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Home/People/Kelly Marcel
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Born
Jan 10, 1974
Age 52
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Writing
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

6
Movies
7
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
کلی مارسل
IMDb Profile

Kelly Marcel

Writing

Biography
Kelly Marcel (born 10 January 1974) is an English filmmaker and former actress.  After working as a child actor in the United Kingdom, Marcel had her breakout as a screenwriter in Hollywood when her script for Saving Mr. Banks made the 2011 Black List and was quickly acquired by Disney, which released the film in 2013. She is also known for writing the 2015 film adaptation of E. L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Venom (2018) as well as its sequels Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Venom: The Last Dance (2024), the latter of which she directed in her directorial debut.  Marcel also created and served as executive producer of the television series Terra Nova (2011) and The Changeling (2023), for which she was the showrunner and wrote eight episodes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Marcel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Strong Language

as Phillipa
2000
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Wild Justice

as Melissa Stride
1994
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Mainline Run

as Sarah
1994
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Turbulence

as Ruth
1991
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Great Balls of Fire!

as Teenage Girl #2
1989
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Prey

as Enfant (uncredited)
1977