Ella Bruccoleri
British actress
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Ella May Bruccoleri is a British actress. On television, she is known for her role as Sister Frances in the BBC One drama Call the Midwife (2018–2022) and as Mary Bennet in The Other Bennet Sister.
11 May 1996
Ella Bruccoleri | |
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| Born | Ella May Bruccoleri 11 May 1996 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Oxford School of Drama |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Early life
Bruccoleri was born to an Italian family and grew up in Scarborough.[1] She graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2017.[2]
Bruccoleri has previously lived in Paris, where she attended L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.[3]
Career
Her television roles have included Call the Midwife, in which she played Sister Frances between 2018 and 2022, and Winifred Barragan in Bridgerton. She also had roles in television series Back to Life, The Chelsea Detective, and Hotel Portofino.[4][5] She also co-runs a spoof influencer Instagram account, @etoztravel, with her friend Zoe Dunn.
In 2023, she appeared as Rebecca in comedy super power series Extraordinary for Disney+.[6] Later that year she was cast in Channel 4 romantic drama series Alice & Jack.[7]
In 2024, she appeared in ITV drama Passenger,[8][9] and BBC One mystery crime series Ludwig.[10] Bruccoleri also appeared on the podcast Have You Got Your Sh*t Together? with host Caitlin O’Ryan.[11]
Her film roles have included Polite Society,[12] Joy,[13] and The Strangers: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3, in which she portrayed Jasmine who was also the masked stranger, Dollface, although most of her scenes were cut due to reshoots.[14] In 2024, she was cast in a lead role in the British film Go Away! alongside Hugh Bonneville and Michael Socha.[15][16] She appeared in 2025 Apple TV+ series Down Cemetery Road, and Mark Gatiss mystery drama Bookish, as well as the film Paddington in Peru.[17][18][19]
In 2026, Bruccoleri starred as Mary Bennet in The Other Bennet Sister,[20] airing on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
Music
Marry Me Emelie!
Alongside her acting career, Bruccoleri is the lead vocalist of the alt-Americana band Marry Me Emelie!, formed with musician Yoan Segot.[21][22] The pair first met on the open-mic circuit in Paris before relocating to London, where they began their musical collaboration. Their work as a duo continued despite the end of their 13-year romantic relationship, with their debut recordings drawing directly on that experience.[23]
In late 2024, Marry Me Emelie! independently released their debut single, "I Have A Lark." The single drew on influences including Nancy Sinatra, Lucinda Williams, and Stevie Nicks, described as a sultry, raw piece built on raunchy guitar licks and velvet vocals, accompanied by a music video depicting a romantic relationship between a woman and a Eurasian skylark.[23] Glide Magazine praised the track as a "spellbinding listen," noting that the band's fusion of classic rock and alt-country allowed them to explore nuanced songwriting, and calling it a "statement piece" that set the duo apart from their peers.[23]
The duo released their debut EP, the distance makes the mountains blue, on 18 April 2025.[24] An entirely bedroom-produced project, the EP takes its name from an Icelandic expression meaning that distance makes mountains appear more blue and men seem more mighty, and explores themes of deliberation, parting, and returning home.[25] The EP features six tracks: "As Though I'm Home", "A Pond", "Whistling to Himself", "When I Come To", "Summer", and "I Have a Lark".[26]
Personal life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Polite Society | Alba | |
| 2024 | The Strangers: Chapter 1 | Jasmine / Dollface | |
| Joy | Lesley Brown | ||
| Paddington in Peru | Rosita | ||
| 2025 | Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger | Zoe | |
| The Strangers – Chapter 2 | Jasmine / Dollface | ||
| 2026 | The Strangers – Chapter 3 | Jasmine / Dollface | |
| TBA | Go Away! | Gemma | Filming[28] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Genius | Maid | Episode: "Picasso: Chapter 8" |
| The Last Kingdom | Younger Nun | 1 episode | |
| 2018–2022 | Call the Midwife | Sister Frances | 36 episodes |
| 2021 | All Creatures Great and Small | Anabel Dinsdale | Episode: "Semper Progrediens" |
| Back to Life | Sharon | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Extraordinary | Rebecca | Episode: "The Jen Show" |
| Hotel Portofino | Joan | Episode: "Subterfuges" | |
| Alice & Jack | Louise | Episode: "1" | |
| The Chelsea Detective | Rena Friedman | Episode: "A Crime of Passion" | |
| 2024 | Passenger | Ali Day | 6 episodes |
| Bridgerton | Miss Barragan | 4 episodes | |
| Ludwig | Megan Rowlands | 1 episode | |
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | Sarah | Episode: "The Whistleblower" |
| Bookish | Merula Harkup | Episode: "Slightly Foxed" | |
| Down Cemetery Road | Nurse Steph | ||
| 2026 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Socks | |
| The Other Bennet Sister | Mary Bennet | 10 episodes[29] | |
Short film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Quiet Life | Sophie | |
| 2025 | Settle | Alex Porter | Also producer |
| Egg Timer | Megg |