1. Jodie Auckland Whittaker was born on 17 June 1982 and is an English actress.
24 Facts About Jodie Whittaker
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Jodie Whittaker came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations.
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Jodie Whittaker was later praised for her roles in the science fiction film Attack the Block and the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You".
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In 2017, Whittaker became the thirteenth lead actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who; she formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in "Twice Upon a Time".
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Jodie Whittaker appeared in her first full series in the eleventh series in 2018 and stepped down after three special episodes in 2022.
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker was born on 17 June 1982 in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire.
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Jodie Whittaker is the second child and only daughter of Yvonne and Adrian Whittaker.
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Jodie Whittaker attended Scissett Middle School and Shelley High School before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2005 with an acting gold medal.
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Jodie Whittaker made her professional debut in The Storm at Shakespeare's Globe in 2005.
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Jodie Whittaker has since worked in film, television, radio and theatre.
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Jodie Whittaker returned to the stage in the contemporary staging of the classic Greek tragedy Antigone, playing the title role opposite Christopher Eccleston as Creon.
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Jodie Whittaker took one of the lead roles in the hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch and the four-part BBC One medical drama Trust Me.
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Jodie Whittaker had previously worked with incoming Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall on Broadchurch.
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Jodie Whittaker 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.
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Jodie 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".
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Reaction to Jodie Whittaker's casting was mostly positive, although a "sizeable minority" was unhappy.
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Jodie Whittaker debuted in the 2017 Christmas special "Twice Upon a Time".
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Jodie Whittaker returned for the thirteenth series, and voiced the Doctor in the 2022 BBC Sounds podcast Doctor Who: Redacted.
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Jodie Whittaker departed the programme following the series and three associated specials in 2022.
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Jodie Whittaker generally received praise for her performance, though some felt the Thirteenth Doctor did little to combat social and political injustices.
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In February 2023, a press release indicated that Jodie Whittaker was filming for a six-part Australian drama series One Night for Paramount+.
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From October 2024 to December 2024, Jodie Whittaker starred in the West End stage play The Duchess.
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Jodie Whittaker met Christian Contreras, a Belizean-American actor and writer, in drama school, and they married in Arizona in 2008.
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Jodie Whittaker gave birth to their daughter in April 2015, and had their second child in 2022.