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[[Image:Willsa09.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Anneke Wills in a recent publicity portrait]]
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'''Anneke Wills''' (born [[20th October|20]] [[October]] [[1941]] in [[Wikipedia:Rotterdam|Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands|Zuid-Holland]]) played the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Polly]] from "[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]" to "[[The Faceless Ones]].".  She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as '''Annika Wills''' and '''Anneke Willys'''.
| image        = Anneke Wills 2.jpg
| aka          = Anna Katarina Willys, Annika Wills, Anneke Willys
| birth date    = [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]
| role          = [[Polly Wright]], Lady [[Louisa Pollard]]
| job title    = [[Actor]]
| story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| time          = 1966-67, 1998, 2002-05, 2009-22
| non dwu      = ''The Prince and the Pauper'', ''The Railway Children'', ''Emergency-Ward 10'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''The Likely Lads'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''The Avengers'', ''Strange Report'', ''Self-Portrait'', ''Naked''
| imdb          = 0932613
| official site = www.annekewills.com/
| twitter      = AnnekeWills
}}
'''Anneke Wills''' (born '''Anna Katarina Willys''' in [[Berkshire]] on [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) played the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Polly Wright|Polly]] from ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' to ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', as well as [[Michelle Leupi]] in her final story. 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]]''.
[[File:Anneke Wills.jpg|thumb|Anneke in the 1960's.|left]]
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 for the Doctor's first companion, [[Susan Foreman]].) Other television credits include appearances in ''[[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]," ''The Saint'' episode ''The Helpful Pirate'' and as Evelyn in {{wi|Strange Report}}. She also appeared in an episode of ''The Sentimental Agent'' called ''All That Jazz.''


Anneke Wills has played various other characters in the [[List_of_Audio_Stories#Big_Finish_Audio_Dramas|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], most notably ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' and ''[[The Next Life]]'' in the role of Lady [[Louisa Pollard]], mother of the [[Eighth Doctor]] companion [[Charley Pollard]]. At one time she was married to [[Michael Gough]], who had made memorable appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and the [[renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[Hedin]].
Though Wills has recreated Polly for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], she is also notable for the role of [[Louisa Pollard|Lady Louisa Pollard]], mother of [[companion]] [[Charlotte Pollard]], in ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' and ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''. She also voiced Doctor [[Kitzinger]] in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' and Director [[Nrosha]] in the Doctor Who audio story ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]''.


==External links==
Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: ''Self-Portrait'' and ''Naked'', both published by Fantom Films.
*{{imdb name|id=0932613|name=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]
{{Wikipedia|Anneke_Wills}}


In the 1990s, she filmed scenes for a fan-made production titled ''[[Devious]]'', which also featured [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]]. While Pertwee's scenes were released with the DVD issue of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', Wills' scenes have yet to be released, and the film remains "in production" in the 2010s.


She has a cameo appearance as an unidentified BBC staffer in the 2013 docu-drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. [[Ellie Spicer]]<ref name="Hollyoaks">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-24/hollyoaks-star-jared-garfield-to-play-classic-doctor-who-companion-in-christmas-special/|title=Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=12 Jan 2018}}</ref> portrays Wills in two scenes.


She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.


[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Wills, Anneke]]
== Personal life ==
During her time as Polly on television, she was married to [[Michael Gough]]. He made memorable appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and the [[renegade Time Lord]] [[Hedin]]. They have two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the ''Doctor Who'' companion, as she was born in 1963.
 
== Credits ==
As [[Polly Wright]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''
* ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]''
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]''
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
* ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
 
==== The Early Adventures ====
* ''[[The Yes Men (audio story)|The Yes Men]]''
* ''[[The Forsaken (audio story)|The Forsaken]]''
* ''[[The Night Witches (audio story)|The Night Witches]]''
* ''[[The Outliers (audio story)|The Outliers]]''
* ''[[The Morton Legacy (audio story)|The Morton Legacy]]''
* ''[[The Home Guard (audio story)|The Home Guard]]''
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]''
* ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]''
* ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]''
* ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]''
* ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]''
* ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]''
* ''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]''
* ''[[The Plague of Dreams (audio story)|The Plague of Dreams]]''
* ''[[The Curator's Egg (audio story)|The Curator's Egg]]''
* ''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]''
 
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[Lost and Found (audio story)|Lost and Found]]''
* ''[[Falling (audio story)|Falling]]''
 
As Lady [[Louisa Pollard]]
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''
* ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''
* ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]''
 
