Holly Kenny
Encyclopedia
Holly Kenny is a British actress, best known for playing Sambuca Kelly in the BBC1 drama Waterloo Road
.
, Yorkshire
, England
. She currently attends Cockburn College of Arts, a performing arts
school
in Leeds
, but has auditioned for Cathedral Academy Of Performing Arts (CAPA). She used to play football for Middleton Park F.C. and is a Manchester United fan.
since the first episode of the fourth series, broadcast on Wednesday 7 January 2009. Her final episode was on Wednesday 8 June 2011, when Sambuca, one of the best loved characters in the BBC series, passed away after suffering with a long-term brain tumour.
She played Kimberley Crabtree in the British comedy
television film Mischief Night
(2006); she has also starred in BAFTA award-winning BBC film White Girl
(2008) playing the role of Leah.
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
.
Personal life
Holly Kenny was born in LeedsLeeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She currently attends Cockburn College of Arts, a performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, but has auditioned for Cathedral Academy Of Performing Arts (CAPA). She used to play football for Middleton Park F.C. and is a Manchester United fan.
Career
Kenny has appeared in Waterloo RoadWaterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
since the first episode of the fourth series, broadcast on Wednesday 7 January 2009. Her final episode was on Wednesday 8 June 2011, when Sambuca, one of the best loved characters in the BBC series, passed away after suffering with a long-term brain tumour.
She played Kimberley Crabtree in the British comedy
British comedy
British comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some of the most famous and memorable comic actors and characters in the last fifty years.-Film comedy:...
television film Mischief Night
Mischief night (film)
Mischief Nights is a British comedy film released in 2006. It is the third installment of the Tina Trilogy following on from Tina Goes Shopping and Tina Takes a Break . However, unlike the previous two Channel 4 films Mischief Night broadens its scope to consider the wider community that Tina...
(2006); she has also starred in BAFTA award-winning BBC film White Girl
White Girl
White Girl is a 2008, BAFTA Award-winning BBC film produced by Abi Morgan, made as part of the BBC's White Season and portrays a white family who move from an area of Leeds that has predominantly White British inhabitants to an area of Bradford composed of inhabitants of South Asian heritage.The...
(2008) playing the role of Leah.
Television appearances
| Appearance | Character | Episode(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road | Sambuca Kelly | 4x01—7x06 | 2009-11 |
| Doctors | Bella Moody | 01 | 2009 |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mischief Night Mischief night (film) Mischief Nights is a British comedy film released in 2006. It is the third installment of the Tina Trilogy following on from Tina Goes Shopping and Tina Takes a Break . However, unlike the previous two Channel 4 films Mischief Night broadens its scope to consider the wider community that Tina... |
Kimberley Crabtree | |
| 2008 | White Girl White Girl White Girl is a 2008, BAFTA Award-winning BBC film produced by Abi Morgan, made as part of the BBC's White Season and portrays a white family who move from an area of Leeds that has predominantly White British inhabitants to an area of Bradford composed of inhabitants of South Asian heritage.The... |
Leah | |