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
- 2026 · Missed Call as
- 2025 · Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Cathy
- 2024 · A Very Royal Scandal as Amanda Thirsk
- 2024 · Wicked Little Letters as Ann
- 2022 · How the BBC Began as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2022 · The Light in the Hall as Sharon Roberts
- 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
- 2019 · Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Sally4Ever as Stella
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Sandra
- 2018 · Requiem as Janice Gray
- 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 Vivienne Deering
- 2015 · Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle
- 2013 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2013 · Big School as Mrs Klebb
- 2013 · Psychobitches as Barbara Woodhouse
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Barbara Woodhouse
- 2012 · Stella as
- 2009 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 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
- 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 · Human Remains as Nana
- 2000 · My Family as Dental Assistant
- 1999 · Spaced as Tina
- 1998 · Vanity Fair as Lady Crawley
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Clara Trout
- 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
- 1990 · One Foot in the Grave as Gillian
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Audrey Barker
- 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 · The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)
- 2023 · Boat Story as Pat Tooh
- 2023 · Secrets of the Aquarium as Narrator
- 2021 · Ropey as
- 2021 · Don vs Lightning as Maggie
- 2021 · After Love as Mary/Fahima
- 2019 · The Accident as Angela Griffiths
- 2018 · Pin Cushion as Lyn
- 2018 · The Woman in White as Mrs Vesey
- 2018 · Wild Honey Pie! as Janet
- 2013 · The Invisible Woman as Catherine Dickens
- Future · The Arrival as
- 2024 · Joy as Gladys May
- 2022 · This Is Christmas as Linda
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling
- 2018 · Dinnerladies Diaries as Self
- 2017 · How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Marion, Enn’s Mother
- 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 · 40 Year Old Virgins as Herself
- 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
- 2007 · Spinners and Losers as Terri Coverly
- 2007 · Grow Your Own as Barbara
- 2007 · Maxwell as Jennings
- 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 · The Announcement as Debbie
- 2000 · Cry Wolf as Julie
- 1997 · Jane Eyre as Bessie
- Future · Poe as Friend (Voice)
- Future · Anxious People as
- 1999 · Coming Soon as Claudia
- 1999 · Coming Soon as
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Sister