Joanna Scanlan
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.
Born: 27 October 1961
Played In
TV Show
Apr 2026
Missed Call
TV Show
Oct 2025
Riot Women
Beth
Movie
Feb 2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Cathy
Movie
Feb 2025
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Movie
Nov 2024
Joy
Gladys May
TV Show
Nov 2024
Killed Without A Trace
Presenter
TV Show
Sep 2024
A Very Royal Scandal
Amanda Thirsk
Movie
May 2024
The Rising of the Sap
Elizabeth
Movie
Feb 2024
Tabby McTat
Pat (voice)
Movie
Feb 2024
Wicked Little Letters
Ann
TV Show
Nov 2023
Boat Story
Pat Tooh
TV Show
Nov 2023
Secrets of the Aquarium
Narrator
Movie
Dec 2022
This Is Christmas
Linda
TV Show
Oct 2022
How the BBC Began
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor
TV Show
Sep 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
TV Show
May 2022
The Light in the Hall
Sharon Roberts
TV Show
Apr 2022
Slow Horses
Moira Tregorian
TV Show
Oct 2021
The Larkins
Ma Larkin
Movie
Sep 2021
Ropey
Movie
Jul 2021
Don vs Lightning
Maggie
Movie
Jun 2021
After Love
Mary/Fahima
Movie
Sep 2020
How to Build a Girl
Mrs. Belling
TV Show
Mar 2020
McDonald & Dodds
Kelly Mulcreevy
TV Show
Jan 2020
Avenue 5
Johanna
TV Show
Jan 2020
Dracula
Mother Superior
TV Show
Oct 2019
The Accident
Angela Griffiths
TV Show
Jan 2019
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2018
Sally4Ever
Stella
Movie
Jul 2018
Pin Cushion
Lyn
TV Show
Apr 2018
The Woman in White
Mrs Vesey
TV Show
Mar 2018
Dinnerladies Diaries
Self
Movie
Mar 2018
Wild Honey Pie!
Janet
TV Show
Feb 2018
Hold the Sunset
Sandra
TV Show
Feb 2018
Requiem
Janice Gray
Movie
Oct 2017
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Marion, Enn’s Mother
TV Show
Sep 2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Su
Movie
Jul 2017
Tulip Fever
Mrs. Overvalt
TV Show
Sep 2016
Hooten & The Lady
Movie
Sep 2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Cathy - Make Up Lady
Movie
Mar 2016
Dylan's Room
Penny
Movie
Dec 2015
Fungus The Bogeyman
TV Show
Dec 2015
Fungus the Bogeyman
Mildrew
Movie
Aug 2015
The Bad Education Movie
Susan Poulter
TV Show
May 2015
No Offence
Vivienne Deering
Movie
Jan 2015
Testament of Youth
Aunt Belle
Movie
Dec 2014
Get Santa
Ruth
TV Show
Nov 2014
Puppy Love
Nana V
TV Show
Dec 2013
Death Comes to Pemberley
Mrs. Reynolds
Movie
Dec 2013
The Invisible Woman
Catherine Dickens
TV Show
Nov 2013
Getting On
Sister Den Flixter
TV Show
Aug 2013
Big School
Mrs Klebb
TV Show
May 2013
Psychobitches
Barbara Woodhouse
Movie
Mar 2013
40 Year Old Virgins
Herself
TV Show
Feb 2013
Heading Out
Torla
TV Show
Apr 2012
Playhouse Presents
Barbara Woodhouse
TV Show
Jan 2012
Stella
Movie
Nov 2011
Hot Hot Hot
Mary-Ann
Movie
Dec 2010
The Angina Monologues
Herself
Movie
Apr 2010
The Calling
Sister Kevin
TV Show
Sep 2009
Home Time
Mrs Pitman
TV Show
Jul 2009
Getting On
Sister Den Flixter
Movie
Jan 2009
In the Loop
Roz
Movie
Feb 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
Midwife
Movie
Aug 2007
Stardust
Mormo
Movie
Jul 2007
Spinners and Losers
Terri Coverly
TV Show
Jun 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Self
TV Show
Jun 2007
Jekyll
Nurse
Movie
Jun 2007
Grow Your Own
Barbara
Movie
May 2007
Maxwell
Jennings
Movie
Feb 2007
The Moon and the Stars
Daisy Burke
Movie
Jan 2007
The Rise of the Nutters
Terri Coverley
Movie
Dec 2006
Notes on a Scandal
Sue Hodge
Movie
Dec 2005
A Little Trip to Heaven
Josie
Movie
Aug 2005
Kinky Boots
Trish
TV Show
May 2005
The Thick of It
Terri Coverley
TV Show
Jan 2004
Doctors and Nurses
Stumpy Yates
Movie
Dec 2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tanneke
Movie
Sep 2003
The Deal
Sue Nye
TV Show
Sep 2003
Little Britain
Lou's Girlfriend Anya
TV Show
Apr 2001
Murder in Mind
Diana Spearman
TV Show
Apr 2001
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
TV Show
Jan 2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
TV Show
Nov 2000
Human Remains
Nana
TV Show
Sep 2000
My Family
Dental Assistant
Movie
Sep 2000
The Announcement
Debbie
TV Show
Mar 2000
Cry Wolf
Julie
TV Show
Sep 1999
Spaced
Tina
Movie
Jun 1999
Coming Soon
Claudia
TV Show
Jun 1999
Coming Soon
Movie
Dec 1998
A Rather English Marriage
Sister
TV Show
Nov 1998
Vanity Fair
Lady Crawley
TV Show
Mar 1997
Midsomer Murders
Clara Trout
Movie
Mar 1997
Jane Eyre
Bessie
TV Show
Jul 1994
Room 101
Self
TV Show
May 1993
Peak Practice
Midwife
TV Show
Nov 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Iris Wood-Newton
TV Show
Sep 1990
Have I Got News for You
Self
TV Show
Jan 1990
One Foot in the Grave
Gillian
TV Show
Aug 1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Audrey Barker
Movie
Poe
Friend (Voice)
Movie
Anxious People
Movie
The Arrival
TV Show
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Herself - Panellist