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Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Dolly Wells is an English actress, writer and director. She was born Dorothy Gatacre in Merton, London, in 1971. Before acting work came through, she took jobs in journalism and book reviewing, including reporting for the Evening Standard. The Sky Living series Doll & Em, which ran from 2014 to 2015, was co-written by Wells, who also acted in it alongside Emily Mortimer. Good Posture, a comedy drama from 2019, was written and directed by Wells. Her television roles include Star Stories from 2006 to 2008, Some Girls and Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy from 2012 to 2014, and Blunt Talk from 2015 to 2016. She later appeared in Dracula in 2020, The Outlaws in 2021 and Inside Man in 2022.

54years old

Turns 55 on December 5in 54 days

  • Born London
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Also credited as Dorothy Perpetua Wells

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
23 years2002 to 2025

Genres

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Dolly Wells movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018 Biography, Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Anna

    IMDb rating 7.159K votes

  2. 45 Years2015 Drama, Romanceas Sally

    IMDb rating 7.137K votes

  3. Home Again2017as Tracy

    IMDb rating 5.837K votes

  4. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy2025as Woney

    IMDb rating 6.536K votes

  5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016as Mrs. Featherstone

    IMDb rating 5.865K votes

  6. Boundaries2018as Sofia

    IMDb rating 5.83.1K votes

  7. I Do... Until I Don't2017as Vivian

    IMDb rating 4.43.5K votes

  8. Franklyn2008as Nurse

    IMDb rating 6.019K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jim Broadbent, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jim BroadbentLena Headey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lena HeadeyJames Faulkner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James FaulknerLake Bell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lake BellSam Riley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam Riley

Films together

Box office

What Dolly Wells's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$205 million

9 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy2025as Woney$140 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy2025as Woney
    $140M68.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Home Again2017as Tracy
    $27M13.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016as Mrs. Featherstone
    $16M8.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018as Anna
    $8.6M4.2% of the total
  5. 5
    I Capture the Castle2003as Fur Department Vendeuse
    $6.6M3.2% of the total
  6. 6
    45 Years2015as Sally
    $4.3M2.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Morvern Callar2002as Susan
    $870K0.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Boundaries2018as Sofia
    $557K0.3% of the total
I Do... Until I Don't (2017), $280,668

$280,668from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

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