| Elaine Ellis | |
| Birth Name: | Elaine Mackenzie Ellis |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1998-present |
| Known For: | |
Elaine Mackenzie Ellis is a Scottish television actress and singer, best known for her roles as Tina The Taxi Lady in Me Too! (British TV series) on CBeebies, Natalie Nesbitt in Rab C Nesbitt and 'Nurse Elaine' in Scottish comedy Still Game.[1] [2]
Mackenzie Ellis studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Mackenzie Ellis is best known for her roles as Tina The Taxi lady in the CBeebies series Me Too! (British TV series) alongside Samantha Seager and Jane McCarry.,[3] [4] Natalie Nesbitt in Rab C Nesbitt for four years and had further roles such as The Twits at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Cinderella at the King's Theatre in Glasgow, and played a nurse as herself in Scottish comedy Still Game. Mackenzie Ellis has also appeared in TV dramas Garrow's Law, Sunshine On Leith,[5] Irvine Welsh's Crime 2 and radio comedies[6] including Watson's Wind Up and Ellis Island for BBC Radio Scotland.[7]
Mackezie Ellis' voice is featured on the Sunshine On Leith Motion Picture audio album, on track Should Have Been Loved.[8]
In November 2023 to January 2024, Mackenzie Ellis starred as Sea Legs Senga and Brenda Gunn in Treasure Island at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.[9]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Rab C Nesbitt | Natalie Nesbitt | TV series (Series 6) BBC Scotland | |
| 1999 | Rab C Nesbitt | Natalie Nesbitt | TV series (Series 7) BBC Scotland | |
| 2003 | Only An Excuse | Various | TV (BBC Scotland) | |
| Only An Excuse - Hogmanay Special | TV ('BBC Scotland') | |||
| No Angels | Petra | TV (Channel 4) | ||
| Men In Coats | TV series | |||
| Feel The Force | Mrs Kennedy | TV series | ||
| 2006, 2008 | Me Too! (British TV series) | Tina the Taxi Driver | TV series (Two series) CBeebies | |
| 2007 | Myself Only More So | Mrs Gregson | TV mini-series (BBC Scotland) | |
| 2010 | Single Father | Val | (BBC Television) | |
| Garrow's Law | Mrs Cumberland | TV series | ||
| Shameless | Jo | Channel 4 | ||
| 2012 | One Day Like This | Joanna | TV series (Channel 4) | |
| 2014 | Support The Unsupported | Counsellor | TV campaign (in aid of Barnados) | |
| 2018 | Trust Me 2 | Night Nurse Kelly | TV series (Recurring role for BBC One | |
| 2022 | Crime | Cecelia Parish | TV series (Series 2 for ITV) | |
| 2023 | Dinosaur | Roxanne | TV show - BBC Three |
Mackenzie Ellis has starred in stage shows including Shetland Saga, Danny 306 and Me 4ever, The Twits, The Wizard of Oz, The Four Twins, Little Otik, Cinderella, and Peter Pan.[10] Mackenzie Ellis is a regular performer at A Play, A Pie And A Pint in Glasgow, she has starred in shows such as Ayr News, Davina & Goliath and Second Hand.[11]
Mackenzie Ellis was born in Springburn, Scotland, and lives in Glasgow, Scotland.[12] Mackenzie Ellis has previously spoken out in support of her sister and mother[13] with their health issues and the treatment they have received.[14]