Joanna Scanlan
October 27, 1961 (64 years old) in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2025 · Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Cathy
- 2024 · Joy as Gladys May
- 2024 · A Very Royal Scandal as Amanda Thirsk
- 2024 · The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth
- 2024 · Wicked Little Letters as Ann
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2022 · Slow Horses as Moira Tregorian
- 2021 · After Love as Mary/Fahima
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling
- 2020 · McDonald & Dodds as Kelly Mulcreevy
- 2020 · Avenue 5 as Johanna
- 2020 · Dracula as Mother Superior
- 2018 · Wild Honey Pie! as Janet
- 2018 · Pin Cushion as Lyn
- 2017 · How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Marion, Enn’s Mother
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Su
- 2017 · Tulip Fever as Mrs. Overvalt
- 2016 · Hooten & The Lady as
- 2016 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Cathy - Make Up Lady
- 2015 · No Offence as DI Vivienne Deering
- 2015 · Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle
- 2013 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2013 · 40 Year Old Virgins as Herself
- 2012 · Stella as
- 2010 · The Angina Monologues as Herself
- 2010 · The Calling as Sister Kevin
- 2009 · In the Loop as Roz
- 2008 · The Other Boleyn Girl as Midwife
- 2007 · Stardust as Mormo
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · Jekyll as Nurse
- 2007 · Maxwell as Jennings
- 2007 · The Rise of the Nutters as Terri Coverley
- 2006 · Notes on a Scandal as Sue Hodge
- 2005 · The Thick of It as Terri Coverley
- 2003 · Girl with a Pearl Earring as Tanneke
- 2003 · The Deal as Sue Nye
- 2003 · Little Britain as Lou's Girlfriend Anya
- 2001 · Murder in Mind as Diana Spearman
- 2000 · My Family as Dental Assistant
- 1999 · Spaced as Tina
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Clara Trout
- 1997 · Jane Eyre as Bessie
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Midwife
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Herself - Panellist
- 2025 · Riot Women as Beth
- 2025 · Rhubarb Rhubarb as
- 2024 · Killed Without A Trace as Presenter
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)
- 2023 · Boat Story as Pat Tooh
- 2023 · Secrets of the Aquarium as Narrator
- 2022 · This Is Christmas as Linda
- 2022 · How the BBC Began as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Light in the Hall as Sharon Roberts
- 2021 · The Larkins as Ma Larkin
- 2021 · Ropey as
- 2021 · Don vs Lightning as Maggie
- 2019 · The Accident as Angela Griffiths
- 2019 · Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly as Narrator
- 2018 · Sally4Ever as Stella
- 2018 · The Woman in White as Mrs. Vesey
- 2018 · Dinnerladies Diaries as Self
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Sandra
- 2018 · Requiem as Janice Gray
- 2016 · Dylan's Room as Penny
- 2015 · Fungus the Bogeyman as Mildrew
- 2015 · Fungus The Bogeyman as
- 2015 · The Bad Education Movie as Susan Poulter
- 2014 · Get Santa as Ruth
- 2014 · Puppy Love as Nana V
- 2013 · Death Comes to Pemberley as Mrs. Reynolds
- 2013 · The Invisible Woman as Catherine Dickens
- 2013 · Big School as Mrs Klebb
- 2013 · Heading Out as Torla
- 2011 · Hot Hot Hot as Mary-Ann
- 2009 · Home Time as Mrs Pitman
- 2009 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2007 · Spinners and Losers as Terri Coverly
- 2007 · Grow Your Own as Barbara
- 2007 · The Moon and the Stars as Daisy Burke
- 2005 · A Little Trip to Heaven as Josie
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Sister
- Future · The Arrival as
- 2005 · Kinky Boots as Trish
- 2004 · Doctors and Nurses as Stumpy Yates
- 2001 · Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch as
- 2001 · Fun at the Funeral Parlour as
- 2000 · Human Remains as Nana
- 2000 · The Announcement as Debbie
- 1999 · Coming Soon as Claudia
- 1998 · Vanity Fair as Lady Crawley
- Future · Missed Call as
- Future · Poe as Friend (Voice)
- 1999 · Coming Soon as
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Iris Wood-Newton
- 1990 · One Foot in the Grave as Gillian
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Audrey Barker
- Future · Anxious People as