It will also, no doubt, be helpful in the next few months as Whittaker assumes one of the most talked-about roles in television history, as the first female Doctor in Doctor Who’s 54-year history. Whittaker, he said this week, had always been his first choice to take over from Peter Capaldi as the 13th Doctor, describing her as “a super-smart force of nature”. She knows who she is.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jodie Whittaker and Peter O’Toole at the London film festival in 2006. She was always there, never complaining, despite having so much to do.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jodie Whittaker in Trust Me. Photograph: ITV/RexJodie WhittakerBorn: 3 June 1982Age: 35Career: Made an instant impact on leaving drama school with roles opposite Peter O’Toole and Mark Rylance.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2017 15:34 UTC