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Dolly Wells

Highest Rated: 98% Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Lowest Rated: 23% Benny & Jolene (2014)

Birthday: Dec 5, 1971

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Dolly Wells was born into entertainment. Her father, John Wells, was an English actor and writer, a mainstay of British comedy both on screen and on the page. Dolly was born in 1971, went to the University of Manchester and shortly thereafter embarked on a career as an actor. Her first onscreen appearance was a guest appearance on the British police procedural "The Bill" (ITV, 1984-2010). After getting a foot in the door, Wells strung together a number of guest roles, most notably on "Midsomer Murders" (ITV, 1997-), "Dinner Ladies" (BBC1, 1998-2000), and "Goodnight Sweetheart" (BBC1, 1993-1999). She also made appearances in a number of feature films, including "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2000), and "Morvern Callar" (2002). In 2006, she made her first appearance on "Star Stories" (Channel 4, 2006-2008), a British comedy that spoofs the lives of actual stars. Over the course of the series, Wells played nearly a dozen characters including Nicole Kidman and Madonna. Her first series regular role was on "Campus" (Channel 4, 2009-2011), but the show was cancelled after one season. Her next series was "Spy" (Sky 1, 2011-13) a British comedy revolving around an underachiever recruited by MI5. Wells played the ex-wife of the titular spy. In 2014, the show "Doll & Em" (Sky Living/HBO, 2014-) premiered. Created by Wells and her longtime friend Emily Mortimer, the show follows two best friends, one (Mortimer), a successful actress, and the other (Wells), her assistant.

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Highest rated movies

98% 81% Can You Ever Forgive Me? Watchlist 97% 67% 45 Years Watchlist
95% 27% Good Posture
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85% 74% Morvern Callar
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65% 53% Black Mountain Poets
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50% 72% Susie Searches Watchlist 49% 56% Boundaries Watchlist 33% 44% Home Again Watchlist 29% 34% I Do... Until I Don't Watchlist
23% 43% Benny & Jolene
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Birthdays Unknown (Character) - 2023
50% 72% Susie Searches Unknown (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Spreads Julie (Character) - 2020
95% 27% Good Posture Director,
Screenwriter
- 2019
98% 81% Can You Ever Forgive Me? Anna (Character) $8.8M 2018
49% 56% Boundaries Sofia (Character) $698.4K 2018
33% 44% Home Again Tracy (Character) $27.0M 2017
29% 34% I Do... Until I Don't Vivian (Character) $279.3K 2017
97% 67% 45 Years Charlotte (Character) $4.3M 2015
65% 53% Black Mountain Poets Claire (Character) - 2015
23% 43% Benny & Jolene Rosamund (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tumult Tour Guide (Character) - 2011
85% 74% Morvern Callar Susan (Character) $267.2K 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Name of Love Unknown (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midsomer Murders: Death in Disguise Ava Rokeby (Character) - 1997

TV

Credit
82% 68% A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Executive Producer,
Director
2024
86% 82% The Outlaws Margaret (Character) 2021-2022 2024
84% 79% The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Eliza Bean (Character) 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here We Go Penny (Character) 2024
67% 45% Inside Man Janice (Character) 2022
88% 59% The Pursuit of Love Aunt Sadie (Character) 2021
71% 62% Dracula Agatha (Character) 2020
88% 54% Room 104 Catherine (Character) 2018
94% 81% Portlandia Unknown (Guest Star) 2018
54% 94% Blunt Talk Celia (Character) 2015-2016
62% 74% Doll & Em Doll (Character),
Writer
2014-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Some Girls Anna (Character) 2012-2014
100% No Score Yet Spy Judith (Character) 2011-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Casualty Josie Betts (Character) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Campus Unknown (Character) 2011
85% 88% The IT Crowd Unknown (Guest Star) 2007 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Free Agents Unknown (Character) 2009
96% 92% Peep Show Unknown (Guest Star) 2003 2008
100% 91% The Mighty Boosh Methuselah (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 85% Midsomer Murders Ava Rokeby (Character) 1998