About Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker is an English actress who rose to fame after her major role in the 2006 film "Venus". She made her professional debut in "The Storm" at Shakespeare's Globe in 2005. She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film "Attack the Block" (2011), the "Black Mirror" episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), and as grieving mother Beth Latimer in "Broadchurch". She appeared in her first full series as "The Doctor" in the eleventh series, which premiered in October 2018. She continued in the role in the twelfth series in 2020. She later announced that she would reprise her role as "The Doctor" into its thirteenth series.
Jodie Whittaker is famous for being an English actress. She is best known for her major role in the 2006 feature film debut "Venus" for which she received the British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations.
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Jodie Whittaker was born on 17th June 1982 which makes her 38th years old. Her place of birth is in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. As she was born in England, her nationality is English and she belongs to English-White ethnicity. Her race is White. She was born to her parents as the second child and only daughter of Adrian Whittaker (father) and Yvonne Whittaker, née Auckland (mother). The only time her family came in news was when her 3-year-old nephew Harry Whittaker passed away in 2014. As of 2020, she celebrated her 38th birthday. Gemini is her Zodiac sign and her religion is Christian.
Concerning her education, she attended Scissett Middle School and Shelley High School before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2005 with an acting Gold Medal.
A very beautiful actress, Jodie Whittaker stands tall at the height of 1.67 m or 5 ft 4 in. Her balanced bodyweight consists of 50 Kg or 112 lbs. Her body measurements are 32-24-32 inches. She has a pair of green eye color and her hair color is blonde. Her bra size is 34B. The actress refers to herself as "chameleon-faced", and enjoys being that way, this means she is not easily recognizable in public. Her body build is slim.
Jodie Whittaker's Acting Career
- Jodie Whittaker began her acting career by appearing in "The Storm" at Shakespeare's Globe in the year 2005.
- After that, she appeared in the Royal Court's production of "The Seagull" and appeared in a fundraising play at the Almeida Theatre in the year 2007.
- Later, she co-starred as Jessie (Venus) in the film "Venus" which was her major role.
- Her radio credits include a 2008 adaptation of "Blinded by the Sun" by Stephen Poliakoff and Lydia Bennett in "Unseen Austen", an original drama by Judith French.
- She also made her role in the film "Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World", the BBC2 drama "Royal Wedding", and the short film "Wish 143".
- She appeared in the film "The Kid" and co-starred in BBC's "Accused" in the year 2010.
- Additionally, she appeared in the 2009 Irish comedy crime film "Perrier's Bounty".
- She made her role as Viv in the BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters's novel "The Night Watch" in the year 2011 and the cult film "Attack the Block".
- After a year, she starred in the musical comedy-drama "Good Vibrations".
- Similarly, she made her role in the drama "Broadchurch", "The Assets", and "Trust Me".
- Her other films, TV shows, and short film include Rachel (2019), Journeyman (2017), Adult Life Skills (2016), Black Sea (2014), Emotional Fusebox (2014), Get Santa (2014), Spike Island (2013), Hello Carter (2013), Smoke (2013), Dust (2012), Ashes (2012), The Afternoon Play (2006), Doctors (2006), Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), This Life + 10 (2007), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008), The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2008), Consuming Passion (2008), Return to Cranford (2009), Black Mirror (2011), Got it Covered (2019), A Question of Sport at 50 (2019), Who Do You Think You Are? (2020), and more.
- She was announced as the Thirteenth Doctor in the science fiction television series "Doctor Who" on 16th July 2017. The entire cast and crew were so secretive about her role that, a code name "The Clooney" was used, even at Jodie's house.
- She debuted in the 2017 Christmas special "Twice Upon a Time".
- In November 2018, BBC confirmed that the twelfth series, her second series, began production in November 2018, debuting in January 2020.
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Jodie Whittaker's Husband, Christian Contreras
Jodie Whittaker is a married woman. She married her handsome husband, Christian Contreras in the year 2008 who she met in drama school. They had a "big wedding" in Arizona. By profession, Christian Contreras is an American actor and a writer. The duo is also blessed with a daughter who was born in April 2015. As of today, the couple is living a happy life without any disturbances. The family is enjoying their life a lot. There is no sign of divorce between them.
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Jodie Whittaker is a feminist and lives in London. She is a fan of British rock band Coldplay and listened to their song "Yellow" as she backpacked around the world when she was 18.
Jodie Whittaker's Net Worth 2020
Jodie Whittaker is a well-recognized actress who has landed her role in numerous movies and TV shows. She has accumulated the huge money as well as fame from several hit movies and shows. As of 2020, the net worth of Jodie is estimated to have $6 Million. She has built a wealthy fortune for herself and her family. Her major source of earning comes from acting career and she is satisfied with her earnings. Whereas the exact salary of Jodie is still to get disclosed yet but there is no doubt in the mind of her followers that she is making a considerable amount of salary from her present work.