Hannah Waddingham
English actress, singer, and television presenter (born 1974)
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- Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer, and television presenter.
- She gained stardom playing Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ comedy series Ted Lasso (2020–present), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
- Furthermore, she voices Deliria in the animated series Krapopolis (2023-present), for which she earned an Emmy Award nomination.
- She made her Broadway debut reprising her role in the New York City transfer of Spamalot (2008).
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WikipediaHannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer, and television presenter. She is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA TV Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Laurence Olivier Awards.
She gained stardom playing Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ comedy series Ted Lasso (2020–present), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Other notable television roles include playing Tonya Dyke in Benidorm (2014), Septa Unella in Game of Thrones (2015–2016), Jax-Ur in Krypton (2018–2019), and Sofia Marchetti in Sex Education (2019–2023). Furthermore, she voices Deliria in the animated series Krapopolis (2023-present), for which she earned an Emmy Award nomination. On film, she has acted in the musical Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Winter Ridge (2018), the animated film The Garfield Movie (2024), the action comedy The Fall Guy (2024), and the action film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025).
On stage, she has appeared in a number of West End musicals, earning three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Lady of the Lake in the Monty Python musical comedy Spamalot (2007), Desirée Armfeldt in the Stephen Sondheim musical revival A Little Night Music (2010), and Katharine in the Cole Porter musical romance comedy Kiss Me, Kate (2013). She made her Broadway debut reprising her role in the New York City transfer of Spamalot (2008). Waddingham also co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 and hosted the Laurence Olivier Awards twice in 2023 and 2024.
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