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Conn in 2011, image via DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Shelley Deborah Conn
Place of Birth: Barnet, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 21 September, 1976
Ethnicity: Anglo-Indian [Portuguese, Burmese, Indian]
Shelley Conn is a British actress. Her roles include the series Casualty , Mersey Beat , Second Generation , Down to Earth , The Innocence Project , Party Animals , Mistresses , The Palace , Raw , Dead Set , Strike Back , Marchlands , Terra Nova , Silent Witness , Heading Out , By Any Means , The Lottery , Heartbeat , Liar , Deep State , The Rook , The Deceived , Star Stable: Mistfall , Dodo , Bridgerton , Good Omens , Gen V , and Alex Rider ; the films Possession (2002), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Ripley Under Ground , Nina’s Heavenly Delights , How Do You Know , Malevolent (2018), and Love Sarah ; and the made-for-tv movie Transit (2005).
Her parents are of Anglo-Indian descent, and she is said to have Portuguese, Burmese, and Indian ancestry. She is said to be a great-niece of actress Merle Oberon .
Shelley is married to actor Jonathan Kerrigan, with whom she has two children.
Shelley’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Gonsalves.