Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge is an actress, producer, and writer from England. She is the creator and main lead of the BBC comedy-drama/tragicomedy show ‘Fleabag’. A native of London, Waller-Bridge hails from a family of landed gentry background from Cuckfield, Sussex. She studied at DLD College London before enrolling at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her first acting job was in the play ‘Roaring Trade’ at Soho Theatre in 2009. That year, she also made her screen debut, in an episode of the BBC medical soap opera ‘Doctors’. Her first cinematic appearance came in 2011 in ‘Albert Nobbs’. In the ensuing years, she has delivered memorable performances in the films ‘The Iron Lady’, ‘Man Up’, and ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ and TV shows ‘The Café’, ‘Broadchurch’, and ‘Crashing’. Her writing and performance in ‘Fleabag’ have garnered her several accolades, including the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance. Waller-Bridge was also the showrunner on the first series of the critically-acclaimed BBC spy-thriller show ‘Killing Eve’.
