Hannah Waddingham is a British actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for playing businessperson Rebecca Welton in the comedy series
Ted Lasso (2020â2023), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022. She has also appeared in a number of West End shows, including
Spamalot, the 2010 Regent's Park revival of
Into the Woods, and
The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West, and has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work.