Ellie White
Ellie White (born 1989)[1][2] is an English comedy actress. Her most notable role to date is as Princess Beatrice of York in the spoof royal comedy The Windsors.
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Born | 1989 (age 31–32) Oxford, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | The Windsors, comedy TV series |
Early life and career
Ellie White is from Oxford, England.[3] Her father is journalist Jim White.[4] She attended the University of Bristol, and was a member of the Bristol Revunions, graduating in 2010.[3][5]
White's career started in comedy stand-up, appearing in the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the comedy line up also included Aisling Bea and Romesh Ranganathan.[2] After the festival, White landed her first TV appearance on the Channel 4 TV series Jamie Demetriou's Comedy Blaps and on BBC3's Live at the Electric as well as BBC Radio 4 Show Fresh From the Fringe.[6][7] In 2015, White landed a regular role in series 2 of House of Fools. [8]
In 2019, White teamed up with long-time stand-up comedy partner Natasia Demetriou[9][3] to make critically acclaimed comedy sketch pilot Ellie & Natasia for the BBC.[10] Since 2016, White has portrayed the character of Princess Beatrice of York for 3 seasons of the spoof royal comedy The Windsors, alongside actress Celeste Dring, who plays her royal sister Princess Eugenie.[11][1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2019 | Luger | Helen |
2018 | Plankton | Lois (voice) |
2016 | BIN | Honey (voice) |
2014 | Intervention | Sarah |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | The Other One | Cathy | 7 episodes |
2019–2020 | Semi-Detached[12] | April | |
2016–2020 | The Windsors[1] | Princess Beatrice | 20 episodes |
2018–2019 | Stath Lets Flats | Katia | 4 episodes |
2019 | Ellie & Natasia[10] | Ellie | Pilot episode |
2019 | Drifters | Lois | Episode - "Got to Get Back" (voice) |
2019 | Timewasters | Janice | 6 episodes |
2019 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Mum's The Word with Natasia Demetriou | Series 17 - Episode 4 |
2019 | This Time with Alan Partridge | Dee Gilhooly | Series 1 - Episode 5 |
2018 | Temp | Diane | - |
2018 | Pls Like | Polly Sprong | 2 episodes |
2016–2018 | Damned | Telephone caller | 10 episodes |
2016–2017 | Class Dismissed | Various characters | 15 episodes |
2017 | The Other One | Cathy | Episode #1.1 |
2017 | Summer Comedy Shorts | Anne | "Ellie White & Vicki Pepperdine's Summer" |
2016–2017 | Murder in Successville | Cara Delevigne / Bjork / Cara Delevingne | 3 episodes |
2017 | Carters Get Rich | Shauna | Episode - "Trent vs Tony" |
2017 | Inside No. 9 | Anya/Karen | 1 episode - "The Bill" |
2016 | Year Friends | Ellie | 12 episodes |
2016 | Halloween Comedy Shorts | Rose | "Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God" |
2015–2016 | Comedy Feeds (BBC3 iPlayer series) | Alice / Various | 2 episodes |
2015 | House of Fools[8] | Rachel | Series 2 - 6 episodes |
2015 | Horrible Histories | Various characters | - |
2013 | Live at the Electric[6][7] | herself | Series 3, Episode 3 |
2013 | Jamie Demetriou: Channel 4 Comedy Blaps | herself[6][7] | 1 episode |
References
- "Get to know Ellie White: The Windsors' Beatrice has fans in hysterics!". hitc.com. 2020.
- "Fresh from the Fringe". bbc.co.uk. 2013.
- "Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White: We need the audience, but we fear them. There's a lot of gas before we go on stage". inews.co.uk. 2019.
- https://twitter.com/jimw1/status/1110126971118387200?s=12
- "Bristol Revunions - Our Alumni 1953 - 2015". bristolrevunions.com. 2016.
- "Ellie White: Humans - Edinburgh Fringe". broadwaybaby.com. 2013.
- "The Ellie White Three Minute Interview". broadwaybaby.com. 2013.
- "Ellie White's favourite TV". theguardian.com. 2015.
- "Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White are Gettin' Big". sohotheatre.com. 2018.
- "New British comedy TV series from 2019: BBC, Sky, Channel 4, E4, Dave, Gold". denofgeek.com. 2019.
- "Onion Talking: Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors". thevelvetonion.com. 2017.
- "This week's home entertainment: from Little Birds to Ramy | Television & radio | The Guardian". Retrieved 1 August 2020.