Fenella Woolgar

About

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,...

Known for

Doctor WhoSeries • 2005Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Call the MidwifeSeries • 2012Secret LevelSeries • 2024Inside No. 9Series • 2014The BuccaneersSeries • 2023War and PeaceSeries • 2016SilkSeries • 2011DalglieshSeries • 2021HarlotsSeries • 2017PlebsSeries • 2013The ChoralMovie • 2025Case HistoriesSeries • 2011Home FiresSeries • 2015Dreaming Whilst BlackSeries • 2021JekyllSeries • 2007JudyMovie • 2019Mr. JonesMovie • 2019ScoopMovie • 2006Victoria & AbdulMovie • 2017High-RiseMovie • 2015Spies of WarsawSeries • 2013How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleMovie • 2008