Joanna Scanlan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

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

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • McDonald & Dodds

    McDonald & Dodds

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • My Family

    My Family

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Tabby McTat

    Tabby McTat

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Avenue 5

    Avenue 5

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • This Is Christmas

    This Is Christmas

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

  • Wicked Little Letters

    Wicked Little Letters

  • Spaced

    Spaced

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Kinky Boots

    Kinky Boots

  • No Offence

    No Offence

  • A Very Royal Scandal

    A Very Royal Scandal

  • Requiem

    Requiem

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • The Bad Education Movie

    The Bad Education Movie

  • In the Loop

    In the Loop

  • Bridget Jones's Baby

    Bridget Jones's Baby

  • One Foot in the Grave

    One Foot in the Grave

  • Hooten & The Lady

    Hooten & The Lady

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Riot Women

    Riot Women

  • The Larkins

    The Larkins

  • Joy

    Joy

  • Big School

    Big School

  • Tulip Fever

    Tulip Fever

  • Notes on a Scandal

    Notes on a Scandal

  • Jekyll

    Jekyll

  • The Light in the Hall

    The Light in the Hall

  • Sally4Ever

    Sally4Ever

  • How to Talk to Girls at Parties

    How to Talk to Girls at Parties

  • Death Comes to Pemberley

    Death Comes to Pemberley

  • Testament of Youth

    Testament of Youth

  • The Arrival

    The Arrival

  • Heading Out

    Heading Out

  • Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

    Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

  • Hold the Sunset

    Hold the Sunset

  • Boat Story

    Boat Story

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • How to Build a Girl

    How to Build a Girl

  • Doctors and Nurses

    Doctors and Nurses

  • The Invisible Woman

    The Invisible Woman

  • Killed Without A Trace

    Killed Without A Trace

  • Fun at the Funeral Parlour

    Fun at the Funeral Parlour

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • The Accident

    The Accident

  • Human Remains

    Human Remains

  • How the BBC Began

    How the BBC Began

  • Don vs Lightning

    Don vs Lightning

  • After Love

    After Love

  • The Deal

    The Deal

  • Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

  • Home Time

    Home Time

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • Puppy Love

    Puppy Love

  • Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Secrets of the Aquarium

    Secrets of the Aquarium

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Dinnerladies Diaries

    Dinnerladies Diaries

  • Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

    Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Dylan's Room

    Dylan's Room

  • Anxious People

    Anxious People

  • Maxwell

    Maxwell

  • A Rather English Marriage

    A Rather English Marriage

  • Missed Call

    Missed Call

  • Poe

    Poe

  • The Announcement

    The Announcement

  • Wild Honey Pie!

    Wild Honey Pie!

  • The Moon and the Stars

    The Moon and the Stars

  • The Rising of the Sap

    The Rising of the Sap

  • The Angina Monologues

    The Angina Monologues

  • The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

  • Rhubarb Rhubarb

    Rhubarb Rhubarb

  • Ropey

    Ropey

  • Hot Hot Hot

    Hot Hot Hot

  • 40 Year Old Virgins

    40 Year Old Virgins

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf