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Jodie Whittaker

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 06/17/1982 (41) | Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress. She is best known as the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who (2017–2022), Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013–2017) and Orla O’Riordan in Time (2023). She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film Attack the Block (2011) and the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011). On 16 July 2017, the BBC announced that Whittaker would play the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who. She formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special episode "Twice Upon a ()
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker is an English actress, known for Venus (2006), Attack the Block (2011), and Broadchurch (2013-2017). In 2017, Whittaker was announced as the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making her the first actress to headline the series.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdo ...

Venus

R

2006 | 3.3/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion. ...

Attack the Block

R

2011 | 3.2/5 | 1h 22min
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor' ...

Doctor Who

TV-PG

2005 | 3.7/5
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart. ...

Broadchurch

TV-MA

2013 | 4.0/5
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Jodie Whittaker

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Movies with Jodie Whittaker as Actress(43)

as Narrator2024 Tabby McTat
as herself2022 Bradley Walsh: The Laugh's On Me
as herself2019 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Rachel2019 Rachel
as The Doctor2019 Doctor Who: Resolution
as The Doctor2018 Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
as Mary2018 Untitled
as Emma Burton2018 Journeyman
as The Doctor (13)2017 Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
as Anna2016 Adult Life Skills
as Chrissy2014 Black Sea
as Alison2014 Get Santa
as Anna2014 Emotional Fusebox
as Noreen Stokes2013 Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World
as Jessica's Mum2013 Dust
as Jenny2013 Hello Carter
as Mia Selva2012 A Thousand Kisses Deep
as Antigone2012 National Theatre Live: Antigone
as Ruth2012 Ashes
2012 Smoke
as Suzanne2012 Spike Island
as Ruth2012 Good Vibrations
as Susie2011 Hello Carter
as Sam2011 Attack the Block
as Tilly Shaw2011 One Day
as Juliette2011 Two Minutes
as Vivian Pearce2011 The Night Watch
as Linda Caddock2010 Royal Wedding
as Jackie2010 The Kid
as Female Voice / Mitch's Wife2009 Mr. Dorothy
as Eva2009 Roar
as Brenda2009 Perrier's Bounty
as Maggie2009 Wish 143
as Ruby's Friend2009 Thrush
as Bridget2009 Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
as Beverly2009 St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Rose2009 White Wedding
as Mary Boon2008 Consuming Passion
as Sophie Hurndall2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
as Anne2008 Good
as Clare2007 This Life +10
as Beverly2007 St. Trinian's
as Jessie2006 Venus

TV Shows/Series with Jodie Whittaker as Actress(20)

as Tess2023 One Night
as Orla2021 Time
as Cath Hardacre / Ally Sutton2017 Trust Me
as herself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Sandy Grimes2014 The Assets
as Trish Tooley2014 The Smoke
as herself2014 Good Morning Britain
as Beth Latimer2013 Broadchurch
as Ffion Foxwell2011 Black Mirror
as Ruth Bowen2011 Marchlands
2010 Accused
as herself2009 CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as Izzy Huett2008 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as Louise Evans2008 Wired
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
as The Doctor2005 Doctor Who
as herself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
as Kirsty Richards1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Clare1996 This Life

Movies with Jodie Whittaker as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2016 Adult Life Skills
Crew/Video Assist Operator2012 A Thousand Kisses Deep

Full Name: Jodie Whittaker
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 06/17 1982 (June) in Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 41 years + 315 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Shelley College
Spouses (current/former): Christian Contreras
Other names for Jodie Whittaker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jodie Auckland Whittaker"
"조디 휘테커"
Jodie Whittaker frequently works together with these people:
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Gabriel Bisset-Smith (12x, Crew)
Dan Starkey (8x, Actor)
Graham Turner (8x, Crew)
David Tennant (7x, Actor)
Olivia Colman (7x, Actress)
Rachel Tunnard (6x, Crew)
John Bishop (6x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (5x, Actor)
Michaela Coel (5x, Actress)
Nadia Stacey (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2794, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024