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'''Anneke Wills''' (born [[20th October]] [[1941]] in [[Wikipedia:Rotterdam| | '''Anneke Wills''' (born [[20th October]] [[1941]] in [[Wikipedia:Rotterdam|Berkshire]]) played the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Polly]] from "[[The War Machines]]" to "[[The Faceless Ones]]." She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as '''Annika Wills''' and '''Anneke Willys'''. | ||
She appeared in the show from [[1966]] to [[1967]] alongside [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] as [[the Doctor]]. (According to the DVD featurette ''[[Doctor Who Origins]]'', she was also one of the actresses considered to play the Doctor's first companion, [[Susan Foreman]].) Other [[television]] credits include appearances in ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episodes, "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/gale2-14.htm Dressed to Kill]" and "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel2-19.htm The £50,000 Breakfast]," and as Evelyn in ''[[Wikipedia:Strange Report|Strange Report]]''. | She appeared in the show from [[1966]] to [[1967]] alongside [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] as [[the Doctor]]. (According to the DVD featurette ''[[Doctor Who Origins]]'', she was also one of the actresses considered to play the Doctor's first companion, [[Susan Foreman]].) Other [[television]] credits include appearances in ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episodes, "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/gale2-14.htm Dressed to Kill]" and "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel2-19.htm The £50,000 Breakfast]," and as Evelyn in ''[[Wikipedia:Strange Report|Strange Report]]''. | ||
Though Wills has recreated Polly for the [[List of Audio Stories#Big Finish Audio Dramas|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] ([[CC]]: ''[[Resistance]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Three Companions]]''), she is also notable for the role of Lady [[Louisa Pollard]], mother of [[companion]] [[Charley Pollard]]. | Though Wills has recreated Polly for the [[List of Audio Stories#Big Finish Audio Dramas|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] ([[CC]]: ''[[Resistance]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Three Companions]]''), she is also notable for the role of Lady [[Louisa Pollard]], mother of [[companion]] [[Charley Pollard]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[The Next Life]]'', ''[[Memory Lane]]''). | ||
During her time as Polly on television, she | During her time as Polly on television, she was married to [[Michael Gough]], who had made memorable appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and the [[renegade Time Lord]] [[Hedin]]. With him, she had two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the ''Doctor Who'' companion, as she was born in 1963. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15631652&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=hard-times-of-the-first-sexy-dr-who-girl-working-with-pat-was-such-fun---but-i-needed-to-take-screaming-name_page.html ''Daily Mirror'' interview with Anneke Wills] | *[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15631652&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=hard-times-of-the-first-sexy-dr-who-girl-working-with-pat-was-such-fun---but-i-needed-to-take-screaming-name_page.html ''Daily Mirror'' interview with Anneke Wills] | ||
*[http://www.annekewills.com www.annekewills.com] | |||
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Revision as of 22:33, 28 October 2009
Anneke Wills (born 20th October 1941 in Berkshire) played the First and Second Doctor's companion Polly from "The War Machines" to "The Faceless Ones." She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as Annika Wills and Anneke Willys.
She appeared in the show from 1966 to 1967 alongside William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. (According to the DVD featurette Doctor Who Origins, she was also one of the actresses considered to play the Doctor's first companion, Susan Foreman.) Other television credits include appearances in The Avengers episodes, "Dressed to Kill" and "The £50,000 Breakfast," and as Evelyn in Strange Report.
Though Wills has recreated Polly for the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions (CC: Resistance, BFA: The Three Companions), she is also notable for the role of Lady Louisa Pollard, mother of companion Charley Pollard. (BFA: Zagreus, The Next Life, Memory Lane).
During her time as Polly on television, she was married to Michael Gough, who had made memorable appearances in Doctor Who as the Celestial Toymaker and the renegade Time Lord Hedin. With him, she had two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the Doctor Who companion, as she was born in 1963.
