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12/02/2018 – Whittaker – British Independent Film Awards 2018 – Arrivals – Old Billingsgate Market – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jodie Auckland Whittaker
Place of Birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 17 June, 1982
Ethnicity: English
Jodie Whittaker is an English actress. She has starred as Doctor Who, and was the first woman to play the character. Her roles also include the films Venus (2006), St Trinian’s (2007), and its sequel; Good (2008), White Wedding (2009), Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne , Perrier’s Bounty , Wish 143 , The Kid (2010), Attack the Block , One Day (2011), A Thousand Kisses Deep , Spike Island , Ashes (2012), Good Vibrations , Hello Carter , Adult Life Skills , Journeyman , Get Santa , Black Sea (2014), Adult Life Skills , Journeyman , and That Christmas ; and the series Tess of the D’Urbervilles , Wired , Return to Cranford , Marchlands , Black Mirror: The Entire History of You , Broadchurch , The Assets , The Smoke , Trust Me , Ready Eddie Go! , One Night , Time , Toxic Town , and Frauds .
She is married to American actor and writer Christian Contreras, with whom she has two children.
Jodie’s paternal grandfather was Harold “Harry” Whittaker (the son of Harold Whittaker and Annie Ridge). Jodie’s great-grandfather Harold was the son of Joe Whittaker and Lettice Lawson.
Jodie’s paternal grandmother was Greta Verdun Bedford (the daughter of George Henry Bedford and Eliza Fines Clements). George was the son of Thomas Bedford and Mary Ann Smith. Eliza was the daughter of William Clements and Sophia Frances Mountain.
Jodie’s maternal grandfather was Lewis Gordon Auckland (the son of Edwin Auckland and Doris Morton). Lewis was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Edwin was the son of Edwin Auckland and Jane Tyas. Doris was the daughter of Alfred Morton and Ann Brown.
Jodie’s maternal grandmother was Mollie Senior (the daughter of Raymond Senior and Dorothy Lawton). Raymond was the son of George Henry Senior and Edith Hannah Brownhill. Dorothy was the daughter of Albert Lawton and Grace Hannah Gill.
Sources: Genealogies of Jodie Whittaker – https://www.geni.com https://www.wikitree.com