Emmy Award-Winning Actress & Singer
Hannah Waddingham: Biography at a Glance
- Hannah Waddingham stars as “Rebecca Welton” opposite Jason Sudeikis in the award-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.
- She rose to fame as the Shame Nun, “Septa Unella” in HBO’s Game of Thrones and other credits include Sex Education, 12 Monkeys, In the Club, and Krypton.
- Waddingham won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and received a TCA Award nomination for Individual Comedy Achievement for her role in Ted Lasso.
- Waddingham and the cast of Ted Lasso, which includes important portrayals of mental health issues and themes of kindness and tolerance, visited the White House alongside President Biden and the First Lady to discuss mental health.
- She also recently performed at the Thundergong! benefit concert which supports the Steps of Faith Foundation in getting prosthetic limbs for uninsured and underinsured amputees.
- Waddingham is a sought-after speaker on mental health, women's empowerment, and gender equality.
Biography
Hannah Waddingham stars as “Rebecca Welton” opposite Jason Sudeikis in the award-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, for which she won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the 2021 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and received a TCA Award nomination for Individual Comedy Achievement. Waddingham also recurs on the critically acclaimed Netflix comedy series Sex Education. Waddingham originally entered into pop culture glory as the Shame Nun, “Septa Unella” in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Additional television credits include “Magdalena” in SyFy’s 12 Monkeys, “Dr. Stone” in the BBC drama In the Club, and “Jax Ur” in Krypton. She also had a starring role in BBC2’s The Entire Universe.
Hannah has a huge following from her work on stage which has garnered her three Olivier nominations for leading roles in the West End including originating “Lady of the Lake” in Spamalot, “Lilli Vanessi/Katharine” in Kiss Me Kate, and “Desiree” in A Little Night Music.
