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 · Riot Women as Beth
- 2025 · Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Cathy
- 2024 · Joy as Gladys May
- 2024 · A Very Royal Scandal as Amanda Thirsk
- 2024 · Wicked Little Letters as Ann
- 2023 · Boat Story as Pat Tooh
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2022 · Slow Horses as Moira Tregorian
- 2021 · The Larkins as Ma Larkin
- 2020 · McDonald & Dodds as Kelly Mulcreevy
- 2020 · Avenue 5 as Johanna
- 2020 · Dracula as Mother Superior
- 2018 · The Woman in White as Mrs. Vesey
- 2018 · Wild Honey Pie! as Janet
- 2018 · Requiem as Janice Gray
- 2018 · Pin Cushion as Lyn
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Su
- 2016 · Hooten & The Lady as
- 2016 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Cathy - Make Up Lady
- 2015 · No Offence as Vivienne Deering
- 2015 · Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle
- 2013 · Death Comes to Pemberley as Mrs. Reynolds
- 2013 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2013 · Big School as Mrs Klebb
- 2013 · 40 Year Old Virgins as Herself
- 2012 · Stella as
- 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
- 2006 · Notes on a Scandal as Sue Hodge
- 2005 · Kinky Boots as Trish
- 2005 · The Thick of It as Terri Coverley
- 2003 · Girl with a Pearl Earring as Tanneke
- 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
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Sister
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Clara Trout
- 1997 · Jane Eyre as Bessie
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Midwife
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Iris Wood-Newton
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Herself - Panellist
- 2025 · Rhubarb Rhubarb as
- 2024 · Killed Without A Trace as Presenter
- 2024 · The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)
- 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 · Ropey as
- 2021 · Don vs Lightning as Maggie
- 2021 · After Love as Mary/Fahima
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling
- 2019 · The Accident as Angela Griffiths
- 2019 · Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly as Narrator
- 2018 · Sally4Ever as Stella
- 2018 · Dinnerladies Diaries as Self
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Sandra
- 2017 · How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Marion, Enn’s Mother
- 2017 · Tulip Fever as Mrs. Overvalt
- 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 · The Invisible Woman as Catherine Dickens
- 2013 · Heading Out as Torla
- 2011 · Hot Hot Hot as Mary-Ann
- 2010 · The Angina Monologues as Herself
- 2010 · The Calling as Sister Kevin
- 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
- 2007 · The Rise of the Nutters as Terri Coverley
- 2005 · A Little Trip to Heaven as Josie
- 2004 · Doctors and Nurses as Stumpy Yates
- 2003 · The Deal as Sue Nye
- 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
- 1999 · Coming Soon as
- 1998 · Vanity Fair as Lady Crawley
- 1990 · One Foot in the Grave as Gillian
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Audrey Barker
- Future · The Arrival as
- Future · Poe as Friend (Voice)
- Future · Missed Call as
- Future · Anxious People as