Fenella is currently filming Season 2 of THE BUCCANEERS (Apple TV+).
Fenella Woolgar has a long established career spanning Film, TV, Theatre and Radio. Her notable film credits include VERA, JUDY, THE LADY IN THE VAN, BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS, MR TURNER and VICTORIA & ABDUL. On the small screen, she played the iconic role of Sister Hilda in CALL THE MIDWIFE as well as Agatha Christie in DOCTOR WHO and Margaret Thatcher in THE RECKONING.
On stage, she starred in HEDDA GABLER (Old Vic), earning the Clarence Derwent Award, as well as TIME AND THE CONWAYS and THE VEIL both for the National and directed by Rupert Goold and Conor McPherson respectively. Other notable credits include THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE (Hampstead), WELCOME HOME CAPTAIN FOX (Donmar Warehouse) and HANDBAGGED (Vaudeville).
She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR JONES | Miss Stevenson | WestEnd Films | Agnieszka Holland |
| JUDY | Margaret Hamilton | Pathe | Rupert Goold |
| VICTORIA & ABDUL | Miss Phipps | Stephen Frears | |
| WHISKY GALORE | Dolly | Whisky Galore Movie Ltd | Gillies Mackinnon |
| SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS | Miss Crummock | BBC Films | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| MR TURNER | Elizabeth Eastlake | Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh |
| CHEERFUL WEATHER FOR THE WEDDING | Nancy Dakin | Cheerful Weather | Donald Rice |
| YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER | Jane | Woody Allen | |
| ST TRINIAN'S | Miss Cleaver | Mayhem Films | Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson |
| SCOOP 2005 | Jane | Woody Allen | |
| WAH WAH | June | Richard E Grant | |
| VERA DRAKE | Hester, Susan's confidante | Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh |
| STAGE BEAUTY | Aurelia Meresvale | Tribeca Films | Richard Eyre |
| BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS | Agatha | Revolution Films | Stephen Fry |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNITSKY THE MUSICAL | BBC Radio 4 | Sasha Yevtushenko | |
| SLAVES OF SOLITUDE | Enid | Hampstead Theatre | Jonathan Kent |
| WELCOME HOME CAPTAIN FOX | Valerie | Donmar Warehouse | Blanche McIntyre |
| HANDBAGGED | Mags - Margaret Thatcher | Vaudeville Theatre West End | Indhu Rubasingham |
| HANDBAGGED | Margaret Thatcher - Mags | Tricycle Theatre | Indhu Rubasingham |
| CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION | Theresa | Royal Court Theatre | James Macdonald |
| HEDDA GABLER | Thea Elvsted | The Old Vic | Anna Mackmin |
| THE VEIL | Madeleine | National Theatre | Conor McPherson |
| THE REAL THING | Charlotte | The Old Vic | Anna Mackmin |
| TIME AND THE CONWAYS | Madge | National Theatre | Rupert Goold |
| MOTORTOWN | Helen | Royal Court | Ramin Gray |
| BRONTË | Charlotte Bronte | Shared Experience | Polly Teale |
| PASSAGE TO INDIA | Adela | Shared Experience | Nancy Meckler |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Helena | Manchester Royal Exchange | Lucy Bailey |
| WAY UPSTREAM | Emma | Derby Playhouse | Timothy Sheader |
| HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Teresa | Watford Palace Theatre | Richard Beecham |
| THE MISER | Eleanor | Salisbury Playhouse | Richard Beecham |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | Celia | Manchester Royal Exchange | Marianne Elliot |
| CHARLEY'S AUNT | Kitty Verdun | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | Deborah Paige |
