Joanna Scanlan

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 87

Gender Female

Birthday October 27, 1961 (63 years old)

Place of Birth West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK

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Jo Scanlan
Ms. Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlon

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Joanna Scanlan

Biography

Joanna Scanlan is a British actress and television writer, best known for her roles in various British comedy series, such as The Thick of It, Doctors and Nurses, Getting On, Catherine Dickens in period drama, The Invisible Woman and Little Britain. Wikipedia

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Acting

—		Riot Women (1 episode) as Beth
—		Have I Got a Bit More News for You (1 episode) as Herself - Panellist
—		Dylan's Room as Penny

2024		JOY as Gladys May
2024		Killed Without A Trace (1 episode) as Presenter
2024		A Very Royal Scandal (3 episodes) as Amanda Thirsk
2024		The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth
2024		Wicked Little Letters as Ann
2024		Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)

2023		Boat Story (6 episodes) as Pat Tooh
2023		Secrets of the Aquarium (6 episodes) as Narrator

2022		This Is Christmas as Linda
2022		How the BBC Began (3 episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022		Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (1 episode) as Self – Actor
2022		The Light in the Hall (6 episodes) as Sharon Roberts
2022		Slow Horses (6 episodes) as Moira Tregorian

2021		The Larkins (13 episodes) as Ma Larkin
2021		Ropey
2021		Don vs. Lightning as Maggie
2021		After Love as Mary

2020		How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling
2020		McDonald & Dodds (1 episode) as Kelly Mulcreevy
2020		Avenue 5 (1 episode) as Johanna
2020		Dracula (3 episodes) as Mother Superior

2019		The Accident (4 episodes) as Angela Griffiths
2019		Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (73 episodes) as Narrator

2018		Sally4Ever (1 episode) as Stella
2018		The Woman in White (5 episodes) as Mrs. Vesey
2018		Wild Honey Pie! as Janet
2018		Hold the Sunset (4 episodes) as Sandra
2018		Requiem (6 episodes) as Janice Gray
2018		Pin Cushion as Lyn

2017		How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Marion, Enn’s Mother
2017		Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (1 episode) as Su
2017		Tulip Fever as Mrs. Overvalt

2016		Hooten & The Lady (1 episode)
2016		Bridget Jones's Baby as Cathy - Make Up Lady

2015		Fungus the Bogeyman (3 episodes) as Mildrew
2015		Fungus The Bogeyman
2015		The Bad Education Movie as Susan Poulter
2015		No Offence (21 episodes) as DI Vivienne Deering

2014		Get Santa as Ruth
2014		Puppy Love (6 episodes) as Nana V
2014		Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle

2013		Death Comes to Pemberley (3 episodes) as Mrs. Reynolds
2013		The Invisible Woman as Catherine Dickens
2013		Getting On (1 episode)
2013		40 Year Old Virgins as Herself
2013		Heading Out (6 episodes) as Torla

2012

(5 episodes)

2011

as Mary-Ann

2010		The Angina Monologues as Herself
2010		The Calling as Sister Kevin

2009		Home Time (1 episode) as Mrs Pitman
2009		Getting On (15 episodes) as Sister Den Flixter
2009		In the Loop as Roz

2008

as Midwife

2007		Stardust as Mormo
2007		Spinners and Losers as Terri Coverly
2007		Jekyll (6 episodes) as Nurse
2007		Would I Lie to You? (1 episode) as Self
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

2006

as Sue Hodge

2005		A Little Trip to Heaven as Josie
2005		Kinky Boots as Trish
2005		The Thick of It (21 episodes) as Terri Coverley

2003		Girl with a Pearl Earring as Tanneke
2003		The Deal as Sue Nye
2003		Little Britain (1 episode) as Lou's Girlfriend Anya

2001		Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch (14 episodes)
2001		Fun at the Funeral Parlour (1 episode)

2000		Human Remains (1 episode) as Nana
2000		The Announcement as Debbie

1999		Spaced (1 episode) as Tina
1999		Coming Soon (3 episodes)

1998		A Rather English Marriage as Sister
1998		Vanity Fair (6 episodes) as Lady Crawley

1997		Midsomer Murders (1 episode) as Clara Trout
1997		Jane Eyre as Bessie

1994

(1 episode) as Self

1993

(1 episode) as Midwife

1991

(1 episode) as Iris Wood-Newton

1990

(1 episode) as Gillian

1987

(2 episodes) as Audrey Barker

Production

2013

(18 episodes) … Executive Producer

Writing

2009

(15 episodes) … Writer

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