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 · The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)
- 2024 · Wicked Little Letters as Ann
- 2022 · This Is Christmas as Linda
- 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 · After Love as Mary/Fahima
- 2020 · McDonald & Dodds as Kelly Mulcreevy
- 2020 · Avenue 5 as Johanna
- 2020 · Dracula as Mother Superior
- 2019 · Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly as Narrator
- 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 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Cathy - Make Up Lady
- 2015 · Fungus The Bogeyman as
- 2015 · No Offence as DI Vivienne Deering
- 2015 · Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle
- 2014 · Get Santa as Ruth
- 2013 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2012 · Stella as
- 2010 · The Calling as Sister Kevin
- 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 · The Announcement as Debbie
- 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
- Future · Anxious People as
- 2025 · Rhubarb Rhubarb as
- 2024 · Killed Without A Trace as Presenter
- 2024 · A Very Royal Scandal as Amanda Thirsk
- 2023 · Boat Story as Pat Tooh
- 2023 · Secrets of the Aquarium as Narrator
- 2022 · How the BBC Began as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Larkins as Ma Larkin
- 2021 · Ropey as
- 2021 · Don vs Lightning as Maggie
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling
- 2019 · The Accident as Angela Griffiths
- 2018 · Sally4Ever as Stella
- 2018 · The Woman in White as Mrs. Vesey
- 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 · Hooten & The Lady as
- 2016 · Dylan's Room as Penny
- 2015 · Fungus the Bogeyman as Mildrew
- 2015 · The Bad Education Movie as Susan Poulter
- 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 · 40 Year Old Virgins as Herself
- 2013 · Heading Out as Torla
- 2011 · Hot Hot Hot as Mary-Ann
- 2010 · The Angina Monologues as Herself
- 2009 · Home Time as Mrs Pitman
- 2009 · Getting On as Sister Den Flixter
- 2009 · In the Loop as Roz
- 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 · Human Remains as Nana
- 1999 · Coming Soon as Claudia
- 1999 · Coming Soon as
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Sister
- 1998 · Vanity Fair as Lady Crawley
- 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 · Missed Call as
- Future · The Arrival as
- Future · Poe as Friend (Voice)