No. Jodie Whittaker is NOT the first woman to play the title role in Dr Who. That was Joanna Lumley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who:_The_Curse_of_Fatal

No. Jodie Whittaker is NOT the first woman to play the title role in Dr Who. That was Joanna Lumley.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoctorWho:TheCurseofFatalDeath