Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar – English actress, born 4 August 1969 in Hillingdon, London, England. Trained at RADA, graduating in 1999. Spent her early childhood (ages 3–6) in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA. She is the sister of barrister Dermot Woolgar and artist Claudia Woolgar. Her most notable film roles include Agatha in Bright Young Things (2003, nominated for the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer), Hester in Vera Drake (2004, Mike Leigh), Jane Cook in Scoop (2006, Woody Allen), Jane in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2009, Woody Allen), Nancy Dakin in Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Elizabeth Eastlake in Mr. Turner (2014, Mike Leigh), Miss Crummock in Swallows and Amazons (2016), Miss Phipps in Victoria & Abdul (2017), and Margaret Hamilton in Judy (2019). On television she is best known for Sister Hilda in Call the Midwife (2018–present), Agatha Christie in Doctor Who (2008, "The Unicorn and the Wasp"), Alison Scotlock in Home Fires (2015–2016), Lady Angela Hope in Spies of Warsaw (2013), Lady Brightlingsea in The Buccaneers (2023), and Margaret Thatcher in The Reckoning (2023). She is also active on stage (National Theatre, Old Vic, Royal Court) and on BBC Radio 4, where she voiced Rosemary Kennedy in An American Rose (2013, nominated for Best Actress on Radio).
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Films (24)
The Two Week Wait
2026 · The Doctor
Mission : Maternelle
2026 · Mrs. Lawrence
The Painting & The Statue
2025 · Lady of the House/Dancing Woman/Tourguide
El coro de Ramsden
2025 · Lady Horsfall
Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
L'Ombre de Staline
2019 · Miss Stevenson
Judy
2019 · Margaret Hamilton
Confident Royal
2017 · Miss Phipps
Hirondelles et Amazones
2016 · Miss Crummock
Whisky Galore
2016 · Dolly Waggett
Gratte-ciel
2015 · Radio (voice)
M. Turner
2014 · Lady Eastlake
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012 · Nancy Dakin
Vous allez rencontrer un bel et sombre inconnu
2010 · Jane
Un anglais à New York
2008 · Post Modern Review Staff
St. Trinian's : Pensionnat pour jeunes filles rebelles
2007 · Miss Cleaver
Scoop: La primicia
2006 · Jane Cook
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
2006 · Angela Moping
Wah-Wah
2005 · June Broughton
Vera Drake
2004 · Susan's Confidante
Stage Beauty
2004 · Lady Meresvale
Eroica
2003 · Princess Marie Lobkowitz
Bright Young Things
2003 · Agatha Runcible
AKA
2002 · Sarah
Séries (23)
Bill's Included
2026 · Fiona
The Deal
2025 · Margaret Davies
Secret Level
2024 · Dr. Langdon (voice)
Les boucanières
2023 · Lady Brightlingsea
The Reckoning
2023 · Margaret Thatcher
Dalgliesh
2021 · Sister Gearing
Dreaming Whilst Black
2021 · Carol
Les Filles de joie
2017 · Lady Repton
Guerre & Paix
2016 · Catiche Kuragina
À chacun(e) sa guerre
2015 · Alison Scotlock
Inside No. 9
2014 · June
Plebs
2013 · Jocasta
Espions de Varsovie
2013 · Lady Angela Hope
SOS sages-femmes
2012 · Sister Hilda
Jackson Brodie, détective privé
2011 · Amelia Land
Silk
2011 · Wendy Ford
Jekyll
2007 · Min
Doctor Who
2005 · Agatha Christie
He Knew He Was Right
2004 · Arabella French
Mr Charity
2001
People Like Us
1999 · Mrs. Watson
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Hazel Webster
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Ellis, Miss Whittaker