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'''Jodie Auckland Whittaker''' (born [[17 June (people)|17 June]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jodie-whittaker.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', starting with the 2017 TV story ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''.
'''Jodie Auckland Whittaker''' (born [[17 June (people)|17 June]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jodie-whittaker.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', starting with the 2017 TV story ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''.
 
 


With that performance, she was the first woman to portray an incarnation of [[the Doctor]] since [[Joanna Lumley]]'s performance in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] television story ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. Coincidentally, Lumley also portrayed another [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Thirteenth Doctor]].
With that performance, she was the first woman to portray an incarnation of [[the Doctor]] since [[Joanna Lumley]]'s performance in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] television story ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. Coincidentally, Lumley also portrayed another [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Thirteenth Doctor]].


She also voiced the Doctor in the animated webcast ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|<nowiki/>'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'', the VR video game ''[[The Runaway (video game)|The Runaway]]'', the [[escape room]] live game ''[[Worlds Collide]]'', the VR video game ''[[The Edge of Time (video game)|The Edge of Time]]'' and the second escape room live game ''[[A Dalek Awakens (escape game)|A Dalek Awakens]]''.
She also voiced the Doctor in the animated webcast ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|<nowiki/>'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'', the VR video game ''[[The Runaway (video game)|The Runaway]]'', the [[escape room]] live game ''[[Worlds Collide]]'', the VR video game ''[[The Edge of Time (video game)|The Edge of Time]]'' and the second escape room live game ''[[A Dalek Awakens (escape game)|A Dalek Awakens]]''.
After playing the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] for three seasons and six specials, it was announced that Whittaker would be stepping down from the role in 2022.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall-leave-doctor-who</ref>
''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|<nowiki/>]]''


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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From 2013 to 2017, Whittaker appeared as Beth Latimer in the ITV TV series {{wi|Broadchurch}}, which was created by [[Chris Chibnall]], who would later cast her as the Doctor, and which featured many ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' cast members, including [[David Tennant]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Arthur Darvill]], [[David Bradley]], [[Meera Syal]], [[Eve Myles]], [[Tracey Childs]], [[Jonathan Bailey]], [[Sarah Parish]], [[Susan Brown]] and [[Lucy Cohu]].
From 2013 to 2017, Whittaker appeared as Beth Latimer in the ITV TV series {{wi|Broadchurch}}, which was created by [[Chris Chibnall]], who would later cast her as the Doctor, and which featured many ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' cast members, including [[David Tennant]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Arthur Darvill]], [[David Bradley]], [[Meera Syal]], [[Eve Myles]], [[Tracey Childs]], [[Jonathan Bailey]], [[Sarah Parish]], [[Susan Brown]] and [[Lucy Cohu]].


At the time that she began playing the Doctor, Whittaker said that she had not played a lead role with quite so many lines before ''Doctor Who''.<ref name="DT" />
At the time that she began playing the Doctor, Whittaker said that she had not played a lead role with quite so many lines before ''Doctor Who''.<ref name="DT" /> With permission of [[Chris Chibnall]], Whittaker contacted previous Doctors, of which she had worked with previously, including [[David Tennant]], [[Matt Smith]] and [[Peter Capaldi]].


