
Joanna Scanlan
Acting • Born 1961-10-27
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Scanlan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
103 credits
Notes on a Scandal
Movie • 2006
Sue Hodge

Girl with a Pearl Earring
Movie • 2003
Tanneke

Ropey
Movie • 2021

Kinky Boots
Movie • 2005
Trish

The Moon and the Stars
Movie • 2007
Daisy Burke

The Invisible Woman
Movie • 2013
Catherine Dickens

Hot Hot Hot
Movie • 2011
Mary-Ann

Dylan's Room
Movie • 2016
Penny

Get Santa
Movie • 2014
Ruth

Tabby McTat
Movie • 2024
Pat (voice)

This Is Christmas
Movie • 2022
Linda

Wicked Little Letters
Movie • 2024
Ann

Grow Your Own
Movie • 2007
Barbara

In the Loop
Movie • 2009
Roz

The Rising of the Sap
Movie • 2024
Elizabeth

A Little Trip to Heaven
Movie • 2005
Josie

Fungus The Bogeyman
Movie • 2015

Testament of Youth
Movie • 2015
Aunt Belle

The Deal
Movie • 2003
Sue Nye

The Announcement
Movie • 2000
Debbie

How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Movie • 2017
Marion, Enn’s Mother

Stardust
Movie • 2007
Mormo

The Rise of the Nutters
Movie • 2007
Terri Coverley

A Rather English Marriage
Movie • 1998
Sister

Maxwell
Movie • 2007
Jennings

Tulip Fever
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Overvalt

Jane Eyre
Movie • 1997
Bessie

The Other Boleyn Girl
Movie • 2008
Midwife

Pin Cushion
Movie • 2018
Lyn

The Calling
Movie • 2010
Sister Kevin

Bridget Jones's Baby
Movie • 2016
Cathy - Make Up Lady

40 Year Old Virgins
Movie • 2013
Herself

The Bad Education Movie
Movie • 2015
Susan Poulter

The Angina Monologues
Movie • 2010
Herself

Wild Honey Pie!
Movie • 2018
Janet

How to Build a Girl
Movie • 2020
Mrs. Belling

After Love
Movie • 2021
Mary/Fahima

Spinners and Losers
Movie • 2007
Terri Coverly

Don vs Lightning
Movie • 2021
Maggie

Joy
Movie • 2024
Gladys May

Rhubarb Rhubarb
Movie • 2025

Poe
Movie
Friend (Voice)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Movie • 2025
Cathy

Anxious People
Movie

Coming Soon
Movie • 1999
Claudia

The Arrival
Movie

The Thick of It
TV • 2005
Terri Coverley

Getting On
TV • 2009
Sister Den Flixter

Coming Soon
TV • 1999

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
TV • 2001

Would I Lie to You?
TV • 2007
Self

The Larkins
TV • 2021
Ma Larkin

Puppy Love
TV • 2014
Nana V

Fungus the Bogeyman
TV • 2015
Mildrew

Heading Out
TV • 2013
Torla

One Foot in the Grave
TV • 1990
Gillian

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV • 1987
Audrey Barker

Stella
TV • 2012

Little Britain
TV • 2003
Lou's Girlfriend Anya

Murder Most Horrid
TV • 1991
Iris Wood-Newton

Peak Practice
TV • 1993
Midwife

Getting On
TV • 2013
Sister Den Flixter

Human Remains
TV • 2000
Nana

Home Time
TV • 2009
Mrs Pitman

Spaced
TV • 1999
Tina

Fun at the Funeral Parlour
TV • 2001

Hooten & The Lady
TV • 2016

Boat Story
TV • 2023
Pat Tooh

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
TV • 2019
Narrator

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TV • 2017
Su

Requiem
TV • 2018
Janice Gray

The Light in the Hall
TV • 2022
Sharon Roberts

Hold the Sunset
TV • 2018
Sandra

Secrets of the Aquarium
TV • 2023
Narrator

Death Comes to Pemberley
TV • 2013
Mrs. Reynolds

Jekyll
TV • 2007
Nurse

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self – Actor

Room 101
TV • 1994
Self

The Woman in White
TV • 2018
Mrs. Vesey

A Very Royal Scandal
TV • 2024
Amanda Thirsk

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV
Herself - Panellist

Sally4Ever
TV • 2018
Stella

Avenue 5
TV • 2020
Johanna

How the BBC Began
TV • 2022
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Accident
TV • 2019
Angela Griffiths

Dracula
TV • 2020
Mother Superior

Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Clara Trout

McDonald & Dodds
TV • 2020
Kelly Mulcreevy

Slow Horses
TV • 2022
Moira Tregorian

Riot Women
TV • 2025
Beth

Killed Without A Trace
TV • 2024
Presenter

Murder in Mind
TV • 2001
Diana Spearman

Big School
TV • 2013
Mrs Klebb

Doctors and Nurses
TV • 2004
Stumpy Yates

Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self

Dinnerladies Diaries
TV • 2018
Self

Missed Call
TV

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self

My Family
TV • 2000
Dental Assistant

No Offence
TV • 2015
Vivienne Deering

Cry Wolf
TV • 2000
Julie

Vanity Fair
TV • 1998
Lady Crawley

Psychobitches
TV • 2013
Barbara Woodhouse