'Doctor Who' Casts First Female Doctor
by EG
The BBC on Sunday revealed Jodie Whittaker as the13th Doctor for hit series Doctor Who.
She will be the first female lead for the sci-fi series on the U.K. public broadcaster. Current lead Peter Capaldi will leave his role after this year's Christmas special.
Whittaker, 34, is from Yorkshire, England and has appeared on such shows as Broadchurch and in comedy film Adult Life Skills, which she also executive produced and which got several British Independent Film Awards nominations.
Whittaker recently finished shooting Journeyman, written and directed by Paddy Considine, as well as playing the lead in new BBC drama series Trust Me.
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Peter Capaldi replaced Matt Smith as the Doctor, and Smith replaced David Tenant.