Ellie Haddington

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Ellie Haddington

Acting 71 January 1, 1955

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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 p…

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

7.3 2016 Movie
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

7.2 2020 Movie
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.6 2005 TV Show
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

5.4 1960 TV Show
Luther

Luther

7.9 2010 TV Show
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.4 2011 TV Show
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

6.5 2022 Movie
Silent Witness

Silent Witness

7.6 1996 TV Show
Shetland

Shetland

7.5 2013 TV Show
Their Finest

Their Finest

6.6 2017 Movie
Years and Years

Years and Years

7.5 2019 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Rumour

    TV show

  2. 2025
    Revert

    Movie Mum

  3. 2022
    Motherland: Last Christmas

    Movie Marion

  4. 2022
    Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

    Movie Phaedra

  5. 2022
    Granite Harbour

    TV show Rose Gough

  6. 2022
    Operation Mincemeat

    Movie Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley

  7. 2021
    Crime

    TV show Avril Lennox

  8. 2020
    Mairi

    Movie Fiona

  9. 2020
    Limbo

    Movie Beatrice

  10. 2020
    Enola Holmes

    Movie Miss Gregory

  11. 2020
    Surge

    Movie Joyce

  12. 2019
    Guilt

    TV show Sheila Gemmell

  13. 2019
    Years and Years

    TV show Dr. Moss

  14. 2017
    Motherland

    TV show Marion

  15. 2017
    Their Finest

    Movie Catrin's Landlady

  16. 2016
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Movie Mrs. Esposito

More credits
  1. 2014
    The Musketeers

    TV show Josette

  2. 2013
    Shetland

    TV show Lana Mair

  3. 2012
    Ripper Street

    TV show Agatha Chudleigh

  4. 2012
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    TV show Princess Puffer

  5. 2011
    The Café

    TV show Carol Porter

  6. 2011
    Death in Paradise

    TV show Barbara Michell

  7. 2010
    Little Crackers

    TV show Nellie

  8. 2010
    Luther

    TV show DCS Linda Carroway

  9. 2010
    Mo

    Movie Jean

  10. 2009
    Gracie!

    Movie Jenny Stansfield

  11. 2005
    Doctor Who

    TV show Professor Docherty

  12. 2004
    Denial

    Movie Sandy

  13. 2004
    Life Begins

    TV show Kathleen

  14. 2004
    New Tricks

    TV show Jean Bennett

  15. 2003
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Movie Florrie Bradley

  16. 2002
    Foyle's War

    TV show Hilda Pierce

  17. 2002
    Lawless Heart

    Movie Judy

  18. 2002
    Cutting It

    TV show Lo Ferris

  19. 2000
    Breathtaking

    Movie DCI Matthews

  20. 2000
    The Wyvern Mystery

    Movie Mrs. Tarnley

  21. 2000
    Beautiful Creatures

    Movie Maureen

  22. 1999
    Life Support

    TV show Fiona Drummond

  23. 1999
    Killing Joe

    Movie

  24. 1999
    Bad Girls

    TV show Joy Masterton