Acting · West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK · Born October 27, 1961
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.
Anxious People
2026
TVMissed Call
2026
TVRiot Women
2025
as Beth
MovieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Cathy
MovieRhubarb Rhubarb
2025
MovieJoy
2024
as Gladys May
TVKilled Without A Trace
2024
as Presenter
TVA Very Royal Scandal
2024
as Amanda Thirsk
MovieThe Rising of the Sap
2024
as Elizabeth
MovieTabby McTat
2024
as Pat (voice)
MovieWicked Little Letters
2024
as Ann
TVBoat Story
2023
as Pat Tooh
TVSecrets of the Aquarium
2023
as Narrator
MovieThis Is Christmas
2022
as Linda
TVHow the BBC Began
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self – Actor
TVThe Light in the Hall
2022
as Sharon Roberts
TVSlow Horses
2022
as Moira Tregorian
TVThe Larkins
2021
as Ma Larkin
MovieRopey
2021
MovieDon vs Lightning
2021
as Maggie
MovieAfter Love
2021
as Mary/Fahima
MovieHow to Build a Girl
2020
as Mrs. Belling
TVMcDonald & Dodds
2020
as Kelly Mulcreevy
TVAvenue 5
2020
as Johanna
TVDracula
2020
as Mother Superior
TVThe Accident
2019
as Angela Griffiths
TVDogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVSally4Ever
2018
as Stella
MoviePin Cushion
2018
as Lyn
TVThe Woman in White
2018
as Mrs Vesey
TVDinnerladies Diaries
2018
as Self
MovieWild Honey Pie!
2018
as Janet
TVHold the Sunset
2018
as Sandra
TVRequiem
2018
as Janice Gray
MovieHow to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as Marion, Enn’s Mother
TVPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Su
MovieTulip Fever
2017
as Mrs. Overvalt
TVHooten & The Lady
2016
MovieBridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Cathy - Make Up Lady
MovieDylan's Room
2016
as Penny
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
TVFungus the Bogeyman
2015
as Mildrew
MovieThe Bad Education Movie
2015
as Susan Poulter
TVNo Offence
2015
as Vivienne Deering
MovieTestament of Youth
2015
as Aunt Belle
MovieGet Santa
2014
as Ruth
TVPuppy Love
2014
as Nana V
TVDeath Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Mrs. Reynolds
MovieThe Invisible Woman
2013
as Catherine Dickens
TVGetting On
2013
as Sister Den Flixter
TVBig School
2013
as Mrs Klebb
TVPsychobitches
2013
as Barbara Woodhouse
Movie40 Year Old Virgins
2013
as Herself
TVHeading Out
2013
as Torla
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Barbara Woodhouse
TVStella
2012
MovieHot Hot Hot
2011
as Mary-Ann
The Angina Monologues
2010
as Herself
MovieThe Calling
2010
as Sister Kevin
TVHome Time
2009
as Mrs Pitman
TVGetting On
2009
as Sister Den Flixter
MovieIn the Loop
2009
as Roz
MovieThe Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Midwife
MovieStardust
2007
as Mormo
MovieSpinners and Losers
2007
as Terri Coverly
TVWould I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
TVJekyll
2007
as Nurse
MovieGrow Your Own
2007
as Barbara
MovieMaxwell
2007
as Jennings
MovieThe Moon and the Stars
2007
as Daisy Burke
MovieThe Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Terri Coverley
MovieNotes on a Scandal
2006
as Sue Hodge
MovieA Little Trip to Heaven
2005
as Josie
MovieKinky Boots
2005
as Trish
TVThe Thick of It
2005
as Terri Coverley
Doctors and Nurses
2004
as Stumpy Yates
MovieGirl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Tanneke
MovieThe Deal
2003
as Sue Nye
TVLittle Britain
2003
as Lou's Girlfriend Anya
TVMurder in Mind
2001
as Diana Spearman
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
TVHuman Remains
2000
as Nana
TVMy Family
2000
as Dental Assistant
The Announcement
2000
as Debbie
Cry Wolf
2000
as Julie
TVSpaced
1999
as Tina
Coming Soon
1999
as Claudia
Coming Soon
1999
MovieA Rather English Marriage
1998
as Sister
TVVanity Fair
1998
as Lady Crawley
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Clara Trout
MovieJane Eyre
1997
as Bessie
TVRoom 101
1994
as Self
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Midwife
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as Iris Wood-Newton
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TVOne Foot in the Grave
1990
as Gillian
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Audrey Barker
Poe
as Friend (Voice)
The Arrival
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
as Herself - Panellist
