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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-10-27 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK

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

Known For

Acting

2025

Rhubarb Rhubarb

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Cathy

2024

Tabby McTat as Pat (voice)

Wicked Little Letters as Ann

The Rising of the Sap as Elizabeth

Joy as Gladys May

A Very Royal Scandal as Amanda Thirsk

Killed Without A Trace as Presenter

2023

Boat Story as Pat Tooh

Secrets of the Aquarium as Narrator

2022

This Is Christmas as Linda

The Light in the Hall as Sharon Roberts

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor

How the BBC Began as Self - Narrator (voice)

Slow Horses as Moira Tregorian

2021

After Love as Mary/Fahima

Don vs Lightning as Maggie

The Larkins as Ma Larkin

2020

How to Build a Girl as Mrs. Belling

Avenue 5 as Johanna

Dracula as Mother Superior

McDonald & Dodds as Kelly Mulcreevy

2019

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly as Narrator

The Accident as Angela Griffiths

2018

Pin Cushion as Lyn

Wild Honey Pie! as Janet

Requiem as Janice Gray

Hold the Sunset as Sandra

The Woman in White as Mrs. Vesey

Sally4Ever as Stella

2017

How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Marion, Enn’s Mother

Tulip Fever as Mrs. Overvalt

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Su

2016

Bridget Jones's Baby as Cathy - Make Up Lady

Hooten & The Lady

2015

Fungus The Bogeyman

Testament of Youth as Aunt Belle

The Bad Education Movie as Susan Poulter

No Offence as DI Vivienne Deering

Fungus the Bogeyman as Mildrew

2014

Get Santa as Ruth

Puppy Love as Nana V

2013

The Invisible Woman as Catherine Dickens

40 Year Old Virgins as Herself

Heading Out as Torla

Death Comes to Pemberley as Mrs. Reynolds

Big School as Mrs Klebb

2012

2011

Hot Hot Hot as Mary-Ann

2010

The Calling as Sister Kevin

The Angina Monologues as Herself

2009

In the Loop as Roz

Getting On as Sister Den Flixter

Home Time as Mrs Pitman

2008

The Other Boleyn Girl as Midwife

2007

The Moon and the Stars as Daisy Burke

Grow Your Own as Barbara

Stardust as Mormo

The Rise of the Nutters as Terri Coverley

Maxwell as Jennings

Spinners and Losers as Terri Coverly

Would I Lie to You? as Self

Jekyll as Nurse

2006

Notes on a Scandal as Sue Hodge

2005

Kinky Boots as Trish

A Little Trip to Heaven as Josie

The Thick of It as Terri Coverley

2003

Girl with a Pearl Earring as Tanneke

The Deal as Sue Nye

Little Britain as Lou's Girlfriend Anya

2001

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

Murder in Mind as Diana Spearman

2000

The Announcement as Debbie

Human Remains as Nana

1999

Spaced as Tina

1998

A Rather English Marriage as Sister

Vanity Fair as Lady Crawley

1997

Jane Eyre as Bessie

Midsomer Murders as Clara Trout

1994

Room 101 as Self

1993

Peak Practice as Midwife

1991

Murder Most Horrid as Iris Wood-Newton

1990

One Foot In the Grave as Gillian

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Audrey Barker

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Dylan's Room as Penny

Poe as Friend (Voice)

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

Riot Women as Beth

Writing

2009

Getting On as Writer

1999

My Parents Are Aliens as Writer

Production

2013

Getting On as Executive Producer