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Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge (born 14 July 1985) is an English actress and screenwriter. She is best known as the creator, head writer, and star of the

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'' (2016–2019), which was based on her one-woman show of the same name. She was also showrunner, head writer, and executive producer of the first series of ''

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'' (2018–2022), which she adapted for television. For ''Fleabag'', Waller-Bridge received the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, three

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( Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Comedy Series), and two

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( Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy). Waller-Bridge also created, wrote, and starred in the

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comedy series '' Crashing'' (2016). She appeared in the comedy series '' The Café'' (2011–2013) and the second series of crime drama series ''

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'' (2015). She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2011), '' The Iron Lady'' (2011), ''

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'' (2017), and as the droid

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in the ''

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'' film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018). She also contributed to the screenplay of the ''

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'' film ''

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'' (2021).

Early life

Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge was born in

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, London, on 14 July 1985, the daughter of Michael Cyprian Waller-Bridge, founder of the electronic trading platform

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, and Theresa Mary, daughter of Sir John Edward Longueville Clerke, 12th

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, employed by the

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. The Bridge, later Waller-Bridge, family were soldiers and clergymen, who came to rank among the

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. Her grandfather, Cyprian Waller-Bridge (1918-1960), "a Wodehousian sort of character... 'the eccentric son of an eccentric vicar'", was an actor and BBC announcer. On her father's side, she is a descendant of the Revd Sir Egerton Leigh, 2nd Baronet, and a distant relative of politician and author

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MP for Mid Cheshire from 1873 to his death in 1876. Waller-Bridge grew up in London's

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district, and has two siblings: an older sister named

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, a composer with whom she has collaborated, and a younger brother named Jasper Waller-Bridge. Her parents are divorced. She was educated at St Augustine's Priory, a Catholic independent school for girls, followed by the independent

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college

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in the

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area of London. She graduated from the

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in London.

Career

Early work and breakthrough (2007–2015)

Fleabag at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013

Waller-Bridge's performing credits begin in theatre in 2007. At that time, she co-founded the DryWrite Theatre Company with

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. They are co-artistic directors of the company. The two women met and became friends while working on theatre productions. Among her acting theatre credits are the 2009 productions ''Roaring Trade'' at

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and ''Rope'' at the Almeida Theatre. She performed in a production of

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's ''

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'' in 2011 and ''Mydidae'' in 2012. Waller-Bridge then wrote and starred in ''Fleabag'', which she first performed as part of the London Storytelling Festival on 25 November 2012. The first full version of ''Fleabag'' premiered at the

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in 2013. She later wrote the short plays production ''Good. Clean. Fun.'' Waller-Bridge returned to the stage for further productions of ''Fleabag'' between 2013 and 2019. Waller-Bridge began her screen career in 2009, playing roles in short films and in individual episodes of television sitcoms and dramas. Her early television appearances include the 2011 film ''The Night Watch'', as well as '' Bad Education'' and '' Coming Up'' in 2013 and ''Blandings'' in 2014. She had recurring supporting roles in '' The Café'' from 2011 to 2013 and in the second series of ''

'' in 2015. Her first feature length theatrical film roles were in 2011 for ''

'' and '' The Iron Lady''. Her role in ''Albert Nobbs'' had her cast alongside

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, to whom she would later hand off showrunner duties for ''Killing Eve''. Waller-Bridge has voice acted for several BBC Radio plays, such as 2013's ''

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and the Horror of the English Blood Beast'', in which she played actress Hillary Dwyer, and a 2014 adaptation of an

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story. She has provided narration in short films, including a 2015 television documentary on dating apps and a 2016 Christmas themed animated short film. She has also voiced ads for companies such as The Cotswold Company,

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, Travel Republic,

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, and

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Critical acclaim and wider recognition (2016–present)

In 2016, she wrote and starred in her first television project, the

comedy '' Crashing'' about a group of twenty-somethings living in an abandoned hospital under the property guardianship scheme. It began streaming on

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after airing in the UK, with ''

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'' calling it Waller-Bridge's "twisted take on ''Friends''." ''

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'' described the show's six episodes as: "perfect little whirlwinds of comedy building to one big maelstrom where everyone falls to pieces—some are better off for it, and some are not. No matter where the chips fall, you'll have a good time." FleabagWyndham290819-3 (cropped)

After an initial release on BBC Three, ''

'' was broadcast on

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from August 2016. It was picked up by the on-demand

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service and premiered in the United States in September 2016. For her performance in the series she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and was nominated for a

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. ''Fleabag''s second and final series aired in 2019. For the second series, Waller-Bridge received

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s for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Comedy Series. She voiced and performed droid

in the ''

'' film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018). Waller-Bridge wrote and produced the thriller television series ''

'', based on novels by

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for

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series stars

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and

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and premiered in April 2018 to critical acclaim. For her work on the series, she received nominations for the

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and Outstanding Drama Series, the latter as a producer. In March 2019,

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ordered the series ''

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'', which was executive-produced by Waller-Bridge and starred

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and

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in lead roles. Waller-Bridge also featured in the series with a recurring role as the character Laurel. It was cancelled after one season. In 2019, Waller-Bridge co-wrote the screenplay for ''

'' (2021), the 25th ''James Bond'' film, along with Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and

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. It was stated she was brought on to introduce "more humour and the offbeat style of writing she is best known for." In 2020, Waller-Bridge recurred in season 2 of the television show ''

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'' where she voiced Sayan Kötör. She also directed the music video for "Savior Complex" by

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. Waller-Bridge then appeared in the music video for "Treat People with Kindness" by

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, which premiered on 1 January 2021. She was set to co-star with

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in a television adaptation of the 2005 film ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' and is a part of ''

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'', which is to be released in 2023. In September 2021, it was revealed that Waller-Bridge had exited the series over creative differences.

Personal life

Waller-Bridge lives in the

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area of

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. She married Irish presenter and documentary filmmaker

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in 2014. By 2017, they had separated and filed for divorce. Since early 2018, she has been in a relationship with playwright

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. Waller-Bridge describes herself as an

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, although she says she "hopped around a bit from religion to religion" while growing up. She avoids

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, stating in a 2019 interview that she "would feel pressure to be funny the whole time" and that she did not feel confident enough to deal with the negative comments that come with social media use. Waller-Bridge has two siblings: Jasper Waller-Bridge and composer/musician

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Radio

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Awards and honours

References

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