Whittaker made her professional debut in The Storm at Shakespeare's Globe in 2005. Jodie was born to father Adrian Whittaker and mother Yvonne Whittaker in 1982. Since October 2018, she has her own wax statue displayed in Madame Tussaud's Blackpool, based on her appearance as the Thirteenth Doctor. Jodie was born to father Adrian Whittaker and mother Yvonne Whittaker in 1982. He then encouraged her to audition for the part of the Doctor instead. Whittaker is an English actress from Yorkshire who is … With the contribution in the industry, Jodie has been able to amass the net worth of $6 million, as of 2020. In 2009, she worked on the film Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World, the BBC2 drama Royal Wedding,[9] and the short film Wish 143,[10] which was nominated for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[11]. Peter O'Toole described Jodie and Rose Byrne as the two best young actresses he'd ever worked with. While the Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, didn’t reveal what’s to come in Season 13, she did say Doctor Who enthusiasts can look forward to new stories. In 2010, Whittaker appeared in the film The Kid and co-starred in BBC's Accused. [12], On 16 July 2017, Whittaker was announced as the Thirteenth Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who; she is the first woman to play the title role. Jodie Whittaker has been chosen as the 13th Doctor and will appear on our screens on Sunday evening as the first female doctor. She has her birthday on 17 June. She graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she won the Gold Medal for Acting. 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Whittaker later announced that she would reprise her role as The Doctor into its thirteenth series. Along with the payrolls for her work, she has also been appreciated with various awards and accolades. Was 3 months pregnant with her daughter when she completed filming the 2nd season of Broadchurch (2013). She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film Attack the Block (2011), the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), and as grieving mother Beth Latimer in Broadchurch. The actress, 38, grew up in a … Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy said ""congratulations Jodie Whittaker!!!!! Her radio credits include a 2008 adaptation of Blinded by the Sun by Stephen Poliakoff[8] and Lydia Bennett in Unseen Austen, an original drama by Judith French. In 2007, she stood in at short notice for an unwell Carey Mulligan in the Royal Court's production of The Seagull, and appeared in a fundraising play at the Almeida Theatre. In August 2007, she was in rehearsals for a revival of Clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing", Almeida Theatre, London. Jodie Whittaker is an English actress. She was named after the American actress Jodie Foster. In Whittaker's first major role, she co-starred as Jessie (Venus) in the film Venus. [16] Whittaker kept her mother in "the inner circle" regarding knowledge of the role, as her father, Adrian, "would have the ability to tell the world". As her career was taking off, another member of the Whittaker family was also making a name for himself — Jodie’s young nephew Harry. The child character with Down Syndrome was played by Jodie’s nephew, Harry Whittaker, who had the same condition in real life. She has built a wealthy fortune for herself and her family. 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Her nephew was three-year-old Harry Whittaker – … [18], Reaction to Whittaker's casting was mostly positive, although a "sizeable minority" was unhappy. [13][14][15] She had previously worked with incoming Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall on Broadchurch. She formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special episode "Twice Upon a Time" when Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor regenerated into Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. The couple has been married for more than a decade and are parents to a daughter. Returned to work 11 months after giving birth to her daughter to begin filming Journeyman (2017). Jodie Whittaker with her husband, Christian Contreras. [16] She admitted that she had to "tell a lot of lies" after being cast to keep the information secret and used the codeword "Clooney" when talking about the role. In 2011, she appeared as Viv in the BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters's novel The Night Watch and the cult film Attack the Block. [1] She is a fan of British rock band Coldplay,[29] and listened to their song "Yellow" as she backpacked around the world when she was 18. [20][21] Whittaker debuted in the 2017 Christmas special "Twice Upon a Time". [22][23], In November 2018, BBC confirmed that the twelfth series, Whittaker's second series, began production in November 2018,[24][25] debuting in January 2020. Her other acting credits include Trust Me, Journeyman, Adult Life Skills, The Smoke, and The Assets. Jodie and her husband met at a drama school and soon fell in love. Jodie married American actor Christian Contreras in 2008 and the pair have one daughter together. Whittaker appeared in the drama Broadchurch, the reality-based spy drama miniseries The Assets, and the four-part BBC One medical drama Trust Me. They exchanged the vows in a grand wedding ceremony in Arizona in November 2008. She appeared in the 2009 Irish comedy crime film Perrier's Bounty.

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