Joanna Scanlan
ActingAlso Known As
Jo Scanlan, Ms. Joanna Scanlan, Joanna Scanlon
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Scanlan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
(46 total)
Stardust
as Mormo
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Cathy - Make Up Lady
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Midwife
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Tanneke
Notes on a Scandal
as Sue Hodge
Testament of Youth
as Aunt Belle
In the Loop
as Roz
Tulip Fever
as Mrs. Overvalt
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
as Marion, Enn’s Mother
Kinky Boots
as Trish
The Invisible Woman
as Catherine Dickens
Joy
as Gladys May
After Love
as Mary/Fahima
Get Santa
as Ruth
The Bad Education Movie
as Susan Poulter
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Josie
How to Build a Girl
as Mrs. Belling
This Is Christmas
as Linda
TV Shows
(57 total)
Dracula
as Mother Superior
Slow Horses
as Moira Tregorian
Spaced
as Tina
Avenue 5
as Johanna
Midsomer Murders
as Clara Trout
Little Britain
as Lou's Girlfriend Anya
The Thick of It
as Terri Coverley
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Requiem
as Janice Gray
Jekyll
as Nurse
Death Comes to Pemberley
as Mrs. Reynolds
One Foot in the Grave
as Gillian
No Offence
as Vivienne Deering
My Family
as Dental Assistant
McDonald & Dodds
as Kelly Mulcreevy
Boat Story
as Pat Tooh
Getting On
as Sister Den Flixter