| BRING ME SUNSHINE | Lucy Irwin | Manchester Royal Exchange Studio | George Ormond |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Varya | York Theatre Royal | Sonia Fraser |
| THE RIVALS | Mrs Malaprop | RADA | Robert Chetwyn |
| CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | Katerina Ivanovna | RADA | Bill Gaskill |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BUCCANEERS | Lady Brightlingsea | Apple TV+ | Susanna White |
| THE RECKONING | Margaret Thatcher | BBC | Sandra Goldbacher |
| DALGLIESH | Mavis Gearing | C5/Acorn | Jill Robertson |
| CALL THE MIDWIFE (3 SERIES) | Sister Hilda | BBC & Neal Street Productions | |
| HOUSE PARTY - UNPRECEDENTED | Tara | Headlong | Holly Race Roughan |
| PLEBS | Jocasta | ITV2 | Sam Liefer |
| MIDSOMER MURDERS | Hazel Webster | ITV | Nick Laughland |
| QUACKS | Lady Campbell | BBC | Andy de Emmony |
| HARLOTS | Lady Repton | ITV Enore/Hulu | Coky Giedroyc |
| INSIDE NO.9 | June | BBC | Graeme Harper |
| HOME FIRES (SERIES 2) | Alison | ITV | Robert Quinn |
| WAR AND PEACE | Catiche | BBC | Tom Harper |
| HOME FIRES | Alison | ITV | Bruce Goodison and Robert Quinn |
| SPIES OF WARSAW | Lady Angela Hope | BBC | Coki Giedroyc |
| CASE HISTORIES | Amelia Land | BBC | Marc Jobst |
| SILK | Wendy Ford | BBC | Catherine Moreshead |
| HALLOWEEN PARTY, POIROT | Miss Whittaker | ITV | Charles Palmer |
| FREEZING | Heidi | BBC Television | Simon Curtis |
| DOCTOR WHO | Agatha Christie | BBC Television | Graeme Harper |
| JEKYLL | Min | Hartswood Films and BBC | Douglas Mackinnon and Matt Lipsey |
| MR LOVEDAY'S LITTLE OUTING | Angela | BBC4 Television | Sam Hobkinson |
| HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT | Arabella French | BBC Television | Tom Vaughan |
| EROICA | Marie von Lobkowitz | BBC Television | Simon Cellan Jones |
| THE WAY WE LIVE NOW | Lady Julia Monogram | BBC Television | David Yates |
| PEOPLE LIKE US | Mrs. Watson | BBC Television | John Morton |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE SKY THINKING | Black Box | BBC Audio Drama | Sasha Yevtushenko |
| MY FATHER'S HOUSE | Delia Kiernan / Marianna de Vries | BBC Radio 4 | |
| BOOK OF THE WEEK - WIFEDOM | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Elizabeth Allard |
| PLANE SPEAKING | Black Box | Sasha Yevtushenko | |
| KAFKA'S DICK | Linda | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| BOOK OF THE WEEK - MRS BRIDGE | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Jill Waters |
| BOOK OF THE WEEK - BRITISH SUMMER TIME | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Eilidh McCreadie |
| BOOK OF THE WEEK - LEV'S VIOLIN | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Celia de Wolff |
| THE BLACKROCK GIRL | Title role | Celia de Wolff | |
| GOOD FOR YOU | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Celia de Wolff |
| THE HOURS | Virginia Woolf | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas and Judith Kampfner |
| DOT | DOT | BBC Radio 4 | Jessica Mitic |
| HOME FRONT | Cynthia Hamilton | BBC Radio 4 | Jessica Dromgoole |
| ONLY IN NAPLES | Reader - Book of the Week | BBC Radio 4 Pier Productions | Celia de Wolff |
| DOT | Dot | BBC Radio 4 | Jessica Brown |
| JULIUS CAESER | Portia | BBC Radio 4 | Marc Beeby |
| DOT | Dot | BBC Radio 4 | Jessica Brown |
| EATING FOR ENGLAND | Joan | BBC radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| THE INTERPLANETARY NOTES OF AMBASSADOR B | Ambassador B | BBC Radio 4 | Jonquil Panting |
| WRITING THE CENTURY - PASSAGES TO EMPIRE | Ina Crafer | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| CHIWAWA | Monica | BBC Radio 4 | Marc Beeby |
| WORDS AND MUSIC | BBC Radio 3 | Philippa Ritchie | |
| PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | Miss Bingley | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| THE FORBIDDEN | Anne Marie Tyler and Bernadette | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| THERE | Carla | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| POETRY PLEASE | Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson and Emily Bronte | BBC Radio 4 | Christine Hall |
| MRS DALLOWAY | Mrs Dalloway | BBC Radio 4 | Marc Beeby |
| AN AMERICAN ROSE | Rosemary Kennedy | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| ETHAN FROME | Edith Wharton | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| THE JINX ELEMENT | Edith Wharton | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS | Hat Trick | ||
| AMOUR DE VOYAGES | Merideth | BBC Radio 4 | Tim Dee |
| THE HISTORY OF TITUS GROAN (GORMENGHAST SERIES) | Clarice | BBC Radio 4 | Jeremy Mortimer |
| LITTLE SISTER (RAYMOND CHANDLER SERIES) | Mavis | BBC Radio 4 | Claire Groves |
| HER FIRST BALL | Narrator - 20 minute story | BBC Radio 3 | Justine Willett |
| MILLIONS LIKE US | Narrator - Book of the Week | BBC Radio 4 | Liz Allard |
| THE PORLOCK PRISONER | Tina Paganini | BBC World Service | Dirk Maggs |
| NO HIGHWAY | Monica Teasdale | BBC Radio 4 | Toby Swift |
| HINDENBURG | Annie | BBC Radio 4 | Steven Canny |
| ACROSS THE FENCE | Narrator - 20 minute story | BBC Radio 3 | |
| IN THE VALLEY OF MIST | Narrator - Book of the Week | BBC Radio 4 | Liz Allard |
| THE VISITORS BOOK | Narrator - 20 minute story | BBC Radio 3 | Duncan Minshull |
| THE LOOKING GLASS WAR (THE COMPLETE SMILEY) | Sarah | BBC Radio 4 | Marc Beeby |
| RESTLESS | Ruth | BBC Radio 4 | Marc Beeby |
| FLAW IN THE MOTOR, DUST IN THE BLOOD | Amy | BBC Radio 4 | Toby Swift |
| THE GRAND HOTEL BABYLON | Miss Spencer | BBC Radio 4 | Steven Canny |
| SCOOP | Julia | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK | Marion | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| THE VIEW FROM HERE | Riva | BBC World Service | Marion Nancarrow |
| WODEHOUSE IN HOLLYWOOD | Ethel Wodehouse | BBC Radio 4 | Stefan Escreet |
| ISABELLA DI MEDICI | Narrator - Book of the Week | BBC Radio 4 | Joanna Green |
| ONE CHORD WONDERS | Myatt | BBC Radio 4 | Toby Swift |
| SALOME | Herodias | BBC Radio 4 | Lu Kemp |
| JIGSAW | Oriane | BBC Radio 4 | Celia de Wolfe |
| THE IPCRESS FILE | Jean | BBC Radio 4 | Toby Swift |
| WHO ME? | Carmen | BBC Radio 4 | Wils Wilson |
| BREAKFAST | Sunshine & Mrs. Stringfellow | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| CHARLEY'S AUNT | Kitty | BBC Radio 4 | Polly Thomas |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIKING WARRIOR WOMEN | Narrator | Smithsonian | |
| RACE TO VICTORY | Narrator | Smithsonian | |
| A SINGLE THREAD | Narrator | Harper Collins | |
| JAMBUSTERS | All characters | Chrome Audio | |
| THE MOONSTONE | Naxos Books | Pippa Vaughan | |
| HOW TO BE A PERFECT WIFE (BY EMMA CHAPMAN) | MacMillan | Nic Jones | |
| LIFE AFTER LIFE (BY KATE ATKINSON) | Random House | Alexa Moore | |
| DAUGHTERS IN LAW (BY JOANNA TROLLOPE) | Random House | ||
| MINI SHOPAHOLIC (BY SOPHIE KINSELLA) | Random House | Alexa Moore | |
| THE DISAPPEARED (BY M.R.HALL) | Macmillan | Ali Muirden | |
| THE OTHER FAMILY (BY JOANNA TROLLOPE) | Random House | Alexa Moore | |
| THE CORONER (BY M.R.HALL) | Macmillan | ||
| MUSEUM MILE AUDIO GUIDE | Narration | Pippa Vaughan | |
| GETTING RID OF MATTHEW | Orion Publishing | Garrick Hagon | |
| SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN | Harriet | Orion Publishing | Nicholas Jones |
