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