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2->''"I don't think you can be a good actor and want to please, because so much about performing and acting is surprising people."''
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4Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge (born 14 July 1985 in London, England) is an English actress and writer best known as the creator, head writer and star of the Creator/{{BBC}} sitcom ''Series/{{Fleabag}}'', as well as the original showrunner for the BBC thriller series ''Series/KillingEve'', which she adapted from Luke Jennings' ''Literature/CodenameVillanelle'' series.
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6She also created, wrote and starred in the Creator/Channel4 series ''[[Series/CrashingUK Crashing]]''; further work from her in TV includes a regular role in the sitcom ''The Cafe'' and a supporting turn in the second series of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}''.[[note]]Her association with ''Broadchurch'' creator Creator/ChrisChibnall led to rumors that he might cast Waller-Bridge as the first female Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho''. She denied the rumors, but expressed interest in playing a "snake alien" in the show.[[/note]]
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8Waller-Bridge's film career initially consisted mainly of historical dramas such as ''Film/AlbertNobbs'', ''Film/TheIronLady'' and ''Film/GoodbyeChristopherRobin'', but transitioned into franchise films following her casting as the voice of the droid L3-37 in ''[[Film/{{Solo}} Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''. She went on to contribute to the screenplay of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' and co-star in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny''.
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10Not to be confused with the musician Music/PhoebeBridgers (for whom Waller-Bridge directed the music video for "Savior Complex").
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12!! Selected filmography:
13!!! '''As actress:'''
14* ''Series/HowNotToLiveYourLife'' (2010)[[note]](episode "Don's Posh Weekend")[[/note]] as Felicity
15* ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' (2011) as Viscountess Yarrell
16* ''Film/TheIronLady'' (2011) as Susie
17* ''Series/BadEducation'' (2013) as India
18* ''Series/{{Glue}}'' (2014) as Bee Warwick
19* ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' (2015) as Abby
20* ''Series/{{Crashing|UK}}'' (2016) as Lulu [[note]](also creator & writer)[[/note]]
21* ''Series/{{Fleabag}}'' (2016-2019) as Fleabag [[note]](also creator, executive producer, and writer)[[/note]]
22* ''Film/GoodbyeChristopherRobin'' (2017) as Mary Brown
23* ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018) as L3-37 (voice and motion capture)
24* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' (2023) as Helena Shaw
25* ''Film/{{IF|2024}}'' (2024) (voice)
26!!! '''As writer:'''
27* ''Series/KillingEve'' (2018 -- 2022) [[note]](also creator)[[/note]]
28* ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' (2021, co-written with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade)
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30!!Tropes & Trivia:
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32* SheAlsoDid: She helped to do some rewrites on the script for the 25th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. This made Waller-Bridge the first female screenwriter credited with writing a Bond film since Johanna Harwood was credited for the story of ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' all the way back in 1963.[[note]]Harwood also contributed to the script for ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'', albeit uncredited. Dana Stevens contributed to the script of ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' (directed by her then-husband Creator/MichaelApted), but was never formally credited for her work.[[/note]] Her major writing contribution is apparently the character of Paloma, played by Creator/AnaDeArmas.
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