Ellie White

Ellie White (born 14 June 1989)

Early life White is from Oxford. Her father is journalist Jim White.

White attended the University of Bristol,

Career

2012–2015: Early Career at the Edinburgh Fringe From 2012 to 2014, White performed at the Dot venue for nights including their New Wave night, Halloween night and The Circus. The Circus was named one of The Times "12 must see comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014", one of WhatsOnStage 's "Our picks of the Fringe and EIF".

In 2013, White took her comedy stand-up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After the festival, White landed her first TV appearances on the Channel 4 TV series Jamie Demetriou's Comedy Blaps (having met Demetriou through his performances in the Bristol Revunions), on BBC Three's Live at the Electric,

In 2014, White took her second show to the fringe. The show was a character comedy, where White performed six characters over an hour duration.

2015–2016: People Time, 2016: Year of Friends In 2015, White participated in the Comedy Feed sketch show pilot, People Time on BBC Three alongside Natasia Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou, Daran Johnson, Al Roberts, Liam Williams, Claudia O'Doherty. The Guardian said that "someone needs to invest big in People Time because it should be on television and soon". Continuing with the cast (minus O'Doherty), he co-created the web series 2016: Year Friends. Each episode was written by a different member of the troupe. The premise of the series is that a group of friends get together and make some new year's resolutions. The show is influenced by British mocumentaries including The Office and That Peter Kay Thing, as well as the nascent reality TV genre.

In 2015, White landed a regular role in series 2 of House of Fools.

2016–Present: The Windsors, Stath Lets Flats, Ellie & Natasia, The Other One From 2016 to 2023, White portrayed the character of Princess Beatrice of York for three seasons of the spoof royal comedy The Windsors, alongside actress Celeste Dring, who plays her royal sister Princess Eugenie.

In 2017, White collaborated Vicki Pepperdine on Summer Comedy Shorts: Vicki Pepperdine & Ellie White's Summer for Sky Arts. The film was about a female Morris dancing troupe in the English countryside. Ellie played the character of Anne.

From 2018 to 2021, White starred in Jamie Demetriou's comedy sitcom Stath Lets Flats. She plays Katia, Stath's (Jamie Demetriou) love interest and Sophie's (Natasia Demetriou) best friend.

In 2019, White teamed up with long-time stand-up comedy partner Natasia Demetriou to make a pilot of the comedy sketch show Ellie & Natasia for the BBC. The Guardian described the show as "a fiercely funny sketch show you’ll watch over and over" with "a strong seam of feminist fury running through". The sketches explore, amongst other things, how women feel and behave in modern society. After three years, in 2022, White and Demetriou released a series of the sketch show for BBC Three. Some of the cast members from Stath Lets Flats also appeared in the series, including Katy Wix and Jamie Demetriou. The Guardian gave the show a positive review, describing it as "silly" and "concise" and "makes a strong case that there is plenty of life in the British sketch show yet". and starred alongside Lee Mack in the BBC sitcom Semi-Detached.

In 2021, White played a voice-only role as "Radio" in the Sky One television comedy series Bloods about two paramedics.

Live performance

Filmography Film 20208 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'Mum's The Word' (with Natasia Demetriou)Channel 4Series 17; Episode 4 (in Dictionary Corner);