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Jodie Whittaker is a Actor, Executive Producer and Video Assist Operator British born on 3 june 1982 at Huddersfield (United-kingdom)
Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 3 January 1982) is an English actress. She first came to prominence for her work in the film Venus (2006) and has since starred in films such as St Trinian's (2007), Good (2008), St Trinian's 2 (2009), and Attack the Block (2011). She has also starred in the television series Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008), Wired (2008), Return to Cranford (2009), Marchlands (2011), Broadchurch (2013), and The Assets (2014).
The media reported in January 2015 that Whittaker is pregnant with her first child, due to be born on 22 April 2015.
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Birth name Jodie Auckland Whittaker
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 june 1982 (41 years) at Huddersfield (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 june 1982 (41 years) at Huddersfield (United-kingdom)
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Whittaker has been married to American actor Christian Contreras since 2008. Her nephew played Leo Goskirk in Emmerdale before his death at the age of three in 2014.The media reported in January 2015 that Whittaker is pregnant with her first child, due to be born on 22 April 2015.
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Adult Life Skills (2016)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jodie Whittaker, Alice Lowe, Lorraine Ashbourne, Edward Hogg
Roles Anna
Rating62%
Black Sea (2014)
, 1h55Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films
Actors Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Jodie Whittaker, Ben Mendelsohn, Constantin Khabenski, Karl Davies
Roles Chrissy
Rating63%
Robinson (Jude Law), a veteran captain of under-sea salvage who is recently divorced and estranged from his young son, receives news that he is to be made redundant. He receives £8,000 for his services and is asked to clean his desk and leave the premises.
Get Santa (2014)
, 1h42Directed by Christopher Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion
Actors Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Nonso Anozie, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis, Ewen Bremner
Roles Alison
Rating62%
A 9-year old boy Tom (Kit Connor) finds Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) in his garden shed after Santa crashes his sleigh. Desperate to return to Lapland in time for Christmas, Santa asks Tom and his dad Steve (Rafe Spall) for help. It's just a few days before Christmas, and his reindeer are found running loose through the streets of London.
Good Vibrations (2012)
, 1h42Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Adrian Dunbar, Liam Cunningham, Dylan Moran, Mark Ryder
Roles Ruth
Rating71%
In 1970s sectarian Belfast in the midst of the bloody Troubles DJ Terri Hooley (Dormer) opens a record shop “on the most bombed half-mile in Europe”. He is a music-lover, idealist, radical and rebel. He is inspired by the new underground punk scene and in turn galvanises the young musicians, branching out into record production and bringing life to the city.
A Thousand Kisses Deep (2012)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Time travel films
Actors Dougray Scott, Jodie Whittaker, Emilia Fox, David Warner, Allan Corduner, Jonathan Slinger
Roles Mia Selva
Rating51%
Mia (Jodie Whittaker) has witnessed her neighbour commit suicide by jumping from their mansion flats. At the pavement where the woman's body lies, Mia discovers pieces of a photograph of an ex-lover. Mia is convinced this is a reflection of her own future, and with the assistance of the building's kindly caretaker (David Warner) - and a lift that encompasses the ability to travel back and forwards through time - is able to revisit the most significant stages of her life, with the hope she can stop the event from happening. She does this by trying to convince a younger version of herself to avoid the lover that broke her heart and made life unlivable. He is a married man old enough to be her father.
Spike Island (2012)
, 1h45Directed by Mat Whitecross
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Actors Elliott Tittensor, Matthew McNulty, Nico Mirallegro, Emilia Clarke, Lesley Manville, Jordan Murphy
Roles Suzanne
Rating63%
Set in May 1990, the movie follows the exploits of five lads. Gary 'Tits' Tichfield, Darren 'Dodge' Howard, Chris 'Zippy' Weeks, 'Little' Gaz Duffy and 'Penfold' Andrew Peach. The Stone Roses fans and wannabe band Shadowcastre. It starts 60 hours prior to The Stone Roses legendary gig at Spike Island, Cheshire. When the group get an idea to give The Stone Roses their cassette tape from Sally a girl which both 'Tits' and 'Dodge' show interest in, although 'Dodge' has never spoken to her. They hatch a plan to get tickets to the gig and kickstart their career 'Tits' brother 'Ibiza Steve' gets the boys on the guest-list for the gig. But when 'Tits' dad gets increasingly ill during the 60 hours, he fails to turn up and on the morning of the gig his dad worsens but his dad tells 'Tits' to go to the gig.'Penfolds' dad burns his top in an effort to stop him from going and when he goes to hit him 'Penfolds' stands up to his dad after his dad has been abusing him and heads to the gig.They lure 'Uncle Hairy' out of his van and steal it but when they run out of gas they have to stop but 'Penfold' convinces them to walk to the M6. They hide in the baggage hold of the bus until they arrive at Spike Island, Cheshire .Once arrived they jump out of their hiding place and are chased by police and the bus driver but lose them in the crowd.They lose 'Penfold' and are unable to find him, so they carry on to the entry zone. But are thrown away because they don't have tickets and they don't have guestlists. The remaining 4 make their way to the outside of the venue. They meet Sally who has lost her friends in the crowd and doesn't want to go in alone and gives 'Dodge' her ticket.'Dodge' heads for the gig without the cassette tape because he was afraid "to fuck it up". On his way back to the boys, he sees Sally and 'Tits' hooking up.'Tits' and 'Dodge' later argue but when 'Tits' dad eventually dies they make up.At the end of the movie it's shown that 'Tits' and Sally are together and all the boys have moved on as School has finished.The ending scene shows 'Tits' and looking at 'Dodge' from his window while 'Dodge' walks down the lane with his guitar and bags.
