
Hannah Waddingham
Biography
Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for playing businesswoman Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso (2020–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 2021 and 2022.
She has also appeared in several West End shows, including Spamalot, the 2010 Regent's Park revival of Into the Woods and The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West. She has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work.
Waddingham's film work includes the film adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), the psychological thriller Winter Ridge (2018) and the action comedy The Fall Guy (2024). Other notable television roles include playing Tonya Dyke in Benidorm (2014), Septa Unella in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones(2015–2016), Jax-Ur in Krypton (2018–2019) and Sofia Marchetti in Sex Education (2019–2023). In 2023, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. Beginning in 2023, Waddingham began to expand into voice acting, portraying the snarky goddess Deliria in the animated series Krapopolis (2023-present) and earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance nomination and Jinx in The Garfield Movie.
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Known For

TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014

TV
Game of Thrones
Septa Unella
2011

TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014

TV
Midsomer Murders
Mimi Dagmar
1997

TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015

TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019

TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015

TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003

TV
The One Show
Self
2006

TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022

TV
QI
Self
2003

TV
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022

TV
Ted Lasso
Rebecca Welton
2020

TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
Lola Brewster
2004

TV
Sex Education
Sofia Marchetti
2019

TV
12 Monkeys
Magdalena
2015

Film
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Admiral Neely
2025

TV
The Last Leg
Self
2013

TV
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Host
1956
Filmography
2025FilmThe Woman in Cabin 10as Heidi Heatherley2025FilmSmurfsas Jezebeth (voice)2025FilmMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningas Admiral Neely2025FilmLilo & Stitchas Grand Councilwoman (voice)2024FilmTiddleras Narrator (voice)2024FilmThe Garfield Movieas Jinx (voice)2024FilmThe Fall Guyas Gail Meyer2023FilmHannah Waddingham: Home for Christmasas Self2023TVKrapopolisas Deliria (voice)2023TVTom Jonesas Lady Bellaston2023FilmWillow: Behind the Magicas Self - 'Hubert'2022TVWillowas Hubert2022FilmHocus Pocus 2as The Witch Mother2022TVThe Jennifer Hudson Showas Self2022TVSherrias Self - Guest2022FilmMichael Bublé's Christmas in the Cityas Self2021FilmAn Audience with Adeleas Self2021TVNever Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - Panellist2020FilmWest End Unplugged Vol.22020TVTed Lassoas Rebecca Welton2019TVRuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest Judge2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019TVThe Ranganationas Self2019FilmThe Hustleas Shiraz2019TVSex Educationas Sofia Marchetti2018FilmWinter Ridgeas Joanne Hill2018TVKryptonas Jax-Ur2016FilmThe Entire Universeas Time and Space2016FilmThe Gatehouseas The Agent2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015TVPartners in Crimeas Blonde Assassin2015TVThe Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Guest2015TV12 Monkeysas Magdalena2014TVLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2013TVThe Last Legas Self2012FilmLes Misérablesas Factory Woman 22012TVBad Educationas Loretta2012TVThe Voice UKas Herself - Guest Mentor2011TVGame of Thronesas Septa Unella2011FilmInto the Woodsas Witch2010TVA League of Their Ownas Themselves - Guest2008FilmHow to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Elizabeth Maddox2007TVBenidormas Tonya2007TVM.I. Highas Allanah Sucrose2006TVNot Going Outas Jane2006FilmThe Only Boy for Meas Melissa2006TVThe One Showas Self2004TVAgatha Christie's Marpleas Lola Brewster2003TVQIas Self2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self2002TVFootballers' Wivesas Jools2000TVCouplingas Jenny Turbot2000TVMy Heroas Miranda1997TVMidsomer Murdersas Mimi Dagmar1956TVEurovision Song Contestas Self - Host—FilmMr. Sunny Sky—FilmHigh in the Cloudsas Gretsch (voice)—TVRide or Dieas Judith