Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Acting

Birthday

1961/10/27 (64 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK

Also know as

Jo Scanlan, Ms. Joanna Scanlan, Joanna Scanlon

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 ...Read more

Acting
Notes on a Scandal
7.1

(2006) Notes on a Scandal

as Sue Hodge

Girl with a Pearl Earring
6.6

(2003) Girl with a Pearl Earring

as Tanneke

Ropey
0.0

(2021) Ropey

as ---

Kinky Boots
6.7

(2005) Kinky Boots

as Trish

The Moon and the Stars
4.5

(2007) The Moon and the Stars

as Daisy Burke

The Invisible Woman
5.9

(2013) The Invisible Woman

as Catherine Dickens

Hot Hot Hot
6.0

(2011) Hot Hot Hot

as Mary-Ann

Dylan's Room
0.0

(2016) Dylan's Room

as Penny

Get Santa
6.0

(2014) Get Santa

as Ruth

Tabby McTat
6.8

(2024) Tabby McTat

as Pat (voice)

This Is Christmas
6.9

(2022) This Is Christmas

as Linda

Wicked Little Letters
6.9

(2024) Wicked Little Letters

as Ann

Grow Your Own
6.5

(2007) Grow Your Own

as Barbara

In the Loop
7.0

(2009) In the Loop

as Roz

The Rising of the Sap
0.0

(2024) The Rising of the Sap

as Elizabeth

A Little Trip to Heaven
5.4

(2005) A Little Trip to Heaven

as Josie

2.5

(2015) Fungus The Bogeyman

as ---

Testament of Youth
7.3

(2015) Testament of Youth

as Aunt Belle

The Deal
6.7

(2003) The Deal

as Sue Nye

0.0

(2000) The Announcement

as Debbie

How to Talk to Girls at Parties
6.0

(2017) How to Talk to Girls at Parties

as Marion, Enn’s Mother

Stardust
7.3

(2007) Stardust

as Mormo

The Rise of the Nutters
8.3

(2007) The Rise of the Nutters

as Terri Coverley

A Rather English Marriage
5.3

(1998) A Rather English Marriage

as Sister

Maxwell
6.0

(2007) Maxwell

as Jennings

Tulip Fever
6.5

(2017) Tulip Fever

as Mrs. Overvalt

Jane Eyre
7.1

(1997) Jane Eyre

as Bessie

The Other Boleyn Girl
6.7

(2008) The Other Boleyn Girl

as Midwife

Pin Cushion
6.4

(2018) Pin Cushion

as Lyn

The Calling
0.0

(2010) The Calling

as Sister Kevin

Bridget Jones's Baby
6.4

(2016) Bridget Jones's Baby

as Cathy - Make Up Lady

40 Year Old Virgins
5.2

(2013) 40 Year Old Virgins

as Herself

The Bad Education Movie
5.7

(2015) The Bad Education Movie

as Susan Poulter

0.0

(2010) The Angina Monologues

as Herself

Wild Honey Pie!
3.7

(2018) Wild Honey Pie!

as Janet

How to Build a Girl
5.7

(2020) How to Build a Girl

as Mrs. Belling

After Love
7.1

(2021) After Love

as Mary/Fahima

Spinners and Losers
8.3

(2007) Spinners and Losers

as Terri Coverly

Don vs Lightning
7.4

(2021) Don vs Lightning

as Maggie

Joy
6.8

(2024) Joy

as Gladys May

Rhubarb Rhubarb
0.0

(2025) Rhubarb Rhubarb

as ---

0.0

Poe

as Friend (Voice)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
6.5

(2025) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

as Cathy

0.0

Anxious People

as ---

0.0

(1999) Coming Soon

as Claudia

0.0

The Arrival

as ---

The Thick of It
8.0

(2005) The Thick of It

as Terri Coverley

Getting On
6.9

(2009) Getting On

as Sister Den Flixter

0.0

(1999) Coming Soon

as ---

0.0

(2001) Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

as ---

Would I Lie to You?
7.8

(2007) Would I Lie to You?

as Self

No Offence
7.5

(2015) No Offence

as DI Vivienne Deering

The Larkins
6.4

(2021) The Larkins

as Ma Larkin

Puppy Love
6.0

(2014) Puppy Love

as Nana V

Fungus the Bogeyman
7.5

(2015) Fungus the Bogeyman

as Mildrew

Heading Out
5.4

(2013) Heading Out

as Torla

One Foot in the Grave
7.6

(1990) One Foot in the Grave

as Gillian

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.3

(1987) The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Audrey Barker

Stella
7.1

(2012) Stella

as ---

Little Britain
7.1

(2003) Little Britain

as Lou's Girlfriend Anya

Murder Most Horrid
6.8

(1991) Murder Most Horrid

as Iris Wood-Newton

Peak Practice
6.1

(1993) Peak Practice

as Midwife

Getting On
6.3

(2013) Getting On

as Sister Den Flixter

Home Time
6.0

(2009) Home Time

as Mrs Pitman

Human Remains
6.6

(2000) Human Remains

as Nana

Spaced
7.9

(1999) Spaced

as Tina

7.0

(2001) Fun at the Funeral Parlour

as ---

Hooten & The Lady
7.0

(2016) Hooten & The Lady

as ---

Boat Story
7.2

(2023) Boat Story

as Pat Tooh

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
9.1

(2019) Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

as Narrator

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7.0

(2017) Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Su

Requiem
6.4

(2018) Requiem

as Janice Gray

Y Golau
5.6

(2022) The Light in the Hall

as Sharon Roberts

Hold the Sunset
6.3

(2018) Hold the Sunset

as Sandra

Secrets of the Aquarium
0.0

(2023) Secrets of the Aquarium

as Narrator

Death Comes to Pemberley
6.9

(2013) Death Comes to Pemberley

as Mrs. Reynolds

Jekyll
7.5

(2007) Jekyll

as Nurse

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.7

(2022) Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Actor

Vanity Fair
7.6

(1998) Vanity Fair

as Lady Crawley

Room 101
6.3

(1994) Room 101

as Self

The Woman in White
6.0

(2018) The Woman in White

as Mrs. Vesey

A Very Royal Scandal
6.6

(2024) A Very Royal Scandal

as Amanda Thirsk

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7.0

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Herself - Panellist

Sally4Ever
4.8

(2018) Sally4Ever

as Stella

Avenue 5
6.5

(2020) Avenue 5

as Johanna

How the BBC Began
0.0

(2022) How the BBC Began

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Accident
6.2

(2019) The Accident

as Angela Griffiths

Dracula
7.0

(2020) Dracula

as Mother Superior

Midsomer Murders
7.5

(1997) Midsomer Murders

as Clara Trout

McDonald & Dodds
7.6

(2020) McDonald & Dodds

as Kelly Mulcreevy

Slow Horses
8.0

(2022) Slow Horses

as Moira Tregorian

Riot Women
9.3

(2025) Riot Women

as Beth

Killed Without A Trace
7.0

(2024) Killed Without A Trace

as Presenter

Murder in Mind
8.4

(2001) Murder in Mind

as Diana Spearman

Big School
6.8

(2013) Big School

as Mrs Klebb

4.0

(2004) Doctors and Nurses

as Stumpy Yates

Have I Got News for You
7.1

(1990) Have I Got News for You

as Self

Dinnerladies Diaries
9.0

(2018) Dinnerladies Diaries

as Self

0.0

Missed Call

as ---

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.7

(2022) Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self

My Family
7.0

(2000) My Family

as Dental Assistant