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Hannah Waddingham
Actor

Hannah Waddingham

28 Jul 1974Born
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Wandsworth, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for playing businesswoman Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso (2020–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 2021 and 2022.

She has also appeared in several West End shows, including Spamalot, the 2010 Regent's Park revival of Into the Woods and The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West.

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She has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work.

Waddingham's film work includes the film adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), the psychological thriller Winter Ridge (2018) and the action comedy The Fall Guy (2024). Other notable television roles include playing Tonya Dyke in Benidorm (2014), Septa Unella in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones(2015–2016), Jax-Ur in Krypton (2018–2019) and Sofia Marchetti in Sex Education (2019–2023). In 2023, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. Beginning in 2023, Waddingham began to expand into voice acting, portraying the snarky goddess Deliria in the animated series Krapopolis (2023-present) and earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance nomination and Jinx in The Garfield Movie.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAMr. Sunny SkyFilm
  2. TBAThe TellerFilm
  3. 2027High in the CloudsFilm: Gretsch (voice)
  4. 2027Jason Statham Stole My BikeFilm
  5. 2026Ride or DieSeries: Judith Burton
  6. 2025The Woman in Cabin 10Film: Heidi Heatherley
  7. 2025SmurfsFilm: Jezebeth (voice)
  8. 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningFilm: Admiral Neely
  9. 2025Lilo & StitchFilm: Grand Councilwoman (voice)
  10. 2024TiddlerFilm: Narrator (voice)
  11. 2024The Garfield MovieFilm: Jinx (voice)
  12. 2024The Fall GuyFilm: Gail Meyer
  13. 2023KrapopolisSeries: Deliria (voice) (58 episodes)
  14. 2023Tom JonesSeries: Lady Bellaston (4 episodes)
  15. 2022WillowSeries: Hubert (1 episode)
  16. 2022Hocus Pocus 2Film: The Witch Mother
  17. 2020West End Unplugged Vol.2Film
  18. 2020Ted LassoSeries: Rebecca Welton (44 episodes)
  19. 2019Great in Britain: The MovieFilm: The PA
  20. 2019The HustleFilm: Shiraz
  21. 2019Sex EducationSeries: Sofia Marchetti (14 episodes)
  22. 2018Winter RidgeFilm: Joanne Hill
  23. 2018KryptonSeries: Jax-Ur (13 episodes)
  24. 2016The Entire UniverseFilm: Time and Space
  25. 2016The GatehouseFilm: The Agent
  26. 2015Partners in CrimeSeries: Blonde Assassin (3 episodes)
  27. 201512 MonkeysSeries: Magdalena (4 episodes)
  28. 2012Les MisérablesFilm: Factory Woman 2
  29. 2012Bad EducationSeries: Loretta (1 episode)
  30. 2011Game of ThronesSeries: Septa Unella (8 episodes)
  31. 2011Into the WoodsFilm: Witch
  32. 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleFilm: Elizabeth Maddox
  33. 2007BenidormSeries: Tonya (7 episodes)
  34. 2007M.I. HighSeries: Allanah Sucrose (1 episode)
  35. 2006Not Going OutSeries: Jane (1 episode)
  36. 2006The Only Boy for MeFilm: Melissa
  37. 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries: Lola Brewster (1 episode)
  38. 2002Footballers' WivesSeries: Jools (1 episode)
  39. 2000CouplingSeries: Jenny Turbot (1 episode)
  40. 2000My HeroSeries: Lula, Miranda (1 episode)
  41. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Mimi Dagmar (1 episode)

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