Dolly Wells
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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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Birthdays | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
50% |
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Susie Searches | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Spreads | Julie (Character) | - | 2020 |
95% |
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Good Posture |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2019 |
98% |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Anna (Character) | $8.8M | 2018 |
49% |
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Boundaries | Sofia (Character) | $698.4K | 2018 |
33% |
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Home Again | Tracy (Character) | $27.0M | 2017 |
29% |
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I Do... Until I Don't | Vivian (Character) | $279.3K | 2017 |
97% |
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45 Years | Charlotte (Character) | $4.3M | 2015 |
65% |
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Black Mountain Poets | Claire (Character) | - | 2015 |
23% |
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Benny & Jolene | Rosamund (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tumult | Tour Guide (Character) | - | 2011 |
85% |
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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 | ||||
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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 |