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She endeavoured to make [[Thirteenth Doctor|her Doctor]] her own, rather than try to emulate past Doctors, like [[Tenth Doctor|David's]].<ref name="DT" /> Indeed, Jodie worked closely with [[Ray Holman]] to develop the look she had in mind for the Thirteenth Doctor into the character's costume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-11-02/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-costume-suffragette-reference/|title=There's a clever Suffragette reference hidden in Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who costume|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=2 November 2018|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> She was encouraged to build from her own personality, and to use her native [[Yorkshire]] accent rather than [[received pronunciation|RP]], to keep the portrayal true to who she is.<ref name="DT" />
She endeavoured to make [[Thirteenth Doctor|her Doctor]] her own, rather than try to emulate past Doctors, like [[Tenth Doctor|David's]].<ref name="DT" /> Indeed, Jodie worked closely with [[Ray Holman]] to develop the look she had in mind for the Thirteenth Doctor into the character's costume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-11-02/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-costume-suffragette-reference/|title=There's a clever Suffragette reference hidden in Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who costume|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=2 November 2018|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> She was encouraged to build from her own personality, and to use her native [[Yorkshire]] accent rather than [[received pronunciation|RP]], to keep the portrayal true to who she is.<ref name="DT" />
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In September 2018, Whittaker revealed that she had auditioned for a role in [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1016550/Doctor-Who-season-11-spoilers-Jodie-Whittaker-actors-villain-BBC-news|title=Doctor Who season 11 spoilers: Jodie Whittaker drops HUGE casting revelation|accessdate=16 December 2018|author=Charlie Milward|date of source=12 September 2018|website name=Express|archiveurl=http://archive.is/EmJK0|archivedate=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="DT" /> She pointed out in David Tennant's podcast that her name did not come up in speculative lists for who would be the Doctor after [[Peter Capaldi]], even after she was in fact hired.
In September 2018, Whittaker revealed that she had auditioned for a role in [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1016550/Doctor-Who-season-11-spoilers-Jodie-Whittaker-actors-villain-BBC-news|title=Doctor Who season 11 spoilers: Jodie Whittaker drops HUGE casting revelation|accessdate=16 December 2018|author=Charlie Milward|date of source=12 September 2018|website name=Express|archiveurl=http://archive.is/EmJK0|archivedate=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="DT" /> She pointed out in David Tennant's podcast that her name did not come up in speculative lists for who would be the Doctor after [[Peter Capaldi]], even after she was in fact hired.


After her casting was [[Meet the Thirteenth Doctor|announced]], and her [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|proper debut]] aired, Whittaker expressed delight at the public response to her take on the iconic character.<ref name="DT" /> In multiple interviews, including one with BUILD, she quipped that "[the ''Doctor Who'' production team] is never getting rid of [her]" as the Doctor, now that she had started, mentioning that she would like to continue in the role as long as possible.
After her casting was [[Meet the Thirteenth Doctor|announced]], and her [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|proper debut]] aired, Whittaker expressed delight at the public response to her take on the iconic character.<ref name="DT" /> In multiple interviews, including one with BUILD, she quipped that "[the ''Doctor Who'' production team] is never getting rid of [her]" as the Doctor, now that she had started, mentioning that she would like to continue in the role as long as possible.
In 2020, during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Whittaker received national acclaim for [[Message from the Doctor (webcast)|''Message from the Doctor'']], which was self-taped during isolation and encouraging children to stay strong during difficult times.<ref>https://ew.com/tv/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-coronavirus/</ref> Whittaker was voted as the #2 most popular actor to portray Doctor of all time in a poll of 50,000 held by [[Radio Times]], falling short behind [[David Tennant]].<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-podcast-best-doctor/</ref>
In July 2021, it was announced prior to the premiere of [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]] by the BBC that Whittaker would be stepping down following three specials to air in 2022. The third and final special featuring her regeneration was confirmed to be feature length.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall-leave-doctor-who#_</ref>


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=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
* ''[[The Edge of Reality]]''
==== BBC Learning ====
==== BBC Learning ====
* ''[[Coding with the Thirteenth Doctor (video game)|Coding with the Thirteenth Doctor]]''
* ''[[Coding with the Thirteenth Doctor (video game)|Coding with the Thirteenth Doctor]]''

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Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982[1]) played the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, starting with the 2017 TV story Twice Upon a Time.


With that performance, she was the first woman to portray an incarnation of the Doctor since Joanna Lumley's performance in the 1999 television story The Curse of Fatal Death. Coincidentally, Lumley also portrayed another Thirteenth Doctor.

She also voiced the Doctor in the animated webcast 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the VR video game The Runaway, the escape room live game Worlds Collide, the VR video game The Edge of Time and the second escape room live game A Dalek Awakens.

After playing the Thirteenth Doctor for three seasons and six specials, it was announced that Whittaker would be stepping down from the role in 2022.[2]

Biography

Early life

Jodie Whittaker was born and raised in Skelmanthorpe, a village in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Her parents supported her dream of becoming an actor.

