Fenella Woolgar

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Summary

Fenella Woolgar is a British actor known for Bright Young Things, Vera Drake, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, and extensive stage work, including Handbagged, in which she played Margaret Thatcher. Her roles often include historical figures and women navigating social expectations. In interviews, she has criticized misogyny and narrow ideas of what women should be like, including clichéd portrayals of women on screen and restrictive expectations of women in the 1950s. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or organized activism are on record.