Olwen Kelly Biography - Wiki, Height, Age, Net worth, Husband, Parents & More

Posted by Tamela Phillippe on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Olwen Kelly (born 30 March 1987) is a European actress and model from Dublin, Ireland. She is well known for portraying Jane Doe in The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016). Apart from this, she has also appeared in various other movies and television shows.

Who is Olwen Kelly?

As per the sources, Olwen Kelly also works as a full-time model. Being a model, Kelly has also modeled for many famous brands and agencies. She is starring in an upcoming movie (July 2021) “The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica” as Clara, it’s a Comedy and Drama movie according to IMDb.

Olwen Kelly’s Biography 

Olwen Catherine Kelly came into this world to her parents Peter Kirwan, father, and Maureen Kelly, mother, on 30 March 1987 in Dublin, Ireland. As of 2021, Olwen is 34 years old and is in good shape.

Olwen Kelly belongs to the Aries star group. Kelly has 4 siblings, three of them are brothers and one is a sister. She follows Christianity as her religion and belongs to the Irish ethnic group. 

Olwen Kelly’s Family & Ethnicity

Olwen Kelly was born to Peter Kirwan her father and Maureen Kelly her mother. Peter was an Insurance broker and was a middle-class working man. Whereas her mother was a teacher and a singer in her days particularly in the late 80s and early 90s.

Catherine being the eldest of five siblings, Laurence Williams (@freshprinceofbellar), Donal Spring (@springdo), and her sister Hannah Kelly (@hannyakelly) who is a hair artist by profession. Olwen has three brothers, two of which grew up separately in Celbridge, Ireland.

Laurence Williams is married to Eva Lawes (@eveyface) who is an old friend of Olwen and a florist. Whereas, Donal Spring got hitched to Natasha Carroll (@tashabox). Olwen is very close to her sister and sisters-in-law and they are mostly seen hanging out together.

Olwen Kelly was born in Ireland but right now resides in London, the United Kingdom, she is Caucasian by ethnicity and believes in the Christian faith.

Olwen Kelly Wiki

Full Real NameOlwen Catherine Kelly.
Known asOlwen Kelly.
Age (as of 2021)34.
ProfessionActress & Model.
Place of BirthDublin, Ireland. 
Current ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom.
EducationGraduated with Bachelor of Science.
Alma MaterNUI Maynooth College.
Important LinksInstagram: @olwincatherinekelly.
Twitter: @OlwenCatherine.
Net Worth1 million dollars.
Nationality Irish.
ReligionChristian.
Zodiac SignAries.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.)In feet inches: 5’10”.
In meters: 1.75 m.
In centimeters: 175 cm.
Weight (approx.)In kilograms: 55 Kg.
In pounds: 121 lbs.
Hair ColorDark Brown.
Hair Length Medium.
Eye ColourDark Brown.
Distinctive FeaturesTall, skinny, and gap between teeth.
Tattoosnone.

Olwen Kelly’s Husband & Boyfriend

Catherine is married to her long-term boyfriend Sam Brown and the couple tied the knot and have been living peacefully. Sam is an animal lover and likes to travel a lot, together the couple has adopted 2 pets, one of them is named Noodle.

One is a genius, the other’s insane.”

The couple had a daughter together in July 2020, they named her Lucy Rose Brown and they have been obsessed with her ever since, both of them have flooded their social media with cute photos of their daughter.

Before Olwen Kelly married Brown she was in a serious relationship with Sonny Paris they both met in “The Dolphin” drive bar, they didn’t work out and ended their relationship soon.

Career, Education & Net Worth

Despite being a model and actress, Olwen was originally a science student and studied Biology at Maynooth College. But Kelly has always been more interested in acting ever since her childhood. In an interview, Kelly admitted that she always wanted to pursue acting but never had the guts to do it.

As a child, Olwen Kelly started modeling because she thought it was an easy way to earn cash. Pursuing her dreams in 2012, she ran away to London and started modeling for Dublin Model Agency, as soon as she moved she got a job and started shooting wearing nothing but shoes.

After doing a lot of modeling for magazines like Next and Tk Maxx and most currently (2021) Vogue, Kelly started acting and made her acting debut in Darkness on the Edge of Town in 2014, she also made her TV series debut with Why Life Sucks When You’re In Your 20s: It’s Contagious.

What is Olwen Kelly’s Net worth?

In 2016, Olwen Kelly got her most commercially successful role in The Autopsy of Jane Doe for which she had to practice Yoga and Meditation for hours as she had to play a dead body and lie still for 8 hours a day, at first she was reluctant for accepting the role but it became her most fortunate work in her career. According to various sources combining all her assets, Olwen has a net worth of approximately 500,000 dollars.

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Filmography

YearMovies / TV Shows
2014Darkness on the Edge of Town.
2016Why Life Sucks When You’re in Your 20s (TV Series).
2016The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
2017Just Model Things (TV Series).
2018Winter Ridge.
2021The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica.
TBAAscension (Short).

Trivia / Facts

  • Olwen Kelly promoted Clara Lingerie in 2018 for which she shot in Paris.
  • After reviewing her Instagram, I found out that Catherine’s best friend is named Lizzy Bee, both are very close and Kelly has posted about her numerous times.
  • She loves animals especially horses and enjoys horse riding.
  • Although she entered the industry in 2014, Kelly shot for Vogue magazine in 2016. 
  • She loves traveling and according to her social media, it can be assumed that Paris is her favorite travel destination.
  • Kelly is a Potterhead and has said that her favorite part is Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets.

https://twitter.com/OlwenCatherine/status/990169178232549377?s=20

  • Olwen Kelly manages the Instagram page of her dog noodle with the Instagram handle @noodlethehalfpoodle.
  • Among all her brothers, Laurence Williams is the one closest to her and they both are mostly seen together.

Final Summary About Olwen Kelly

Olwen Kelly is a very hard-working and dedicated actress. Coming from a middle-class background she managed to increase her skills and motivated herself to reach out and become successful in a very short time. People take years to plant their feet in the entertainment industry but Kelly managed to do that with her dedication and talent.

Despite being an actress she still manages to take time off her busy life and spend them with her siblings and friends. She is very open about nudity and freedom of expression. For The Autopsy of Jane Doe, she was nervous about laying naked in a room full of men but mustered her courage and did the role perfectly.

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