Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 27, 1961
Place of Birth:
West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
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Joanna Scanlan
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Riot Women | Beth |
| 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal | Amanda Thirsk |
| 2024 | Killed Without A Trace | Presenter |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Pat Tooh |
| 2023 | Secrets of the Aquarium | Narrator |
| 2022 | The Light in the Hall | Sharon Roberts |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self – Actor |
| 2022 | How the BBC Began | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Moira Tregorian |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self |
| 2021 | The Larkins | Ma Larkin |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Johanna |
| 2020 | Dracula | Mother Superior |
| 2020 | McDonald & Dodds | Kelly Mulcreevy |
| 2019 | Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly | Narrator |
| 2019 | The Accident | Angela Griffiths |
| 2018 | Requiem | Janice Gray |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset | Sandra |
| 2018 | The Woman in White | Mrs. Vesey |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever | Stella |
| 2018 | Dinnerladies Diaries | Self |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Su |
| 2016 | Hooten & The Lady | |
| 2015 | No Offence | DI Vivienne Deering |
| 2015 | Fungus the Bogeyman | Mildrew |
| 2014 | Puppy Love | Nana V |
| 2013 | Heading Out | Torla |
| 2013 | Getting On | Sister Den Flixter |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley | Mrs. Reynolds |
| 2013 | Big School | Mrs Klebb |
| 2012 | Stella | |
| 2009 | Getting On | Sister Den Flixter |
| 2009 | Home Time | Mrs Pitman |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Nurse |
| 2005 | The Thick of It | Terri Coverley |
| 2004 | Doctors and Nurses | Stumpy Yates |
| 2003 | Little Britain | Lou's Girlfriend Anya |
| 2001 | Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch | |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Diana Spearman |
| 2000 | Human Remains | Nana |
| 2000 | My Family | Dental Assistant |
| 1999 | Coming Soon | |
| 1999 | Spaced | Tina |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | Lady Crawley |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Clara Trout |
| 1994 | Room 101 | Self |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Midwife |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Iris Wood-Newton |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave | Gillian |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Audrey Barker |
| Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Herself - Panellist | |
| Missed Call |