Ashes (2012)
, 1h41Directed by Mat Whitecross
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Luke Evans, Jim Sturgess, Ray Winstone, Jodie Whittaker, Lesley Manville, Zoe Telford
Roles Ruth
Rating55%
Attack the Block (2011)
, 1h28Directed by Joe Cornish
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Hip hop films, Comedy horror films, Gangster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Joey Ansah, Leeon Jones
Roles Sam
Rating66%
Walking home on Bonfire Night through "The Ends" in Brixton, new-to-the-area nurse Samantha Adams is mugged by a small gang of teenage hoodlums: Pest, Dennis, Jerome, Biggz, and leader Moses. The attack is interrupted when a meteorite falls from the sky into a nearby car, giving Samantha the chance to escape. As Moses searches the wreck of the car for valuables, his face is scratched by a pale, hairless, eyeless dog-sized creature; the object which fell from the sky was its cocoon. The creature runs away, but the gang chase and kill it. Hoping to gain fame and fortune, they take the corpse to their acquaintance, cannabis dealer Ron, to get advice on what to do. He lives at the top of their tower block, Wyndham Tower.
One Day (2011)
, 1h48Directed by Lone Scherfig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Ken Stott
Roles Tilly Shaw
Rating70%
The film opens with a short scene from the "current" day in 2006, which appears later on, before going back 18 years.
The Kid (2010)
, 1h51Directed by Nick Moran
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Rupert Friend, Natascha McElhone, William Miller, Ioan Gruffudd, Con O'Neill, Augustus Prew
Roles Jackie
Rating67%
Based on the real-life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and how he put his life together again afterwards. The screenplay was written by Mark Thomas and Kevin Lewis with additional writing by Nick Moran.
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
, 1h28Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Cillian Murphy, Gabriel Byrne, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Michael McElhatton
Roles Brenda
Rating62%
Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy), is a perpetual waster, and is passed out some time in the mid-afternoon. He awakes to find two thugs, Ivan (Michael McElhatton) and Orlando (Don Wycherley), staring at him. They remind him that he owes money to Darren Perrier (Brendan Gleeson), a local crime boss. The debt must be paid that night, or Ivan and Orlando will break two of Michael's bones of his own choice. After they depart, Michael heads down stairs and sees Brenda (Jodie Whittaker), a friend of his, carrying a bouquet of flowers. She informs Michael that her boyfriend, Shamie (Pádraic Delaney), with whom she has a rocky relationship, has given her the flowers by way of apologising for his absenteeism. Michael is uninterested, and leaves the building in pursuit of a loan in order to pay off his current debt.
White Wedding (2009)
Directed by Jann Turner
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jodie Whittaker, Rapulana Seiphemo
Roles Rose
Rating61%
Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) leaves Johannesburg Park Station for Durban where his best friend, Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) will drive them to Cape Town to attend his wedding to Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana). As fate has it, nothing goes according to plan as the two friends trek across the country, meeting eccentric characters along the way and all at Ayanda's expense who awaits nervously in Cape Town.
Wish 143 (2009)
, 24minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Jodie Whittaker, Dean Andrews, Annette Badland, Rory Kinnear, Ace Bhatti, Jim Carter
Roles Maggie
Rating71%
David, a 15-year-old living in the Cancer ward of a children’s hospital, is asked by Dreamscape Charity representative for his biggest dream. David states that he would like to lose his virginity before he dies. The shocked representative attempts to talk David into meeting a celebrity, but David insists that losing his virginity is all he wants.
, 1h46Directed by Oliver Parker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about education, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Talulah Riley, Sarah Harding, Tamsin Egerton
Roles Beverly
Rating53%
One night, an unknown man telephones St. Trinian's and bribes a girl, Celia, to find an old ring in the school library. She is caught by the other girls, and forced to explain that the man offered her £20,000 for the ring. Annabelle, the new head girl of St. Trinian's, bartered for £100,000 from the man when he called back, but he refused and then proceeded to threaten them. Afterwards, the girls ask the headmistress, Camilla Fritton, about why the ring might be so valuable. She tells them a story about Pirate Fritton, her ancestor, who supposedly hid a great treasure somewhere in the world. He had two rings made, which when fitted together would reveal the location of the treasure.
Good (2008)
, 1h36Directed by Vicente Amorim
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Mark Strong, Jodie Whittaker, Steven Mackintosh, Gemma Jones
Roles Anne
Rating61%
Good is the story of John Halder (Mortensen), a German literature professor in the 1930s, who is reluctant at first to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. He is pulled in different emotional directions by his wife, his mother, his mistress (Whittaker) and his Jewish friend (Isaacs). Eventually Halder gives in to Nazism in order to advance his career. He is granted an honorary position in the SS, due to his writings in support of euthanasia. His involvement in the party makes his relationship with his Jewish friend more and more fraught. Finally, Halder finds himself working for Adolf Eichmann. Under the pretext of work he engineers a visit to a concentration camp where he imagines that he sees his emaciated friend. Seeing inmates arriving and the suffering of those at the camp he realizes what his deeds have accomplished.