Wendy Padbury was born on 7 December 1947 and is a British actress and former talent agent.
14 Facts About Wendy Padbury
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Wendy Padbury has appeared in television series since 1966, including as Zoe Heriot, a companion to Patrick Troughton's Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1968 to 1969.
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Wendy Padbury replaced ballet with Saturday morning drama classes with a strong emphasis on elocution.
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Wendy Padbury came to prominence in 1966 when she joined the cast of the long-running ATV soap opera Crossroads after she came second in the television talent contest Search for a Star.
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Wendy Padbury was cast as the Second Doctor's new companion, Zoe Heriot, in Doctor Who in 1968.
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Wendy Padbury became very close to her co-stars Frazer Hines and Patrick Troughton, the latter playing the Doctor.
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Wendy Padbury tells many fond stories about the practical jokes they would play on each other during rehearsals.
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Wendy Padbury appeared in Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday, a stage play at the Adelphi Theatre London based on the television series, in which she played a companion named Jenny, opposite Trevor Martin as the Doctor.
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Wendy Padbury then made an appearance, again with Hines and Troughton, in Doctor Who's 20th anniversary story, "The Five Doctors".
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Wendy Padbury appeared in three series of the children's television adventure programme Freewheelers playing the part of Sue Craig.
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Wendy Padbury made a series of appearances as Rosemary Roberts in the British soap opera Emmerdale, coincidentally opposite Frazer Hines, one of the major stars of that show.
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Wendy Padbury is retired and lives in France, having previously worked as a theatrical agent.
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Wendy Padbury discovered Matt Smith at the National Youth Theatre.
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In 2023, Wendy Padbury reprised her role as Zoe Heriot in the series Tales of the TARDIS.