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Jill Winternitz

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Jill Winternitz
Three reluctant adult siblings join their parents on a Christmas river cruise through Europe, each dealing with personal issues, only to find unexpected joy, romance, and family bonds along the journey.
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A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025)
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Jill Winternitz is known for her work in the Netflix smash hit The Sandman, in which she plays the recurring role of The Good Doctor. Born and raised in Northern California, Jill trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School and UCLA before gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Jill's career began in the West End playing the lead roles in both Olivier Award-winning Once, and the crowd favorite, Dirty Dancing. She went on to play leading roles in new plays at the Park Theatre and Finborough Theatre, both times being nominated for Best Female Performer in the Off West End Awards.

Her screen work also includes Havoc alongside Tom Hardy, directed by Gareth Evans for Netflix, the lead in UK indie film Young Gun, as well as supporting roles in Good Omens, Anansi Boys, Doctor Who, and Indiana Jones 5.

She has Ukrainian heritage and is proficient in Russian language.
BornOctober 3, 1986
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BornOctober 3, 1986
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      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tom Sturridge in The Sandman (2022)
    The Sandman
    7.6
    TV Series
    • The Good Doctor
    Forest Whitaker, Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, JC Argüelles, Sunny Pang, and Jessie Mei Li in Havoc (2025)
    Havoc
    5.6
    • Angela
    • 2025
    Good Omens (2019)
    Good Omens
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Harriet Dowling

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    Actress



    • The Leader
      • Joy
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • One Last Shot
      • Kelly Harris
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Anansi Boys
      • Melissa
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series



    • Jorden Myrie and Daniel De Bourg in Ticket (2025)
      Ticket
      Short
      • Ash
      • 2025
    • Brandon Routh, Jonathan Bennett, and Eden Sher in A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025)
      A Keller Christmas Vacation
      6.3
      • Felicity
      • 2025
    • Forest Whitaker, Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, JC Argüelles, Sunny Pang, and Jessie Mei Li in Havoc (2025)
      Havoc
      5.6
      • Angela
      • 2025
    • Yasmin Finney, James Scholz, Georgie Farmer, and Roman Hayeck-Green in LifeHack (2025)
      LifeHack
      6.0
      • 2025
    • Paperless (2021)
      Paperless
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2024
    • Tom Berenger, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, and Alexis Knapp in One More Shot (2024)
      One More Shot
      5.4
      • Kelly Harris
      • 2024
    • Jill Winternitz and Dom Watters in Christmas in Scotland (2023)
      Christmas in Scotland
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Emma McKenzie
      • 2023
    • Young Gun (2023)
      Young Gun
      • Birdie
      • 2023
    • Ilkka Villi and Melanie Liburd in Alan Wake II (2023)
      Alan Wake II
      9.2
      Video Game
      • Charline Koskela
      • Additional Characters (voice)
      • 2023
    • Damion Poitier, Pete Gold, Simon Kerr, and Nicklas Berglund in Payday 3 (2023)
      Payday 3
      4.4
      Video Game
      • Agent Rebecca Stone (voice)
      • 2023
    • Lies of P (2023)
      Lies of P
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Belle
      • Stalker Master
      • Train Station Announcement (voice)
      • 2023
    • Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethann Isidore, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Shaunette Renée Wilson in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
      Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
      6.5
      • Pan Am Stewardess
      • 2023
    • Non-Negotiable (2022)
      Non-Negotiable
      7.1
      Short
      • Kat
      • 2022
    • First Contact: An Alien Encounter (2022)
      First Contact: An Alien Encounter
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Anita Kay
      • 2022
    • Tom Sturridge in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.6
      TV Series
      • The Good Doctor
      • 2022

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • October 3, 1986
      • Davis, California, USA
    • Parents
      • William Welch Winternitz Jr.
    • Relatives
        Jana Linn Winternitz(Sibling)

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      • Female

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