Joanna Scanlan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-10-27 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Scanlan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Slow Horses

    Slow Horses

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • Joy

    Joy

  • McDonald & Dodds

    McDonald & Dodds

  • My Family

    My Family

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Avenue 5

    Avenue 5

  • Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Bridget Jones's Baby

    Bridget Jones's Baby

  • One Foot in the Grave

    One Foot in the Grave

  • How to Talk to Girls at Parties

    How to Talk to Girls at Parties

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • After Love

    After Love

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • Spaced

    Spaced

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • The Deal

    The Deal

  • Maxwell

    Maxwell

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Notes on a Scandal

    Notes on a Scandal

  • Kinky Boots

    Kinky Boots

  • The Arrival

    The Arrival

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Hooten & The Lady

    Hooten & The Lady

  • Tabby McTat

    Tabby McTat

  • Requiem

    Requiem

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Wicked Little Letters

    Wicked Little Letters

  • How to Build a Girl

    How to Build a Girl

  • No Offence

    No Offence

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

  • This Is Christmas

    This Is Christmas

  • A Very Royal Scandal

    A Very Royal Scandal

  • The Light in the Hall

    The Light in the Hall

  • Boat Story

    Boat Story

  • Jekyll

    Jekyll

  • Tulip Fever

    Tulip Fever

  • Death Comes to Pemberley

    Death Comes to Pemberley

  • Riot Women

    Riot Women

  • Testament of Youth

    Testament of Youth

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • The Larkins

    The Larkins

  • The Invisible Woman

    The Invisible Woman

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

    Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

  • The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

  • The Angina Monologues

    The Angina Monologues

  • In the Loop

    In the Loop

  • The Accident

    The Accident

  • Big School

    Big School

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Wild Honey Pie!

    Wild Honey Pie!

  • Sally4Ever

    Sally4Ever

  • Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • A Rather English Marriage

    A Rather English Marriage

  • Heading Out

    Heading Out

  • Hold the Sunset

    Hold the Sunset

  • Home Time

    Home Time

  • Dinnerladies Diaries

    Dinnerladies Diaries

  • Doctors and Nurses

    Doctors and Nurses

  • Fun at the Funeral Parlour

    Fun at the Funeral Parlour

  • The Rising of the Sap

    The Rising of the Sap

  • The Bad Education Movie

    The Bad Education Movie

  • Don vs Lightning

    Don vs Lightning

  • Human Remains

    Human Remains

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • Puppy Love

    Puppy Love

  • How the BBC Began

    How the BBC Began

  • The Moon and the Stars

    The Moon and the Stars

  • Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

    Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

  • Anxious People

    Anxious People

  • Hot Hot Hot

    Hot Hot Hot

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Missed Call

    Missed Call

  • 40 Year Old Virgins

    40 Year Old Virgins

  • Secrets of the Aquarium

    Secrets of the Aquarium

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Dylan's Room

    Dylan's Room

  • Killed Without A Trace

    Killed Without A Trace

  • The Announcement

    The Announcement

  • Poe

    Poe

  • Ropey

    Ropey

  • Rhubarb Rhubarb

    Rhubarb Rhubarb