Acting

Joanna Scanlan

Born 1961-10-27 · West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

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Anxious People
2026
Missed Call
2026
Riot Women
as Beth
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Cathy
2025
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025
JOY
as Gladys May
2024
Killed Without A Trace
as Presenter
2024
A Very Royal Scandal
as Amanda Thirsk
2024
The Rising of the Sap
as Elizabeth
2024
Tabby McTat
as Pat (voice)
2024
Wicked Little Letters
as Ann
2024
Boat Story
as Pat Tooh
2023
Secrets of the Aquarium
as Narrator
2023
This Is Christmas
as Linda
2022
How the BBC Began
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
2022
The Light in the Hall
as Sharon Roberts
2022
Slow Horses
as Moira Tregorian
2022
The Larkins
as Ma Larkin
2021
Ropey
2021
Don vs Lightning
as Maggie
2021
After Love
as Mary / Fahima
2021
How to Build a Girl
as Mrs. Belling
2020
McDonald & Dodds
as Kelly Mulcreevy
2020
Avenue 5
as Johanna
2020
Dracula
as Mother Superior
2020
The Accident
as Angela Griffiths
2019
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Sally4Ever
as Stella
2018
Pin Cushion
as Lyn
2018
The Woman in White
as Mrs Vesey
2018
Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self
2018
Wild Honey Pie!
as Janet
2018
Hold the Sunset
as Sandra
2018
Requiem
as Janice Gray
2018
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
as Marion, Enn’s Mother
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Su
2017
Tulip Fever
as Mrs. Overvalt
2017
Hooten & The Lady
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Cathy - Make Up Lady
2016
Dylan's Room
as Penny
2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Fungus the Bogeyman
as Mildrew
2015
The Bad Education Movie
as Susan Poulter
2015
No Offence
as Vivienne Deering
2015
No Offence
Associate Producer
2015
Testament of Youth
as Aunt Belle
2015
Get Santa
as Ruth
2014
Puppy Love
as Nana V
2014
Death Comes to Pemberley
as Mrs. Reynolds
2013
The Invisible Woman
as Catherine Dickens
2013
Getting On
as Sister Den Flixter
2013
Getting On
Executive Producer
2013
Big School
as Mrs Klebb
2013
Psychobitches
as Barbara Woodhouse
2013
40 Year Old Virgins
as Herself
2013
Heading Out
as Torla
2013
Playhouse Presents
as Barbara Woodhouse
2012
Stella
2012
Hot Hot Hot
as Mary-Ann
2011
The Angina Monologues
as Herself
2010
The Calling
as Sister Kevin
2010
Home Time
as Mrs Pitman
2009
Getting On
as Sister Den Flixter
2009
Getting On
Writer
2009
In the Loop
as Roz
2009
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Midwife
2008
Stardust
as Mormo
2007
Spinners and Losers
as Terri Coverly
2007
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
Jekyll
as Nurse
2007
Grow Your Own
as Barbara
2007
Maxwell
as Jennings
2007
The Moon and the Stars
as Daisy Burke
2007
The Rise of the Nutters
as Terri Coverley
2007
Notes on a Scandal
as Sue Hodge
2006
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Josie
2005
Kinky Boots
as Trish
2005
The Thick of It
as Terri Coverley
2005