Charity Wakefield

Personal context

Summary

Charity Wakefield is an English actor known for Sense & Sensibility, Wolf Hall, The Great, and her stage work. Her roles include historical figures and sharply comic characters; she has described enjoying stories about women who survive and resist expectations. In interviews about Emilia, she supported telling women’s stories, spoke about women’s voices and workplace accountability in the #MeToo era, and said she would support people who lack the privilege she was born with. She has also publicly supported the Equity Green Rider campaign for more sustainable film and television production.