Katherine Rose Morley

Morley first appeared on television in 2012 in an episode of the comedy series Little Crackers. In 2013, she starred as Lucy Garner in the drama series The Mill. In 2015, she made appearances in episodes of the drama series Vera and Cuffs. Also in 2015, she appeared in the short films Break and The Caravan. In 2016, she starred in episodes of the drama series Moving On and Call the Midwife. She co-starred in the 2016 drama miniseries Thirteen. She also had a regular role as Ellie in the drama series Last Tango in Halifax from 2013 to 2020.

Katherine Rose Morley (born 3 October 1989) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Lucy Garner in The Mill (2013–2014), Emma Moxam in Thirteen (2016), and Ellie Wallace in Last Tango in Halifax (2013–2020).

Morley was born in the Woolton suburb of Liverpool on 3 October 1989. Her acting debut came at age 12 in a production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at St Julie's Catholic High School in Woolton. Between the ages of 13 and 19, she spent time with Liverpool's Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre, partaking in the company's Everyword Festival. She later attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she won the institute's Gold Medal for Drama, a prestigious award given to one exceptional performer each year. She graduated with a BA in 2012. She also studied at the Chinese Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and the Italian Prima del Teatro in Pisa.