Before becoming a professional actor, Whittaker had worked as a server in pubs. She later reflected that, had she not made it as an actor, she would likely have become a landlord of a pub, like her grandfather.[3]

Career

Whittaker's break through film role came courtesy of Venus, in which she played the title role. The film also starred Vanessa Redgrave and Leslie Phillips, as well as Peter O'Toole in the role which would earn him his eighth and final Best Actor Academy Award nomination. Soon after Whittaker also appeared in the Academy Award nominated short film Wish 143, whose cast also included Rory Kinnear, Jim Carter, and Annette Badland.

In 2007 and 2009 Whittaker also appeared in the reboot of the "St. Trinian's" franchise of films, St. Trinian's, and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold respectively. Her first major science fiction roles came in 2011; she starred in the British alien invasion film Attack the Block alongside Nick Frost, and the Black Mirror episode The Entire History of You. She also appeared with Karl Collins in both of these projects.

From 2013 to 2017, Whittaker appeared as Beth Latimer in the ITV TV series Broadchurch, which was created by Chris Chibnall, who would later cast her as the Doctor, and which featured many Doctor Who and Torchwood cast members, including David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Arthur Darvill, David Bradley, Meera Syal, Eve Myles, Tracey Childs, Jonathan Bailey, Sarah Parish, Susan Brown and Lucy Cohu.

At the time that she began playing the Doctor, Whittaker said that she had not played a lead role with quite so many lines before Doctor Who.[3] With permission of Chris Chibnall, Whittaker contacted previous Doctors, of which she had worked with previously, including David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi.

Doctor Who

During San Diego Comic-Con 2018, when asked about filming the regeneration scene in Twice Upon a Time, Jodie said it felt really nerve-wracking, because "[she] was in somebody else's costume. [She] was on their set, [she] was in their TARDIS".[4] She was nervous at her first read-through, but got so invested by the time her first line came around that the weight had been lifted.[3]

Whittaker did not take the decision to accept the role lightly, but noted in David Tennant Does a Podcast With that she also did not at all hesitate.[3]

She endeavoured to make her Doctor her own, rather than try to emulate past Doctors, like David's.[3] Indeed, Jodie worked closely with Ray Holman to develop the look she had in mind for the Thirteenth Doctor into the character's costume.[5] She was encouraged to build from her own personality, and to use her native Yorkshire accent rather than RP, to keep the portrayal true to who she is.[3]

In September 2018, Whittaker revealed that she had auditioned for a role in Series 5.[6][3] She pointed out in David Tennant's podcast that her name did not come up in speculative lists for who would be the Doctor after Peter Capaldi, even after she was in fact hired.

After her casting was announced, and her proper debut aired, Whittaker expressed delight at the public response to her take on the iconic character.[3] In multiple interviews, including one with BUILD, she quipped that "[the Doctor Who production team] is never getting rid of [her]" as the Doctor, now that she had started, mentioning that she would like to continue in the role as long as possible.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Whittaker received national acclaim for Message from the Doctor, which was self-taped during isolation and encouraging children to stay strong during difficult times.[7] Whittaker was voted as the #2 most popular actor to portray Doctor of all time in a poll of 50,000 held by Radio Times, falling short behind David Tennant.[8]

In July 2021, it was announced prior to the premiere of Series 13 by the BBC that Whittaker would be stepping down following three specials to air in 2022. The third and final special featuring her regeneration was confirmed to be feature length.[9]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
  2. ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall-leave-doctor-who
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 David Tennant Does a Podcast With.. - Episode 3 - Jodie Whittaker
  4. ↑ Lawrence Yee (19 July 2018). Jodie Whittaker on ‘Nerve-Wracking’ First ‘Doctor Who’ Scenes, Show’s Legacy. Fandom. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved on 16 December 2018. “I was in somebody else’s costume. I was on their set, I was in their TARDIS. I was nervous to touch anything.”
  5. ↑ Fullerton, Huw (2 November 2018). There's a clever Suffragette reference hidden in Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who costume. RadioTimes. Retrieved on 18 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Charlie Milward (12 September 2018). Doctor Who season 11 spoilers: Jodie Whittaker drops HUGE casting revelation. Express. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved on 16 December 2018.
  7. ↑ https://ew.com/tv/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-coronavirus/
  8. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-podcast-best-doctor/
  9. ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall-leave-doctor-who#_
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