Joanna Scanlan
Acting
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.
Filmography
Anxious People
2026 · Movie
Missed Call
2026 · Series
Riot Women
2025 · Series
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Movie
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025 · Movie
Joy
2024 · Movie
Killed Without A Trace
2024 · Series
A Very Royal Scandal
2024 · Series
The Rising of the Sap
2024 · Movie
Wicked Little Letters
2024 · Movie
Tabby McTat
2024 · Movie
Boat Story
2023 · Series
Secrets of the Aquarium
2023 · Series
This Is Christmas
2022 · Movie
How the BBC Began
2022 · Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Series
The Light in the Hall
2022 · Series
Slow Horses
2022 · Series
The Larkins
2021 · Series
Ropey
2021 · Movie
Don vs Lightning
2021 · Movie
After Love
2021 · Movie
How to Build a Girl
2020 · Movie
McDonald & Dodds
2020 · Series
Avenue 5
2020 · Series
Dracula
2020 · Series
The Accident
2019 · Series
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019 · Series
Sally4Ever
2018 · Series
Pin Cushion
2018 · Movie
The Woman in White
2018 · Series
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018 · Series
Wild Honey Pie!
2018 · Movie
Hold the Sunset
2018 · Series
Requiem
2018 · Series
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017 · Movie
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017 · Series
Tulip Fever
2017 · Movie
Hooten & The Lady
2016 · Series
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 · Movie
Dylan's Room
2016 · Movie
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015 · Series
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015 · Movie
The Bad Education Movie
2015 · Movie
No Offence
2015 · Series
Testament of Youth
2015 · Movie
Get Santa
2014 · Movie
Puppy Love
2014 · Series
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013 · Series
The Invisible Woman
2013 · Movie
Getting On
2013 · Series
Big School
2013 · Series
Psychobitches
2013 · Series
40 Year Old Virgins
2013 · Movie
Heading Out
2013 · Series
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
Stella
2012 · Series
Hot Hot Hot
2011 · Movie
The Angina Monologues
2010 · Movie
The Calling
2010 · Movie
Home Time
2009 · Series
Getting On
2009 · Series
In the Loop
2009 · Movie
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 · Movie
Stardust
2007 · Movie
Spinners and Losers
2007 · Movie
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Series
Jekyll
2007 · Series
Grow Your Own
2007 · Movie
Maxwell
2007 · Movie
The Moon and the Stars
2007 · Movie
The Rise of the Nutters
2007 · Movie
Notes on a Scandal
2006 · Movie
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Movie
Kinky Boots
2005 · Movie
The Thick of It
2005 · Series
Doctors and Nurses
2004 · Series
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003 · Movie
The Deal
2003 · Movie
Little Britain
2003 · Series
Murder in Mind
2001 · Series
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001 · Series
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001 · Series
Human Remains
2000 · Series
My Family
2000 · Series
The Announcement
2000 · Movie
Cry Wolf
2000 · Series
My Parents Are Aliens
1999 · Series
Spaced
1999 · Series
Coming Soon
1999 · Series
Coming Soon
1999 · Movie
A Rather English Marriage
1998 · Movie
Vanity Fair
1998 · Series
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Jane Eyre
1997 · Movie
Room 101
1994 · Series
Peak Practice
1993 · Series
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Series
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
One Foot in the Grave
1990 · Series
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Series
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Series
The Arrival
Movie
Poe
Movie