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Fenella Woolgar is a Actor British born on 4 august 1971 at London (United-kingdom)

Fenella Woolgar

Fenella Woolgar
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 4 august 1971 (52 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Fenella Woolgar (born 4 August 1969) is an English actress.

Biography

Fenella est la plus jeune fille de Maureen McCann et Michael Woolgar.

Elle a vécu dans sa jeunesse aux États-Unis dans le Connecticut avant que sa famille ne revienne au Royaume-Uni en 1976. Son père étant économiste, ils voyagèrent souvent.

Fenella entra à l'université de Durham puis continua ses études à la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). À l'université, elle mit en scène et joua dans Meurtre dans la Cathédrale. Cette pièce jouée dans la cathédrale de Durham la fit connaître dans la revue de la ville.

Après avoir obtenu son diplôme à la RADA en 1999, elle joua principalement dans des pièces de théâtre à Manchester et enchaîna après une pause, avec le film de Stephen Fry Bright Young Things, sorti en 2002. Elle travailla avec quelques réalisateurs dont Woody Allen. En 2008, elle joua Agatha Christie dans la série télévisée Doctor Who.

Elle revient surtout au National Theatre et au théâtre Old Vic. Elle fit de la narration pour beaucoup de livres audios. Elle interpréta le rôle de Mrs Dalloway pour la BBC et celui d'Edith Wharton dans The Jinx Element et Ethan Frome.

Elle épouse le professeur Robert Harland en 2006. Ils ont trois enfants : Kit, née en 2007 et Tristan et Gabriel, nés en 2009. Elle aime également peindre, et parle italien.

Usually with

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(2 films)
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
(2 films)
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
(2 films)
Nina Gold
Nina Gold
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Fenella Woolgar (18 films)

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Actress

Judy
Judy (2019)
, 1h58
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Renée Zellweger, Finn Wittrock, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Richard Cordery
Roles Margaret Hamilton
Rating67% 3.398863.398863.398863.398863.39886
À la fin des années 1960, la star du Magicien d’Oz Judy Garland s’apprête à donner une série de concerts à Londres. Mais sa voix s’est fragilisée au fil du temps et Judy souffre, fragilisée par une vie entièrement consacrée à Hollywood et à sa carrière.
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones (2019)

Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Historical
Actors James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Lewis Jones
Roles Miss Stevenson
Rating68% 3.4478653.4478653.4478653.4478653.447865
Gareth Jones est le journaliste gallois qui a été le premier à révéler le génocide par la famine en Ukraine perpétré en 1933 par l'URSS de Staline.
Victoria & Abdul, 1h51
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith, Adeel Akhtar, Julian Wadham
Roles Miss Phipps
Rating68% 3.4012453.4012453.4012453.4012453.401245
À la fin de son règne, lors du Jubilé de 1887, on découvre la reine empêtrée par l'obséquiosité servile de son entourage. Affectivement, elle est seule depuis la mort de son mari trente ans plus tôt, ce que la scène introductive du banquet ne manque pas de souligner : les convives n'y paraissent que comme des pantins sans partager aucun affect ni propos avec la Reine. Lors de ce banquet, un seul invité se distingue : un des deux Indiens dépêchés par les autorités coloniales depuis la cité d'Agra pour présenter une pièce commémorative, et tenus par le protocole de ne jamais dévisager la Reine lorsqu'ils la lui montrent, ainsi que de se retirer le dos courbé à reculons tout le long du hall. Ce dernier ne respecte pas cette règle et tient un regard appuyé vers la Reine, laquelle ne manquera pas de le trouver beau ("handsome") en rapportant ultérieurement ses impressions auprès de son majordome. Elle réclame ensuite à nouveau sa présence, à la stupéfaction des valets.
Swallows and Amazons
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall, Kelly Macdonald, Gwendoline Christie, Jessica Hynes, Harry Enfield
Roles Miss Crummock
Rating61% 3.052083.052083.052083.052083.05208
Les aventures estivales de deux groupes d'enfants (Les Swallows et les Amazons) issus de deux familles différentes. Les bambins décident de joindre leur force contre leur ennemi commun: l'oncle James Turner, rebaptisé Capitaine Flint. Au programme : pêche, camping, exploration et piraterie.
High-Rise
High-Rise (2015)
, 1h52
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, Reece Shearsmith
Roles Radio (voice)
Rating55% 2.7516852.7516852.7516852.7516852.751685
Un immeuble de grande hauteur, société en réduction que son concepteur, l'architecte Royal, a voulu parfaite, est le lieu où cette société dérape.
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner (2014)
, 2h30
Directed by Mike Leigh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Peinture
Actors Timothy Spall, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Jamie Thomas King, Lesley Manville
Roles Lady Eastlake
Rating67% 3.397393.397393.397393.397393.39739
A look at the last quarter century of the great British painter J. M. W. Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his esteemed father, loved by his housekeeper, Hannah Danby, whom he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close and loving relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, 1h33
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Felicity Jones, Elizabeth McGovern, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Ellie Kendrick, Ben Greaves-Neal
Roles Nancy Dakin
Rating56% 2.802422.802422.802422.802422.80242
Today is Dolly's (Felicity Jones) wedding day, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and petty grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears with the arrival of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. To her mother's (Elizabeth McGovern) exasperation, his presence threatens to upset the design she had for her daughter's future. Dolly, for her part, just cannot decide whether to run away with Joseph or start a new life in Argentina with her husband to be.
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, 1h38
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch
Roles Jane
Rating62% 3.1467353.1467353.1467353.1467353.146735
Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones) divorce. Helena begins seeing fortune teller Cristal (Pauline Collins) for spiritual advice. Their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) has a troubled marriage with author Roy (Josh Brolin), who once wrote a successful book, and is now anxiously waiting for response from his publisher about the manuscript of his newest one. Helena helps pay their rent.
Hallowe'en Party, 1h30
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors David Suchet, Zoë Wanamaker, David Yelland, Amelia Bullmore, Sophie Thompson, Georgia King
Roles Miss Whittaker
Rating77% 3.8954253.8954253.8954253.8954253.895425
Ariadne Oliver prépare Halloween avec une amie et des enfants. L'une d'elles, Joyce, prétend avoir assisté à un meurtre il y a quelques années. Personne ne la croit, sauf qu'elle est retrouvée noyée dans un seau d'eau un peu plus tard. Ariadne fait appel à son ami Poirot pour trouver le meurtrier. Celui-ci est particulièrement intéressé par l'anecdote de la jeune fille...
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, 1h50
Directed by Robert B. Weide
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Janette Scott, Megan Fox, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson
Roles Post Modern Review Staff
Rating63% 3.1980053.1980053.1980053.1980053.198005
Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) is a smalltime, aspiring English journalist who works for a left-wing radical magazine. Following an incident at a party where Sidney accidentally lets a pig loose, he is hired to work for an upscale magazine in New York City. He is hired by Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges), editor of Sharps magazine, a man Sidney had previously lampooned in his own magazine.
St. Trinian's, 1h37
Directed by Oliver Parker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand, Antonia Bernath, Talulah Riley, Lena Headey
Roles Miss Cleaver
Rating58% 2.9010452.9010452.9010452.9010452.901045
Annabelle Fritton (Talulah Riley), an uptight daddy’s girl, unwillingly transfers to St Trinian’s from the distinguished Cheltenham Ladies’ College at her father’s (Rupert Everett) request. Annabelle is clearly different and doesn’t fit in, telling her father, Carnaby Fritton, that the school is “like Hogwarts for pikeys”. She is taken around the school by Kelly Jones (Gemma Arterton), the head girl, who introduces her to the various cliques within the school, including Emos, Chavs, Geeks and the First Years. On her first night at St Trinian’s, Annabelle calls her father and demands he pick her up immediately, following a series of pranks played on her by the other students, but her father dismisses her.
Scoop
Scoop (2006)
, 1h36
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Christopher Fulford, Nigel Lindsay
Roles Jane Cook
Rating65% 3.299883.299883.299883.299883.29988
Following the memorial service for investigative reporter Joe Strombel (McShane), Strombel's spirit finds himself on the barge of death with several others, including a young woman who believes she was poisoned by her employer, Peter Lyman (Jackman). The woman tells Strombel she thinks Lyman, a handsome British aristocrat with political ambitions, may be the Tarot Card Killer, a notorious serial killer of prostitutes, and that he killed her when she stumbled onto his secret. The Tarot Card Killer left a card on each murder victim's body.
Wah-Wah
Wah-Wah (2005)
, 1h37
Directed by Richard E. Grant
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Nicholas Hoult, Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie
Roles June Broughton
Rating66% 3.3461353.3461353.3461353.3461353.346135
With this semi-autobiographical tale of his childhood in Swaziland during the last days of the British Empire in Africa in 1960s, Grant relates the story of Ralph Compton, whose family’s disintegration mirrors the end of British rule. After witnessing his mother's adultery with his father's best friend, Ralph must survive not only boarding school but also his beloved father's remarriage to Ruby, a fast-talking American Airlines stewardess, and his father's gradual descent into alcoholism.
Stage Beauty, 1h50
Directed by Richard Eyre
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Mark Letheren, Rupert Everett, Zoë Tapper, Tom Wilkinson
Roles Lady Meresvale
Rating70% 3.5464753.5464753.5464753.5464753.546475
Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is one of the leading actors of his day, particularly famous for his portrayal of female characters, predominately Desdemona in Othello. His loyal dresser, Maria (Claire Danes), aspires to perform in the legitimate theatre but is forbidden because of a law enacted by the Puritans prior to the restoration of the House of Stuart. Instead, she appears in productions at a local tavern under the pseudonym Margaret Hughes. Her activity aided by the novelty of a woman acting in public, which attracts the attention of Sir Charles Sedley (Richard Griffiths), who offers his patronage. Eventually she is presented to King Charles II (Rupert Everett).
Vera Drake
Vera Drake (2004)
, 2h5
Directed by Mike Leigh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Daniel Mays, Lesley Manville
Roles Susan's Confidante
Rating75% 3.7968053.7968053.7968053.7968053.796805
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Her shy daughter, Ethel (Alex Kelly), works in a lightbulb factory, and her son, Sid (Daniel Mays), tailors men's suits. Her husband, Stanley (Phil Davis), is a car mechanic. Although Vera and her family are poor, their strong family bonds hold them together. During her working day as a house cleaner, Vera performs constant small acts of kindness for the many people she encounters.