Kellie Bright

Actor · Born July 1, 1976 (50) · Brentwood, Essex, England

Kellie Bright (born Kelly Denise Bright, 1 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the 2015 British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance. Her other television roles include Joanna Burrows in The Upper Hand (1990–96), Cassie Tyler in Bad Girls (2002) and Joan Trotter in Rock & Chips (2010–11). In 2015, she was the runner-up in the 13th series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.

What are Kellie Bright's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

39%

Morality

24%

Bonds

19%

Ideas

19%

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heroas Beauty in Beauty and the Beast (1992)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

1

Romantic

1

Tense

1

Manic

1

Warm

1

Other

3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kellie Bright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Kellie Bright's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Lisa
Junkyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 4 episodes · as Dawn
Vera(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Vanessa Barnes
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Come Rain Come Shine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Joanne Mitchell
Rock & Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Joan Trotter
Rock & Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 3 episodes · as Joan Trotter
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Kelly
Horne & Corden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Vital Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Yvonne
Imagine Me & You(2005)
as Terri
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Jericho(2005)
Show 4 episodes · as WPC Penny Collins
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Kinky Boots(2005)
as Jeannie
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
New Tricks(2003)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The House That Jack Built (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 6 episodes · as Lisa Squire
Ali G Indahouse(2002)
as Julie
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Thing about Vince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 3 episodes · as Sally
Cor, Blimey! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Viola
Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Katy
Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 13 episodes · as Cassie Tyler
Blackrock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Leesha
Silent Witness(1996)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Beauty and the Beast(1992)
as Beauty (voice)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Upper Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 95 episodes · as Joanna Burrows
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men(1989)
Show 6 episodes · as Child
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
T-Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 90 episodes · Actor
EastEnders(1985)
Show 558 episodes · as Linda Carter
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1984 to 2012; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Ali G Indahouse (2002)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Ali G Indahouse (2002)

Midcredits 53^rd

Film career

19842012

Peak 2006 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1985Screen debut· EastEnders
2002First film· Ali G Indahouse

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting28 of 28 · 79^th

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s7 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.