Fenella Woolgar (born 4 August 1969) is an English actress. Her films include Bright Young Things (2003), Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Swallows and Amazons (2016) and Victoria & Abdul (2017). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Jekyll (2007) and Call the Midwife (2018–2022, 2025), the ITV war drama Home Fires (2015–2016), and the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers (2023–2024). She also guest starred in episodes of Doctor Who (2008) as crime novelist Agatha Christie and Inside No. 9 (2018).
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Early life
Woolgar was born in London. Her mother is of Irish descent and she has joint UK and Irish citizenship. Woolgar's early years were spent in the Connecticut town of New Canaan. She was educated at Mayfield School, St Mary's College of Durham University, and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
At university, along with acting she directed Murder in the Cathedral in Durham Cathedral and wrote and performed comedy in the Durham Revue.
