Fenella Woolgar was born on 4 August 1969 and is an English film, theatre, television and radio actress.
14 Facts About Fenella Woolgar
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Fenella Woolgar is known for her roles in films including Bright Young Things, Swallows and Amazons and Victoria and Abdul and for TV shows including Doctor Who, as crime novelist Agatha Christie, Inside Number 9, Call the Midwife and The Buccaneers.
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Fenella Woolgar's mother is of Irish descent and she has joint UK and Irish citizenship.
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Fenella Woolgar was cast as Agatha in Stephen Fry's film Bright Young Things for which she was nominated for a number of awards.
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Fenella Woolgar subsequently went on to work with Mike Leigh in Vera Drake and Mr Turner, and Woody Allen in Scoop and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
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Fenella Woolgar did two series as Alison Scotlock in Home Fires.
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Fenella Woolgar joined Call the Midwife as Sister Hilda for 4 series.
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Fenella Woolgar has most recently worked in theatre at the Royal Court, the Donmar, the National Theatre, the Old Vic and in the West End.
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Fenella Woolgar worked with Conor McPherson in The Veil at the National Theatre.
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Fenella Woolgar won the Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Brian Friel's adaptation of Hedda Gabler.
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Fenella Woolgar won the Sunday Times Culture Award for Stage Performance of the Year for playing Margaret Thatcher in Handbagged in the West End.
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Fenella Woolgar is regularly heard on BBC radio and was nominated for Best Actress on the radio for An American Rose in which she played Rosemary Kennedy.
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Fenella Woolgar starred in the titular role in BBC Radio 4 comedy Dot, written by Ed Harris.
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Fenella Woolgar has narrated many audiobooks and was nominated for Audio Book of the Year for Life after Life by Kate Atkinson.