Lachele Carl is an American actress based in England. She is best known for playing the recurring character of news anchor

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The Christmas Invasion "The Christmas Invasion" is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2005. This episode features the first full-episode appearance of David Te ...

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The Sound of Drums "The Sound of Drums" is the twelfth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrati ...

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The Poison Sky "The Poison Sky" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 3 May 2008. The episode features both former companion Martha Jones and the alien Sontarans. It ...

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Turn Left "Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008. David Tennant only makes a small contr ...

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The Stolen Earth "The Stolen Earth" is the twelfth episode of the Doctor Who (series 4), fourth series and the 750th overall episode of the British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One ...

" and " The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs ''

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'' (in the stories ''

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'' and '' Secrets of the Stars'') and ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing ...

'', during its five-part serial ''

Children of Earth ''Children of Earth'' is the banner title of the third and penultimate series of the British television science fiction programme ''Torchwood'', which broadcast for five episodes on BBC One from 6 to 10 July 2009. The series had new producer ...

'', making her the first character to appear in all three programmes. To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader), Julian Bleach and

Paul Marc Davis Paul Marc Davis (born 16 April 1974) is a British actor who has appeared on ''Doctor Who'' (the episode "Utopia") and three of its spin-off series: ''Torchwood'' ("Exit Wounds"), ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (as recurring villain " The Trickst ...

. Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special ''Doctor Who: The Companions'' for

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, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set. Carl has also appeared in ''

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''. She plays one of the voices in ''The Notekins'' and was the first voice of Muck in the American English dub of the children's TV series ''

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''. Carl played a minor role as the US Ambassador in the British TV show ''

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Personal life

Carl lives in

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with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao, and their son.

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people American television actresses American film actresses American voice actresses American emigrants to England American expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom American expatriates in England Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{DoctorWho-stub