Who is Kelly Reilly? British actress' real name as she takes the US by storm in ... trends now

Who is Kelly Reilly? British actress' real name as she takes the US by storm in ... trends now
Who is Kelly Reilly? British actress' real name as she takes the US by storm in ... trends now

Who is Kelly Reilly? British actress' real name as she takes the US by storm in ... trends now

Yellowstone has gripped the US, with million of viewers tuning in each week to watch the neo-Western drama's fifth series. 

Starring Kevin Costner (John Dutton), it follows conflicts along the shared borders of the Yellowstone Ranch, a large cattle ranch, and land developers in Montana

The show has propelled British actress Kelly Reilly into the spotlight as she portrays Beth Dutton - a manipulative and emotionally unstable financer who is fiercely protective of her father and husband Rip Wheeler. 

The runaway popularity of the modern-day ranch show is often compared to HBO's Succession - they came out the same year and are both family-business dramas - but breaks the mold for hit series as it's based not on the East or West coast

Here we take a look at who Kelly is - from her humble upbringing, struggling to get her big break as an actress to taking the US by storm. 

Smash hit: Yellowstone has gripped the US, with million of viewers tuning in each week to watch the neo-Western drama's fifth series

Smash hit: Yellowstone has gripped the US, with million of viewers tuning in each week to watch the neo-Western drama's fifth series

Who is Kelly Reilly? The show has propelled British actress Kelly Reilly into the spotlight as she portrays Beth Dutton

Who is Kelly Reilly? The show has propelled British actress Kelly Reilly into the spotlight as she portrays Beth Dutton

What is Kelly's really name?  

Notoriously private Kelly's life is a bit of a mystery - even though she stars in one of America's biggest dramas. 

The actress keeps her personal life away from the public eye. At some point during her career she shortened her name from Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly - to Kelly Reilly. 

Who does she play in Yellowstone?

Kelly quickly became a fan favourite playing Bethany Dutton, a financier and John and Evelyn's third child, and only daughter.

Although well educated, highly intelligent, and a master manipulator, Beth is bitter, emotionally unstable, and suffers from a substance abuse problem. 

She is loyal to her father and in love with Rip Wheeler (played by Cole Hauser).

Flashbacks of Bethany's character see Kylie Rogers portrays young Beth.

How did Kelly get into acting?

Stellar work: At age 26, Kelly received a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award nomination in 2004, after starring in After Miss Julie in London's West End in 2003 (pictured with Richard Coyle)

Stellar work: At age 26, Kelly received a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award nomination in 2004, after starring in After Miss Julie in London's West End in 2003 (pictured with Richard Coyle)

Born and raised in Chessington, London, Kelly attended Tolworth Girls' School in Kingston, where she studied drama for GCSE under the watchful eye of her hospital receptionist mother and police officer father.

Before discovering her talent for acting, she loved working with horses and thought she'd have a future in equestrianism.

Kelly said she wasn't born a natural performed and was 'very introverted and shy' when she was growing up. 

What was Kelly's big break?  

Scary stuff: Kelly's first leading role came in the 2008 horror film Eden Lake, starring alongside Hollywood heavyweight Michael Fassbender

Scary stuff: Kelly's first leading role came in the 2008 horror film Eden Lake, starring alongside Hollywood heavyweight Michael Fassbender

The actress, now 45, first hit TV screens with a role in 1995's Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle.

Aged just 16, Kelly wrote a letter to be in an actor's showcase in a bar off Tottenham Court Road, asking if she could perform a monologue. 

The casting director for Prime Suspect was in the audience, and he offered her a small part opposite Helen Mirren. 

As well as her roles in TV, Kelly managed to build up a name for herself in the theatre world, working with Terry Johnson in four productions: Elton John’s Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000) and Piano/Forte (2006).

At age 26,

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