Joanna Scanlan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
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
Poe
Movie · as Friend (Voice)
Anxious People
Movie
The Arrival
Movie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Herself - Panellist · 1 ep
The Cadburys
TV · as Dorothy Adlington · 1 ep
Missed Call
TV · 5 eps
The Party
TV · as Sylvia Gilmour · 5 eps
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Movie · as Cathy
Riot Women
TV · as Beth · 6 eps
Tabby McTat
Movie · as Pat (voice)
Wicked Little Letters
Movie · as Ann
The Rising of the Sap
Movie · as Elizabeth
JOY
Movie · as Gladys May
A Very Royal Scandal
TV · as Amanda Thirsk · 3 eps
Killed Without A Trace
TV · as Presenter · 4 eps
Boat Story
TV · as Pat Tooh · 6 eps
Secrets of the Aquarium
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
This Is Christmas
Movie · as Linda
The Light in the Hall
TV · as Sharon Roberts · 6 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self – Actor · 2 eps
How the BBC Began
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Slow Horses
TV · as Moira Tregorian · 11 eps
Ropey
Movie
After Love
Movie · as Mary / Fahima
Don vs Lightning
Movie · as Maggie
The Larkins
TV · as Ma Larkin · 13 eps
How to Build a Girl
Movie · as Mrs. Belling
Avenue 5
TV · as Johanna · 1 ep
Dracula
TV · as Mother Superior · 3 eps
McDonald & Dodds
TV · as Kelly Mulcreevy · 1 ep
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 102 eps
The Accident
TV · as Angela Griffiths · 4 eps
Pin Cushion
Movie · as Lyn
Wild Honey Pie!
Movie · as Janet
Requiem
TV · as Janice Gray · 6 eps
Hold the Sunset
TV · as Sandra · 4 eps
Dinnerladies Diaries
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Woman in White
TV · as Mrs Vesey · 1 ep
Sally4Ever
TV · as Stella · 1 ep
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Movie · as Marion, Enn’s Mother
Tulip Fever
Movie · as Mrs. Overvalt
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TV · as Su · 1 ep
Dylan's Room
Movie · as Penny
Bridget Jones's Baby
Movie · as Cathy - Make Up Lady
Hooten & The Lady
TV · 1 ep
Fungus The Bogeyman
Movie
Testament of Youth
Movie · as Aunt Belle
The Bad Education Movie
Movie · as Susan Poulter
Fungus the Bogeyman
TV · as Mildrew · 3 eps
No Offence
TV · as Vivienne Deering · 21 eps
Get Santa
Movie · as Ruth
Puppy Love
TV · as Nana V · 6 eps
The Invisible Woman
Movie · as Catherine Dickens
40 Year Old Virgins
Movie · as Herself
Heading Out
TV · as Torla · 6 eps
Getting On
TV · as Sister Den Flixter · 1 ep
Death Comes to Pemberley
TV · as Mrs. Reynolds · 3 eps
Big School
TV · as Mrs Klebb · 10 eps
Psychobitches
TV · as Barbara Woodhouse · 1 ep
Stella
TV · 5 eps
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Barbara Woodhouse · 1 ep
Hot Hot Hot
Movie · as Mary-Ann
The Calling
Movie · as Sister Kevin
The Angina Monologues
Movie · as Self
In the Loop
Movie · as Roz
Getting On
TV · as Sister Den Flixter · 15 eps
Home Time
TV · as Mrs Pitman · 1 ep
The Other Boleyn Girl
Movie · as Midwife
The Moon and the Stars
Movie · as Daisy Burke
Grow Your Own
Movie · as Barbara
Stardust
Movie · as Mormo
The Rise of the Nutters
Movie · as Terri Coverley
Maxwell
Movie · as Jennings
Spinners and Losers
Movie · as Terri Coverly
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jekyll
TV · as Nurse · 6 eps
Notes on a Scandal
Movie · as Sue Hodge
Kinky Boots
Movie · as Trish
A Little Trip to Heaven
Movie · as Josie
The Thick of It
TV · as Terri Coverley · 21 eps
Doctors and Nurses
TV · as Stumpy Yates · 4 eps
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Movie · as Tanneke
The Deal
Movie · as Sue Nye
Little Britain
TV · as Lou's Girlfriend Anya · 1 ep
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
TV · 14 eps
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
TV · 1 ep
Murder in Mind
TV · as Diana Spearman · 1 ep
The Announcement
Movie · as Debbie
Human Remains
TV · as Nana · 1 ep
My Family
TV · as Dental Assistant · 1 ep
Cry Wolf
TV · as Julie · 5 eps
Coming Soon
Movie · as Claudia
Coming Soon
TV · 3 eps
Spaced
TV · as Tina · 1 ep
A Rather English Marriage
Movie · as Sister
Vanity Fair
TV · as Lady Crawley · 2 eps
Jane Eyre
Movie · as Bessie
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Clara Trout · 1 ep
Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Peak Practice
TV · as Midwife · 1 ep
Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Iris Wood-Newton · 1 ep
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Gillian · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Audrey Barker · 2 eps