Ellie Haddington

Ellie Haddington

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Revert poster

Revert

Movie · as Mum

2025
The Rumour poster

The Rumour

TV · 5 eps

2022
Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat

Movie · as Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley

2022
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome poster

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

Movie · as Phaedra

2022
Granite Harbour poster

Granite Harbour

TV · as Rose Gough · 3 eps

2021
Crime poster

Crime

TV · as Avril Lennox · 3 eps

2020
Limbo poster

Limbo

Movie · as Beatrice

2020
Surge poster

Surge

Movie · as Joyce

2020
Enola Holmes poster

Enola Holmes

Movie · as Miss Gregory

2020
Mairi poster

Mairi

Movie · as Fiona

2019
Guilt poster

Guilt

TV · as Sheila Gemmell · 6 eps

2019
Years and Years poster

Years and Years

TV · as Dr. Moss · 1 ep

2017
Their Finest poster

Their Finest

Movie · as Catrin's Landlady

2017
Motherland poster

Motherland

TV · as Marion · 11 eps

2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them poster

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Movie · as Mrs. Esposito

2014
The Musketeers poster

The Musketeers

TV · as Josette · 1 ep

2013
Shetland poster

Shetland

TV · as Lana Mair · 4 eps

2012
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

TV · as Agatha Chudleigh · 5 eps

2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

TV · as Princess Puffer · 2 eps

2011
The Café poster

The Café

TV · as Carol Porter · 14 eps

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Barbara Michell · 1 ep

2010
Mo poster

Mo

Movie · as Jean

2010
Luther poster

Luther

TV · as DCS Linda Carroway · 1 ep

2010
Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers

TV · as Nellie · 1 ep

2009
Gracie! poster

Gracie!

Movie · as Jenny Stansfield

2007
Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords

Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords

Movie · as Professor Docherty

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Professor Docherty · 1 ep

2004
Denial poster

Denial

Movie · as Sandy

2004
Life Begins poster

Life Begins

TV · as Kathleen · 14 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Jean Bennett · 1 ep

2003
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · as Florrie Bradley

2002
Lawless Heart poster

Lawless Heart

Movie · as Judy

2002
Cutting It poster

Cutting It

TV · as Lo Ferris · 1 ep

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Hilda Pierce · 9 eps

2000
Beautiful Creatures poster

Beautiful Creatures

Movie · as Maureen

2000
The Wyvern Mystery poster

The Wyvern Mystery

Movie · as Mrs. Tarnley

2000
Breathtaking poster

Breathtaking

Movie · as DCI Matthews

1999
Killing Joe

Killing Joe

Movie

1999
Bad Girls poster

Bad Girls

TV · as Joy Masterton · 4 eps

1999
Life Support poster

Life Support

TV · as Fiona Drummond · 5 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Joan Farley, Ginny Welton · 1 ep

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Meg McGrath · 2 eps

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Katherine Geach · 1 ep

1993
Cracker poster

Cracker

TV · as Mrs Barnes · 2 eps

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Joan Braithwaite · 1 ep

1991
In Suspicious Circumstances poster

In Suspicious Circumstances

TV · as Evelyn Goslett · 1 ep

1990
The Lorelei poster

The Lorelei

Movie · as Helen

1989
Loving Hazel poster

Loving Hazel

Movie · as WPC

1986
Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes

TV · as Female Interviewee · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Josie Clarke · 17 eps