Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 27, 1961
Place of Birth
West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
Credits
104 titles
Joanna Scanlan
Biography
Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress and writer. On television, she is known for her roles in The Thick of It (2005–2012), Big School (2013–2014), Puppy Love (2014), No Offence (2015–2018), Requiem (2018), and The Larkins (2021). She was nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards for Getting On (2009–2012), including two for Best Writing. Scanlan's film appearances include Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Notes on a Scandal (2006), The Invisible Woman (2013), and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 2020 film After Love. She was the first person since 2003 to win the award without being nominated for the corresponding Oscar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Scanlan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Anxious People
Missed Call
Riot Women
Beth
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Cathy
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Joy
Gladys May
Killed Without A Trace
Presenter
A Very Royal Scandal
Amanda Thirsk
The Rising of the Sap
Elizabeth
Wicked Little Letters
Ann
Tabby McTat
Pat (voice)
Boat Story
Pat Tooh
Secrets of the Aquarium
Narrator
This Is Christmas
Linda
How the BBC Began
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor
The Light in the Hall
Sharon Roberts
Slow Horses
Moira Tregorian
The Larkins
Ma Larkin
Ropey
Don vs Lightning
Maggie
After Love
Mary/Fahima
How to Build a Girl
Mrs. Belling
McDonald & Dodds
Kelly Mulcreevy
Avenue 5
Johanna
Dracula
Mother Superior
The Accident
Angela Griffiths
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sally4Ever
Stella
Pin Cushion
Lyn
The Woman in White
Mrs Vesey
Dinnerladies Diaries
Self
Wild Honey Pie!
Janet
Hold the Sunset
Sandra
Requiem
Janice Gray
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Marion, Enn’s Mother
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Su
Tulip Fever
Mrs. Overvalt
Hooten & The Lady
Bridget Jones's Baby
Cathy - Make Up Lady
Dylan's Room
Penny
Fungus the Bogeyman
Mildrew
Fungus The Bogeyman
The Bad Education Movie
Susan Poulter
No Offence
Vivienne Deering
Testament of Youth
Aunt Belle
Get Santa
Ruth
Puppy Love
Nana V
Death Comes to Pemberley
Mrs. Reynolds
The Invisible Woman
Catherine Dickens