7.3
Movie
Acting
Joanna Scanlan
- Born
- (age 64)
- Birthplace
- West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
- Credits
- 106 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
6.4
Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby
6.7
Movie
The Other Boleyn Girl
6.6
Movie
Girl with a Pearl Earring
8.0
TV
Slow Horses
7.1
Movie
Notes on a Scandal
7.0
TV
Dracula
7.0
Movie
In the Loop
7.2
Movie
Testament of Youth
6.5
Movie
Tulip Fever
6.9
Movie
Wicked Little Letters
6.3
Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
7.9
TV
Spaced
6.6
TV
Avenue 5
6.0
Movie
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
7.0
TV
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7.5
TV
Midsomer Murders
6.7
Movie
Kinky Boots
Acting credits 105
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Poe Film | Friend (Voice) |
| TBA | The Arrival Film | |
| TBA | Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV | Herself - Panellist (1 ep) |
| TBA | The Cadburys TV | Dorothy Adlington (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Anxious People Film | |
| 2026 | The Party TV | Sylvia Gilmour (5 ep) |
| 2026 | Missed Call TV | (5 ep) |
| 2025 | Riot Women TV | Beth (6 ep) |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Film | Cathy |
| 2025 | Rhubarb Rhubarb Film | |
| 2024 | JOY Film | Gladys May |
| 2024 | Killed Without A Trace TV | Presenter (4 ep) |
| 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal TV | Amanda Thirsk (3 ep) |
| 2024 | The Rising of the Sap Film | Elizabeth |
| 2024 | Tabby McTat Film | Pat (voice) |
| 2024 | Wicked Little Letters Film | Ann |
| 2023 | Boat Story TV | Pat Tooh (6 ep) |
| 2023 | Secrets of the Aquarium TV | Narrator (6 ep) |
| 2022 | This Is Christmas Film | Linda |
| 2022 | How the BBC Began TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV | Self – Actor (2 ep) |
| 2022 | The Light in the Hall TV | Sharon Roberts (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Slow Horses TV | Moira Tregorian (9 ep) |
| 2021 | The Larkins TV | Ma Larkin (13 ep) |
| 2021 | Ropey Film | |
| 2021 | Don vs Lightning Film | Maggie |
| 2021 | After Love Film | Mary / Fahima |
| 2020 | How to Build a Girl Film | Mrs. Belling |
| 2020 | McDonald & Dodds TV | Kelly Mulcreevy (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 TV | Johanna (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Dracula TV | Mother Superior (3 ep) |
| 2019 | The Accident TV | Angela Griffiths (4 ep) |
| 2019 | Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (101 ep) |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever TV | Stella (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Pin Cushion Film | Lyn |
| 2018 | The Woman in White TV | Mrs Vesey (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Dinnerladies Diaries TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Wild Honey Pie! Film | Janet |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset TV | Sandra (4 ep) |
| 2018 | Requiem TV | Janice Gray (6 ep) |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties Film | Marion, Enn’s Mother |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams TV | Su (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Tulip Fever Film | Mrs. Overvalt |
| 2016 | Hooten & The Lady TV | (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby Film | Cathy - Make Up Lady |
| 2016 | Dylan's Room Film | Penny |
| 2015 | Fungus The Bogeyman Film | |
| 2015 | Fungus the Bogeyman TV | Mildrew (3 ep) |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie Film | Susan Poulter |
| 2015 | No Offence TV | Vivienne Deering (21 ep) |
| 2015 | Testament of Youth Film | Aunt Belle |
| 2014 | Get Santa Film | Ruth |
| 2014 | Puppy Love TV | Nana V (6 ep) |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley TV | Mrs. Reynolds (3 ep) |
| 2013 | The Invisible Woman Film | Catherine Dickens |
| 2013 | Getting On TV | Sister Den Flixter (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Big School TV | Mrs Klebb (10 ep) |
| 2013 | Psychobitches TV | Barbara Woodhouse (1 ep) |
| 2013 | 40 Year Old Virgins Film | Herself |
| 2013 | Heading Out TV | Torla (6 ep) |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No Offence TV | Associate Producer (6 ep) |
| 2013 | Getting On TV | Executive Producer (18 ep) |
| 2009 | Getting On TV | Writer (15 ep) |
| 1999 | My Parents Are Aliens TV | Writer (1 ep) |