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Joanna Scanlan

Actress / Film Actress / Screenwriter | * 10/01/1961 (62) | West Kirby, Merseyside (United Kingdom (UK))
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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 Bri..."> ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world ...

Stardust

PG-13

2007 | 3.6/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
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A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic ...

Notes on a Scandal

R

2006 | 3.6/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Romance / Love
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This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Jo ...

Girl with a Pearl Earring

PG-13

2003 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Darkly comic series about life on a hospital ward and a nursing team who have to get on with the job despite challenges thrown up by the modern NHS. ...

Getting On

Certification unknown

2009 | 3.4/5 | 30min per episode
Drama, Comedy
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Movies with Joanna Scanlan as Actress(36)

2024 Wicked Little Letters
as Pat2024 Tabby McTat
as Linda2022 This Is Christmas
2021 Ropey
as Mary2021 After Love
as Maggie2021 Don vs Lightning
as Mrs. Belling2020 How to Build a Girl
as Janet2018 Wild Honey Pie!
as Lyn2018 Pin Cushion
as Marion, Enn’s Mother2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties
as Mrs. Overvalt2017 Tulip Fever
as Cathy - Make Up Lady2016 Bridget Jones's Baby
as Susan Poulter2015 The Bad Education Movie
as Aunt Belle2014 Testament of Youth
as Ruth2014 Get Santa
as herself2013 40 Year Old Virgins
as Catherine Dickens2013 The Invisible Woman
as Mary-Ann2011 Hot Hot Hot
as herself2010 The Angina Monologues
as Sister Kevin2010 The Calling
as Roz2009 In the Loop
as Midwife2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
as Jennings2007 Maxwell
as Terri Coverley2007 The Rise of the Nutters
as Mormo2007 Stardust
as Daisy Burke2007 The Moon and the Stars
as Terri Coverly2007 Spinners and Losers
as Barbara2007 Grow Your Own
as Sue Hodge2006 Notes on a Scandal
as Trish2005 Kinky Boots
as Josie2005 A Little Trip to Heaven
as Tanneke2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Sue Nye2003 The Deal
as Debbie2000 The Announcement
as Sister1998 A Rather English Marriage
as Bessie1997 Jane Eyre

TV Shows/Series with Joanna Scanlan as Actress(38)

as Pat Tooh2023 Boat Story
as Narrator2023 Secrets of the Aquarium
as Narrator (voice)2022 How the BBC Began
as Sharon Roberts2022 The Light in the Hall
as Ma Larkin2021 The Larkins
as Mother Superior2020 Dracula
as Johanna2020 Avenue 5
as Kelly Mulcreevy2020 McDonald & Dodds
as Narrator2019 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
as Angela Griffiths2019 The Accident
as Sandra2018 Hold the Sunset
as Stella2018 Sally4Ever
as Janice Gray2018 Requiem
as Mrs. Vesey2018 The Woman in White
as Su2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2016 Hooten & The Lady
as Mildrew2015 Fungus the Bogeyman
as DI Vivienne Deering2015 No Offence
as Nana V2014 Puppy Love
2013 Getting On
as Torla2013 Heading Out
2012 Stella
as Mrs Pitman2009 Home Time
as Sister Den Flixter2009 Getting On
as Nurse2007 Jekyll
as herself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Terri Coverley2005 The Thick of It
2003 Little Britain
2001 Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2000 Human Remains
as Tina1999 Spaced
1998 Vanity Fair
as Clara Trout1997 Midsomer Murders
as herself1994 Room 101
as Midwife1993 Peak Practice
as Iris Wood-Newton1991 Murder Most Horrid
as Gillian1990 One Foot In the Grave
1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV Shows/Series with Joanna Scanlan as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2013 Getting On
Writing/Writer2009 Getting On

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Full Name: Joanna Scanlan
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 10/01 1961 (October) in West Kirby, Merseyside (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 62 years + 207 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Queens' College, New Hall School, Howell's School
Employer: De Montfort University
Other names for Joanna Scanlan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jo Scanlan"
"Ms. Joanna Scanlan"
"Joanna Scanlon"
Joanna Scanlan frequently works together with these people:
Armando Iannucci (19x, Crew)
Vicki Pepperdine (10x, Actress)
Mark Gatiss (8x, Actor)
Julia Davis (8x, Actress)
Steven Moffat (7x, Crew)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Ruth Jones (7x, Actress)
Jessica Hynes (6x, Actress)
Rob Brydon (6x, Actor)
Philip Jackson (5x, Actor)
Neil Gaiman (5x, Crew)
Sue Perkins (5x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8228, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024