Joanna Scanlan
Date of birth: 1961-10-27
Place of birth: West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known 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 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.
Movie Credits
Notes on a Scandal
2006-12-25
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of h
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003-12-12
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events
Ropey
2021-09-01
A jet-black dramedy about love, loss and the complexities of mental health.
Kinky Boots
2005-08-30
Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central
The Moon and the Stars
2007-02-02
1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension fa
The Invisible Woman
2013-12-25
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and
Hot Hot Hot
2011-11-24
Ferdinand is a long-standing employee at Fish Land, the aquatic centre within the globalised leisure
Dylan's Room
2016-03-01
A mother finds a way back to her lost son.
Get Santa
2014-12-05
A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their gar
Tabby McTat
2024-02-23
Busker Fred and his cat Tabby McTat entertain and delight passersby with music across London. One da
This Is Christmas
2022-12-04
Follow Adam and Emma on their daily commute from the village of Langton to London, where they meet t
Wicked Little Letters
2024-02-23
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of
Grow Your Own
2007-06-15
A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worke
In the Loop
2009-01-22
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—b
The Rising of the Sap
2024-05-11
When her daughter Bea abruptly arrives home, Elizabeth struggles to keep her from being unwittingly
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005-12-26
Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particu
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015-12-27
Raymond Briggs' classic family story about smelly monsters, dangerous humans and what happens when t
Testament of Youth
2015-01-16
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War me
The Deal
2003-09-28
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers ano
The Announcement
2000-09-15
A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gathe
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017-10-06
In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan,
Stardust
2007-08-10
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that h
The Rise of the Nutters
2007-01-02
With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minis
A Rather English Marriage
1998-12-30
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after
Maxwell
2007-05-04
Basil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses
Tulip Fever
2017-07-13
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two inv
Jane Eyre
1997-03-09
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008-02-28
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin
Pin Cushion
2018-01-26
Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in
The Calling
2010-04-23
Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016-09-14
After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite
40 Year Old Virgins
2013-03-28
Most of us lose our virginity in our teens or early twenties. But for some, problems having sex for
The Bad Education Movie
2015-08-21
Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs.
The Angina Monologues
2010-12-10
Victoria Wood takes to the stage with an all female bill for a night of comedy in support of The Bri
Wild Honey Pie!
2018-03-12
A wanna-be author feels pressured to move beyond her meandering writing career and get a more stable
How to Build a Girl
2020-09-24
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talkin
After Love
2021-06-04
Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a wi
Spinners and Losers
2007-07-03
Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desir
Don vs Lightning
2021-07-22
When Don, an elderly Scottish grump, finds himself the victim of multiple lightning strikes he begin
Joy
2024-11-15
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, stat
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025-02-01
In Yorkshire's legendary “rhubarb triangle”, Jo and her aging father cultivate the delicate pink her
Poe
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe wraps around four of his most famous tales and several of his poems.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025-02-12
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and for
Anxious People
On the day before Christmas Eve, investment banker Zara begrudgingly finds herself mingling with a g
Coming Soon
1999-06-17
Coming Soon is the story of an existentialist-style experimental theatre troupe that travels from Lo
The Arrival
As two long-lost blood brothers grow closer, seduced by the idea of their shared history finally mak