Holly Kenny (born 23 January 1995 in Leeds, England) is an English actress. She played the role of Sambuca Kelly on the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2009 until her character was killed off in 2011.
Career
editKenny first appeared in Waterloo Road on the first episode of the fourth series, broadcast on Wednesday 7 January 2009.[1] Her final episode was on seventh series, which was broadcast on Wednesday 8 June 2011. After the character of Sambuca was killed off after suffering with a long-term brain tumour.
She played Kimberley Crabtree in the British comedy television film titled Mischief Night (2006); she has also starred in the BAFTA award-winning BBC film White Girl (2008) playing the role of Leah.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mischief Night | Kimberley Crabtree | Film | [2] |
| 2008 | White Girl | Leah | Television film | [3][4] |
| 2009–2011 | Waterloo Road | Sambuca Kelly | Regular role (series 4–7); 53 episodes | [4][5][6][7] |
| 2009 | Doctors | Bella Moody | Episode: "No Rest for the Wicked" | |
| 2012 | Shameless | Alice | Episode: "What Are Friends For?" | [8] |
| 2014 | The Mill | Patience | Main role; 6 episodes | [4] |
| In the Club | Britney | Episode: "Roanna" | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Holly Kenny - Filmography by TV series". Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Mischief Night". Metro. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Pettie, Andrew (1 March 2008). "White Girl". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Cast biographies for The Mill, Series 2". Channel4 Press. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 June 2011). "'Waterloo Road' star praises Sambuca exit plot 'Waterloo Road' star praises Sambuca exit plot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Waterloo Road: Sam goes to find her dad before she dies". Metro. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Sambuca Kelly profile". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Shameless — episode guide". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
edit- Holly Kenny at IMDb