Kellie Shirley (born 11 July 1983) is a British actress most commonly known as Carly Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2006-08. She left EastEnders with co-star Matt Di Angelo in early 2008 following the death of character Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels) who played her on-screen father. She returned to the soap in September 2012 for a short dramatic storyline.