Shelley`s birthplace is London and has the Anglo-Indian parents. At, Basingstoke, she studied at Queen Mary`s College and then trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Cousin of her grandfather was the famous Anglo-Indian actress Merle Oberon. She was the Hollywood star of her time, and Conn regarded her as an inspiration though she never knew her. From her biography, it is known that both her parents were born in India. They were born as British citizens in India and therefore, both her parents culturally grew up with and were nurtured in British culture. Conn had already confirmed that they were brought up as Catholics and spoke only in English. She had even said that both her parents had British passports and moved over to England not as strangers but as real British. And then came Shelley herself, born in the England and grew up there.
After finishing from Drama School, she got many roles in many British films, though small roles indeed. She got her breakthrough when she played Ashika Chandiramani of Party Animals, a BBC series. She worked in other BBC productions like Mersey Beat, Casualty and many other as well. She made her stage appearance in 2002 with Royal Shakespeare Company. The plays were played at Gielgud Theatre and included The Island Princess, Eastward Ho, and The Roman Actor.
She has worked both in television and films along with theater. It all began with BBC where she worked in many projects like The Palace where she played Miranda Hill and Jessica in Mistresses and Neela Sahjani of Trial & Retribution.
Be her appearance in Dead Set where she played Claire and as Danni Prendiville in Strike, a TV series, she proved her acting tactics artistically and showed her flexibility in playing almost every kind of roles. Steven Spielberg offered her a major role in Terra Nova, the high-budget TV series. She then appeared in American TV series, The Lottery, aired in 2014. She got admiration for her role and created for herself a place in the world of cinema.
Shelley Conn is married to Jonathan Kerrigan, and together they live in London. She had a long relationship of over a decade with her husband before getting married in 2011, as is mentioned on her Wikipedia page. Jonathan Kerrigan is an actor too, and they have a son out of this marriage. Conn and her husband named their son Oscar, and he was born in 2012.
Shelley Conn worked in many movies. Some of her pictures include: For Love Alone, the Last Musketeer, City Central, Maybe Baby, Attachments, and Down to Earth. Casualty, Hawk, Mersey Beat, and Man and Boy! Also the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Transit, Possession, and The Innocence Project! Her most recent films include films like How Do You Know, Strike Back, Silent Witness, heading out, and By Any Means, and The Lottery, also 24: Live another Day, W1A and Heartbeat.
Conn`s net worth as an actress makes up $ 4 Million. Her work is spread over decades, and her roles can make an encyclopedia. She has worked in many and many movies, and these movies earned her wealth, name and fame.
| Net Worth 2021: | 20 million |
