Dolly Wells (born Dorothy Perpetua Gatacre; 5 December 1971 in Merton, London) is an English actress and writer. She has also worked as a journalist and book reviewer. She is best known for Some Girls, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and Dracula (2020).
Wells’s father was the comic actor John Wells, who should not be mistaken for the John Wells who created Third Watch. She has been married to photographer Mischa Richter since 2000 and they have two children.
Works with Dolly Wells:
Film
- 1998 The Sea Change: Jane
- 2001 Bridget Jones' Diary: Woney
- 2002 The Gathering Storm: Sarah Churchill (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 2003 I Capture The Castle: Fur Department Vendeuse
- 2008 Franklyn: Nurse
- 2009 Mr Right 2009: Fizz
- 2014 Benny And Jolene: Rosamund
- 2015 Forty Five Years: Charlotte
- 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Mrs. Featherstone
- 2016 Bridget Jones's Baby: Woney
- 2017 Izzy Gets The Fuck Across Town: Woman in Field
- 2017 Home Again: Tracy
- 2018 Boundaries: Sofia
- 2018 Furlough: SA Group Leader
- 2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Anna
- 2020 The Stand In: Second AD Daisy
- 2021 Love Spreads: Julie
Television
- 1997 The Bill: Janet James (1 episode)
- 1998 Dinnerladies: Hannah (1 episode)
- 1998 Midsomer Murders: Ava Rokeby (1 episode)
- 1999 Goodnight Sweetheart: Celia Johnson (1 episode)
- 2000 Murder Rooms Mysteries Of The Real Sherlock Holmes: Elspeth Scott (1 episode)
- 2003-08 Peep Show: Paula (2 episodes)
- 2004 Murphy's Law: Susan Green (1 episode)
- 2006 Doctors: Claire Morris (1 episode)
- 2006-08 Star Stories: Various, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lisa Kudrow, Nicole Kidman
- 2007 The Mighty Boosh: Methuselah (1 episode)
- 2007-10 The IT Crowd: Miranda/Paula (2 episodes)
- 2009 Free Agents: Sarah Stephens (3 episodes)
- 2009-11 Campus: Lydia Tennant (7 episodes)
- 2011-12 Spy: Judith Elliot
- 2012 Starlings: Annika (1 episode)
- 2012 CASUAL+Y: Josie Betts (1 episode)
- 2012 Pramface: Ante-natal Instructor (1 episode)
- 2012-14 Some Girls: Anna Hitchcock
- 2012-14 Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy: Various
- 2014-15 Doll And Em: Dolly (also co-creator)
- 2015-16 Blunt Talk: Celia Havemayer
- 2016 Younger: Stephanie (1 episode)
- 2018 Portlandia: Dolly Wells (1 episode)
- 2018 Room 104: Catherine (1 episode)
- 2020 Dracula (2020): Agatha Van Helsing / Zoe Van Helsing
- 2021 The Outlaws: Margaret
- 2021 Around the World in 80 Days (2021): Estella (1 episode)
- 2022 Inside Man: Janice Fife (4 episodes)
