Joanna Scanlan

Acting

Joanna Scanlan

Born October 27, 1961West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK104 credits

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

Filmography

Joy
2024Joy
as Gladys MayMovie
A Very Royal Scandal
2024A Very Royal Scandal
as Amanda ThirskTV
The Rising of the Sap
2024The Rising of the Sap
as ElizabethMovie
Tabby McTat
2024Tabby McTat
as Pat (voice)Movie
Boat Story
2023Boat Story
as Pat ToohTV
How the BBC Began
2022How the BBC Began
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Light in the Hall
2022The Light in the Hall
as Sharon RobertsTV
Slow Horses
2022Slow Horses
as Moira TregorianTV
The Larkins
2021The Larkins
as Ma LarkinTV
Don vs Lightning
2021Don vs Lightning
as MaggieMovie
After Love
2021After Love
as Mary/FahimaMovie
How to Build a Girl
2020How to Build a Girl
as Mrs. BellingMovie
McDonald & Dodds
2020McDonald & Dodds
as Kelly MulcreevyTV
Avenue 5
2020Avenue 5
as JohannaTV
Dracula
2020Dracula
as Mother SuperiorTV
The Accident
2019The Accident
as Angela GriffithsTV
Sally4Ever
2018Sally4Ever
as StellaTV
Pin Cushion
2018Pin Cushion
as LynMovie
The Woman in White
2018The Woman in White
as Mrs. VeseyTV
Wild Honey Pie!
2018Wild Honey Pie!
as JanetMovie
Requiem
2018Requiem
as Janice GrayTV
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017How to Talk to Girls at Parties
as Marion, Enn’s MotherMovie
Tulip Fever
2017Tulip Fever
as Mrs. OvervaltMovie
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016Bridget Jones's Baby
as Cathy - Make Up LadyMovie
Dylan's Room
2016Dylan's Room
as PennyMovie
The Bad Education Movie
2015The Bad Education Movie
as Susan PoulterMovie
No Offence
2015No Offence
as Vivienne DeeringTV
Testament of Youth
2015Testament of Youth
as Aunt BelleMovie
Get Santa
2014Get Santa
as RuthMovie
Puppy Love
2014Puppy Love
as Nana VTV
The Invisible Woman
2013The Invisible Woman
as Catherine DickensMovie
Getting On
2013Getting On
as Sister Den FlixterTV
Big School
2013Big School
as Mrs KlebbTV
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitches
as Barbara WoodhouseTV
Heading Out
2013Heading Out
as TorlaTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presents
as Barbara WoodhouseTV
Hot Hot Hot
2011Hot Hot Hot
as Mary-AnnMovie
The Calling
2010The Calling
as Sister KevinMovie
Home Time
2009Home Time
as Mrs PitmanTV
Getting On
2009Getting On
as Sister Den FlixterTV
In the Loop
2009In the Loop
as RozMovie
Stardust
2007Stardust
as MormoMovie
Spinners and Losers
2007Spinners and Losers
as Terri CoverlyMovie
Jekyll
2007Jekyll
as NurseTV
Grow Your Own
2007Grow Your Own
as BarbaraMovie
Maxwell
2007Maxwell
as JenningsMovie
The Moon and the Stars
2007The Moon and the Stars
as Daisy BurkeMovie
The Rise of the Nutters
2007The Rise of the Nutters
as Terri CoverleyMovie
Notes on a Scandal
2006Notes on a Scandal
as Sue HodgeMovie
Kinky Boots
2005Kinky Boots
as TrishMovie
The Thick of It
2005The Thick of It
as Terri CoverleyTV
D
2004Doctors and Nurses
as Stumpy YatesTV
The Deal
2003The Deal
as Sue NyeMovie
Little Britain
2003Little Britain
as Lou's Girlfriend AnyaTV
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mind
as Diana SpearmanTV
My Family
2000My Family
as Dental AssistantTV
T
2000The Announcement
as DebbieMovie
C
2000Cry Wolf
as JulieTV
Spaced
1999Spaced
as TinaTV
C
1999Coming Soon
as ClaudiaMovie
Vanity Fair
1998Vanity Fair
as Lady CrawleyTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Clara TroutTV
Jane Eyre
1997Jane Eyre
as BessieMovie
Room 101
1994Room 101
as SelfTV
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practice
as MidwifeTV
Murder Most Horrid
1991Murder Most Horrid
as Iris Wood-NewtonTV
P
Poe
as Friend (Voice)Movie