Kelly Marcel

January 10, 1974 · London, England, UK

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.

Notable work

6.7
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Director
7.3
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Writer
6.8
Terra Nova (2011)
Writer
6.3
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as Teenage Girl #2

Often works with

Clark Backo
2 titles together
Venom: The Last Dance, The Changeling
Jared Abrahamson
2 titles together
Venom: The Last Dance, The Changeling
Amanda Mealing
2 titles together
Casualty, Holby City

Full filmography · 17

The Changeling
Writer
20236.4
Terra Nova
Writer
20116.8
Holby City
as Rachel Hughes
19995.8
Dangerfield
as Elaine Foster
1995
A Dark Adapted Eye
as Vera (jeune)
1994
Love Hurts
as Louise
1992
Woof!
as Miranda
1988
Casualty
as Vicky Morris
19866.2
The Bill
as Bridget Dawson
19846.8