- Born
- Birth nameJodie Auckland Whittaker
- Height1.67 m
- Jodie Whittaker came to prominence after her breakout performance in Venus (2006), which was met with a string of nominations, including British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations for "Most Promising Newcomer" and "Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical." Whittaker has also received critical acclaim for her performances in Journeyman (2017), Adult Life Skills (2016), and Broadchurch (2013), and also starred in Wired (2008), Attack the Block (2011), Good Vibrations (2012), and Secret Médical (2017).
In 2017 she made history as the thirteenth actor and first woman to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (2005). She made her onscreen debut as the Doctor on December 25, 2017, in the episode titled Twice Upon a Time (2017). Her casting was met with overwhelming acclaim and positivity, and in 2020 she was voted the second greatest Doctor in the programme's 57-year history, only losing narrowly to David Tennant.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseChristian Contreras(November 2008 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenContreras,
- ParentsAdrian WhittakerWhittaker Yvonne
- RelativesHarry Whittaker(Niece or Nephew)
- Yorkshire accent
- Expressive face
- Energetic personality
- She was named after the American actress Jodie Foster.
- In July 2017, she was announced as Peter Capaldi's replacement in the 2017 Christmas special as the 13th incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who (2005) series, making her the first woman to play the role of the Doctor in 54 years of the franchise's existence. She was cast by Chris Chibnall, with whom she had worked on Broadchurch (2013).
- Was three months pregnant with her daughter when she completed filming the second season of Broadchurch (2013).
- Sixth Doctor Colin Baker responded to her casting by saying "the BBC really did do the right thing and let the Doctor be in touch with her feminine side. As a father of daughters - result!" Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy said ""congratulations Jodie Whittaker!!!!! One small step for Women, one Giant leap for Womenkind!!".
- Peter O'Toole described Jodie and Rose Byrne as the two best young actresses he'd ever worked with.
- [on being hired as the first female as The Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender. Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything that's exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one.
- It feels completely overwhelming, as a feminist, as a woman, as an actor, as a human, as someone who wants to continually push themselves and challenge themselves, and not be boxed in by what you're told you can and can't be.
- [on her 13th Doctor costume] Any age, any gender - anyone can wear it! You're not dressing as a girl and you're not dressing as a boy... you're dressing as The Doctor.
- I've never smoked. I have to smoke for films sometimes and I smoke like a teenager without inhaling - you can tell! I'm not cool enough to pull it off.
- The pressure on any actor coming into the role - man or woman - is huge because they're big boots to fill. And for me there's been 12 pairs of boots. Well, 13 if you count [50th anniversary guest star] John Hurt. Then we could throw in David Bradley [from the last Christmas special]! That's a lot of boots! In a way, though, there is liberation in that new direction: the pressure is less for me because I can only do this my way. All the rules are out the window! That's what makes it so fun.
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