==== Charlotte Pollard ====
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' - [[Michelle Leupi|Chameleon Polly]]
 
=== Other ===
* ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' - Party Guest
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' - Director [[Nrosha]]
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]'' - [[Vist]] (uncredited)
* ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' - [[Alice Warner]] (uncredited) / [[Florrie Cooper]] (uncredited)
* ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'' - [[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] (uncredited)
* ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'' - [[Frances (The Mouthless Dead)|Frances]]
* ''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]'' - [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] / [[Continuity (The Crumbling Magician)|Continuity]]
 
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' - Doctor [[Kitzinger]]
 
==== Charlotte Pollard ====
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'' - [[Viyran]]
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]''
* ''[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|The Macra Terror]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]''
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]''
* ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]''
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (novelisation)|The Underwater Menace]]''
 
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]''
 
==== Beyond the Doctor ====
* ''[[Sleeper Agents (audio story)|Sleeper Agents]]''
 
==== Doctor Who Audio Annuals ====
* ''[[The King of Golden Death (short story)|The King of Golden Death]]''
* ''[[The Sour Note (short story)|The Sour Note]]''
* ''[[Only a Matter of Time (short story)|Only a Matter of Time]]''
 
=== Documentary ===
* ''[[Lust in Space]]''
* ''Myth Makers: William Hartnell''
* ''[[Adventures in Space and Time]]''
* ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Tapes (documentary)|The Dalek Tapes]]''
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!: The 1960s (documentary)|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]''
* ''[[The End of the Line? (documentary)|The End of the Line?]]''
* ''[[Second Time Around: The Troughton Years (documentary)|Second Time Around]]''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Times]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]''
* ''[[Lunar Landing (documentary)|Lunar Landing]]''
* ''[[A Fishy Tale (documentary)|A Fishy Tale]]''
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0932613}}
* [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]
 
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:An Adventure in Space and Time cast]]
[[Category:The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot cast]]
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[[Category:Big Finish Bernice Summerfield voice actors]]
[[Category:Big Finish Charlotte Pollard voice actors]]
[[Category:BBC Audio audiobook readers]]
[[Category:The Early Adventures voice actors]]
[[Category:The Companion Chronicles voice actors]]
[[Category:Bonus Releases voice actors]]
[[Category:Main Range voice actors]]
[[Category:Short Trips voice actors]]
[[Category:Special Releases voice actors]]
[[Category:Big Finish regular cast]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor]]
[[Category:People interviewed on Doctor Who Live]]
[[Category:Behind the Sofa contributors]]
[[Category:Actors who have voiced for the Doctor]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the First Doctor]]
 
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Anneke Wills (born Anna Katarina Willys in Berkshire on 20 October 1941[1]) played the First and Second Doctor's companion Polly from The War Machines to The Faceless Ones, as well as Michelle Leupi in her final story. She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as Annika Wills and Anneke Willys.

Anneke in the 1960's.

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 for the Doctor's first companion, Susan Foreman.) Other television credits include appearances in The Avengers episodes "Dressed to Kill" and "The £50,000 Breakfast," The Saint episode The Helpful Pirate and as Evelyn in Strange Report. She also appeared in an episode of The Sentimental Agent called All That Jazz.

Though Wills has recreated Polly for the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, she is also notable for the role of Lady Louisa Pollard, mother of companion Charlotte Pollard, in Zagreus, The Next Life, Memory Lane and The Fall of the House of Pollard. She also voiced Doctor Kitzinger in the Bernice Summerfield audio story Beyond the Sun and Director Nrosha in the Doctor Who audio story The Sandman.

Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: Self-Portrait and Naked, both published by Fantom Films.

In the 1990s, she filmed scenes for a fan-made production titled Devious, which also featured Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. While Pertwee's scenes were released with the DVD issue of The War Games, Wills' scenes have yet to be released, and the film remains "in production" in the 2010s.

She has a cameo appearance as an unidentified BBC staffer in the 2013 docu-drama An Adventure in Space and Time. Ellie Spicer[2] portrays Wills in two scenes.

She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

During her time as Polly on television, she was married to Michael Gough. He made memorable appearances in Doctor Who as the Celestial Toymaker and the renegade Time Lord Hedin. They have two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the Doctor Who companion, as she was born in 1963.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Polly Wright

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Early Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Lady Louisa Pollard

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Charlotte Pollard[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Charlotte Pollard[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Past Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beyond the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Audio Annuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
  2. ↑ Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special. Radio Times. Retrieved on 12 Jan 2018.
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