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She is known for playing businesswoman Rebecca Welton in\u00a0Ted Lasso\u00a0(2020\u20132023), for which she won a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series\u00a0in 2021 and the\u00a0Critics&#8217; Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series\u00a0in both 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She has also appeared in several\u00a0West End shows, including\u00a0Spamalot, the 2010 Regent&#8217;s Park revival of\u00a0Into the Woods\u00a0and\u00a0The Wizard of Oz\u00a0as the\u00a0Wicked Witch of the West. She has received three\u00a0Olivier Award\u00a0nominations for her work.<\/p>\n<p>Waddingham&#8217;s film work includes the film adaptation of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0(2012), the psychological thriller\u00a0Winter Ridge\u00a0(2018) and the action comedy\u00a0The Fall Guy\u00a0(2024). 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