In London’s Wandsworth, Waddingham was born, and both of her maternal grandparents and her mother, Melodie Kelly, were opera singers. Waddingham was exposed to the theater as a child when she was eight years old, which was when her mother joined the English National Opera.

Hannah Waddingham is an Academy of Live and Recorded Arts alumnus, and her singing range is four octaves. She made her stage debut in the interactive comedy Joni and Gina’s Wedding, a sort of dinner theater.

Hannah Waddingham has performed on the stages of both New York’s Broadway and London’s West End. She played Suzanne Valadon in Lautrec and Starbird in Space Family Robinson (Julian & Stephen Butler, 2002).

In Spamalot, Hannah Waddingham played the Lady of the Lake in both the London and Broadway productions, and for the part, she was nominated for an Olivier Award.

Hannah Waddingham height

Hannah Waddingham stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches (approx. 1.8m) tall.