Hannah Waddingham is an English actress and singer who was born on July 28th, 1974 in London. She is best known for her contribution to the renowned theater. She has also starred in the 2020 TV series, Ted Lasso and the HBO show Game of Thrones.
Nickname | Hannah |
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Full Name | Hannah Waddingham |
Date of Birth | 28 July 1974 |
Place of Birth | London, UK |
Profession | Actress, Singer |
Nationality | British |
Hannah Waddingham’s Early Life
Hannah Waddingham was born in 1974, in Wandsworth, London. Growing up her family was involved in the performing arts, her mother Mélodie Kelly being an opera singer and both of her grandparents have done similarly.
As Waddingham’s mother was an opera singer, singing was natural to her. She pursued her acting and singing career with West End and Broadway productions. As Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, she was highly praised for her portrayal of Desiree Armfeldt in Trevor Nunn’s revival of A Little Night Music.
Hannah Waddingham’s Professional Career
After several years of performing in dinner theatre, Hannah Waddingham started her career as an actress on TV. Her significant TV roles include Jenny Turbot in Coupling, My Hero in both 2003 and 2006, William and Mary, Footballers‘ Wives in 2005, Hollyoaks: Let Loose in 2005, Doctors in 2008, M.I. High in 2009 and Marple in 2010.
In addition, she has been involved with many movies and theaters as well. When it comes to her movie career, she’s been a part of The Beautiful Game(2000-2001), Space Family Robinson(2002), Spamalot(2006-2008), A Little Night Music(2009), Into the Woods(2010), The Wizards of OZ(2011), Kiss me Kate(2012) and many more. Moving onto his filmography, she was featured in movies such as How to lose friends and alienate people(2008), Les Miserables(2012), Winter Ridge (2018), The Hustle (2019) & so on. Her other venture Hocus Pocus 2 is still filming & yet to be released.