.)
Dec 2012 (first aired)
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 – th ... view
Character:
Agatha Chudleigh (5 ep.)
Jan 2012 (first aired)
Choirmaster John Jasper is obsessed with his nephew's fiancé. Will he take his opportunity to get rid of Edwin Drood? ... view
Character:
Princess Puffer (2 ep.)
Nov 2011 (first aired)
A family-owned seaside café in Weston-super-Mare hosts some colorful customers in this warm comedy series. ... view
Character:
Carol Porter (14 ep.)
Oct 2011 (first aired)
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Sa ... view
Character:
Barbara Michell (1 ep.)
Dec 2010 (first aired)
Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy. ... view
Character:
Nellie (1 ep.)
May 2010 (first aired)
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 deprav ... view
Character:
DCS Linda Carroway (1 ep.)
2010
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam. ... view
Character:
Jean
2009
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 ... view
Character:
Jenny Stansfield
Mar 2005 (first aired)
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 ... view
Character:
Professor Docherty (1 ep.)
Character:
Sandy
Feb 2004 (first aired)
Life Begins is a British television drama first broadcast on ITV between February 2004 and October 2006, starring Caroline Quentin and Alexander Armst ... view
Character:
Kathleen (14 ep.)
Jan 2004 (first aired)
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. Ori ... view
Character:
Jean Bennett (1 ep.)
2003
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 H ... view
Character:
Florrie Bradley
Oct 2002 (first aired)
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War ope ... view
Character:
Hilda Pierce (9 ep.)
2002
In a British seaside resort, several lives intertwine following the funeral of a gay restaurant owner. ... view
Character:
Judy
Apr 2002 (first aired)
Allie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters Darcey and Sydney wo ... view
Character:
Lo Ferris (1 ep.)
2000
A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to lust and murder. ... view
Character:
DCI Matthews
2000
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 ... view
Character:
Mrs. Tarnley
2000
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom. ... view
Character:
Maureen
Jul 1999 (first aired)
Life Support is a 1999 British medical drama series aired across six episodes on BBC Scotland. Katherine Doone works as a clinical ethicist at Glasgow ... view
Character:
Fiona Drummond (5 ep.)
1999
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 fi ... view
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Jun 1999 (first aired)
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 ... view
Character:
Joy Masterton (4 ep.)
Mar 1997 (first aired)
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 ... view
Character:
Joan Farley (1 ep.)
Ginny Welton (1 ep.)
Feb 1996 (first aired)
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible. ... view
Character:
Meg McGrath (2 ep.)
Jul 1994 (first aired)
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and br ... view
Character:
Katherine Geach (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind. ... view
Character:
Mrs Barnes (2 ep.)
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
Character:
Joan Braithwaite (1 ep.)
Jun 1991 (first aired)
Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries ... view
Character:
Evelyn Goslett (1 ep.)
1990
A lonely schoolteacher has a strange experience on her walking holiday. It haunts her and threatens to wreck her growing romance with a colleague. ... view
Character:
Helen
1989
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 ... view
Character:
WPC
Nov 1986 (first aired)
An anthology of seven psychological dramas, each with a different cast and crew, exploring deaths in unusual circumstances. ... view
Character:
Female Interviewee (1 ep.)
Character:
Helen (1 ep.)
Dec 1960 (first aired)
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at hom ... view
Character:
Josie Clarke (17 ep.)