Caroline Ellis should not be confused with Caroline Ellison.
| Caroline Ellis | |
| Birth Date: | 1950 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Caroline Ellis (born 12 October 1950) is a retired English actress. She is best known for her role in Only Fools and Horses as Michelle and her other roles in a 1968 TV adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Jill Rowles in the Southern TV adventure series Freewheelers in 1972, and a "Brummie" holiday camper (Glad) in the raunchy 1977 comedy film Confessions from a Holiday Camp.[1] [2]
Ellis was best known to American audiences for her role as the character Joy in The Bugaloos (1970).[3]
Ellis is divorced and the mother of one daughter, Sasha, born in 1985. As of 2006, Ellis was no longer acting but was working in real estate in Spain, where she lived with her daughter.
A sampled excerpt of Ellis singing a line from the Bugaloos appears on "The Darkness That You Fear", a 2021 single from The Chemical Brothers.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Sherlock Holmes | Patience Moran | Episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" | |
| 1970–1971 | The Bugaloos | Joy | ||
| 1972 | Freewheelers | Jill Rowles | ||
| 1976 | The Many Wives of Patrick | Sheila | Episode: "Goodbye and Hello" | |
| 1980 | Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson | Theresa | Episode: "The Case of the Travelling Killer" | |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horses | Michelle | Episode: "Go West Young Man" | |
| 1982–1983 | The Cut Price Comedy Show |