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* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' (also as [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleon]] Polly) | * ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' (also as [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleon]] Polly) | ||
== Audio == | |||
=== | === Big Finish === | ||
==== Monthly Range ==== | |||
==== | |||
* ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' as Director [[Nrosha]] | * ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' as Director [[Nrosha]] | ||
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]] | * ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]] | ||
* ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard | * ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard | ||
* ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard | * ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard | ||
==== 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]]'' | |||
==== Companion Chronicles ==== | |||
* ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'' | * ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]'' | * ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' | * ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'' | * ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'' | ||
* ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'' | * ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'' | * ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]'' | * ''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Plague of Dreams (audio story)|The Plague of Dreams]]'' | * ''[[The Plague of Dreams (audio story)|The Plague of Dreams]]'' | ||
* ''[[The | * ''[[The Curator's Egg (audio story)|The Curator's Egg]]'' | ||
==== Charlotte Pollard ==== | ==== Charlotte Pollard ==== | ||
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]] | * ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]] | ||
==== Bernice Summerfield ==== | |||
* ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' as Doctor [[Kitzinger]] | |||
==== Short Trips ==== | |||
* ''[[Lost and Found (audio story)|Lost and Found]]'' | |||
* ''[[Falling (audio story)|Falling]]'' | |||
=== Audiobook Readings === | === Audiobook Readings === |
Revision as of 22:21, 10 July 2018
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. 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 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, (AUDIO: Resistance, AUDIO: The Three Companions) she is also notable for the role of Lady Louisa Pollard, mother of companion Charley Pollard. (AUDIO: Zagreus, The Next Life, Memory Lane, The Fall of the House of Pollard)
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.
Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: Self-Portrait and Naked, both published by Fantom Films.
According to The Handbook: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Production of Doctor Who, Wills was a candidate for the role of Susan Foreman in 1963, but did not audition.
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. An uncredited actress also portrays Wills in two scenes.
She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
Also, in order to promote the release of The Power of the Daleks , Wills was interviewed about her memories on the set and her time working with Patrick Troughton.
Credits
Television
Doctor Who
- The War Machines
- The Smugglers
- The Tenth Planet
- The Power of the Daleks
- The Highlanders
- The Underwater Menace
- The Moonbase
- The Macra Terror
- The Faceless Ones (also as Chameleon Polly)
Audio
Big Finish
Monthly Range
- The Sandman as Director Nrosha
- Zagreus as Lady Louisa Pollard
- The Next Life as Lady Louisa Pollard
- Memory Lane as Lady Louisa Pollard
Special Releases
The Early Adventures
Companion Chronicles
- Resistance
- The Forbidden Time
- The Three Companions
- The Selachian Gambit
- House of Cards
- The Mouthless Dead
- The Bonfires of the Vanities
- The Plague of Dreams
- The Curator's Egg
Charlotte Pollard
Bernice Summerfield
- Beyond the Sun as Doctor Kitzinger
Short Trips
Audiobook Readings
- Doctor Who and the Cybermen
- The Highlanders
- The Roundheads
- The Macra Terror
- Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
Documentary
- Lust in Space
- Myth Makers: William Hartnell
- Adventures in Space and Time
- The Story of Doctor Who
- The Dalek Tapes
- Girls! Girls! Girls!
- The End of the Line?
- Second Time Around
- Tomorrow's Times
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
- Lunar Landing
- A Fishy Tale
Other
- An Adventure in Space and Time as a party guest
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot