Hannah Waddingham
Biography
Hannah Waddingham is an English actress, singer, and television presenter born on July 28, 1974, in Wandsworth, London, England. Her family background is rooted in the performing arts, as her mother and both maternal grandparents were opera singers. Waddingham has established a career across stage and screen, gaining recognition for her work in both television series and musical theater. She has received several accolades for her performances, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Additionally, she has earned nominations for two BAFTA TV awards and three Olivier Awards throughout her professional career.
Career overview
Waddingham is widely known for her portrayal of businesswoman Rebecca Welton in the television series Ted Lasso, appearing in the show from 2020 to 2023. Her performance in this role earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021, as well as Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022. Her television credits also include an appearance in Game of Thrones. In film, she appeared in the 2012 adaptation of Les Misérables and made her debut in the 2006 romantic comedy The Only Boy for Me. She is also credited for her role in the film The Fall Guy.
Her extensive stage career includes performances in several West End productions. She appeared in Spamalot and the 2010 Regent's Park revival of Into the Woods, where she portrayed the Witch. Additionally, she performed as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. Her contributions to the theater have been recognized with three Olivier Award nominations. Through her work in musicals and screen acting, Waddingham has maintained a consistent presence in the entertainment industry.
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- High in the Clouds (2027) as Gretsch (voice)
- Jason Statham Stole My Bike (2027)
- Ride or Die (2026) as Judith Burton
- Ride or Die (2026) Executive Producer
- Saturday Night Live UK (2026) as Self - Host
- Variety’s Power of Women London (2026) as Self
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) as Admiral Neely
- Lilo & Stitch (2025) as Grand Councilwoman (voice)
- Smurfs (2025) as Jezebeth (voice)
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) as Heidi Heatherley
- The Garfield Movie (2024) as Jinx (voice)
- The Fall Guy (2024) as Gail Meyer
- Tiddler (2024) as Narrator (voice)
- Krapopolis (2023) as Deliria (voice)
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (2023) as Self
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (2023) Executive Producer
- Tom Jones (2023) as Lady Bellaston
- Willow: Behind the Magic (2023) as Self - 'Hubert'
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Willow (2022) as Hubert
- Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) as The Witch Mother
- Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City (2022) as Self
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021) as Self - Panellist
- An Audience with Adele (2021) as Self
- Ted Lasso (2020) as Rebecca Welton
- West End Unplugged Vol.2 (2020)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Sex Education (2019) as Sofia Marchetti
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) as Self - Guest Judge
- The Hustle (2019) as Shiraz
- The Ranganation (2019) as Self
- Great in Britain: The Movie (2019) as The PA
- Krypton (2018) as Jax-Ur
- Winter Ridge (2018) as Joanne Hill
- The Gatehouse (2016) as The Agent
- The Entire Universe (2016) as Time and Space
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- 12 Monkeys (2015) as Magdalena
- Partners in Crime (2015) as Blonde Assassin
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- The Voice UK (2012) as Herself - Guest Mentor
- Les Misérables (2012) as Factory Woman 2
- Bad Education (2012) as Loretta
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Septa Unella
- Into the Woods (2011) as Witch
- A League of Their Own (2010) as Themselves - Guest
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) as Elizabeth Maddox
- Benidorm (2007) as Tonya
- M.I. High (2007) as Allanah Sucrose
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Not Going Out (2006) as Jane
- The Only Boy for Me (2006) as Melissa
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Lola Brewster
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- QI (2003) as Self
- Footballers' Wives (2002) as Jools
- Coupling (2000) as Jenny Turbot
- My Hero (2000) as Miranda
- My Hero (2000) as Lula
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Mimi Dagmar
- Olivier Awards (1981) as Self - Host
- Eurovision Song Contest (1956) as Self - Host
- Mr. Sunny Sky
- The Teller