Bio
Shelley Conn (born 1976) is an English actress best known for her roles in the television series Party Animals (2007), Dead Set (2008) and Mistresses, from 2008-2010.
She currently stars as Dr. Elisabeth Shannon in the science fiction television series Terra Nova, since 2011.
After training at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, her British television career took off in 2001 when she starred in the police drama Mersey Beat. In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre debut, and since then she has starred in a variety of British film, TV and stage productions.
Conn starred in the political drama Party Animals, as well as the action-adventure series Strike Back. She is best known from her role as Jessica in the hit BBC drama Mistresses, on which she starred for three seasons.
Conn's film roles include Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Possession opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart and the BAFTA-nominated Dead Set.
She lives in London.