Joanna Scanlan
Known for: Acting
Born: October 27, 1961
Place of birth: West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
46 movies · 58 TV shows, newest first
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Anxious People
2026
3.0
Missed Call
2026
7.8
Riot Women
2025
6.4
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025
6.9
Joy
2024
7.0
Killed Without A Trace
2024
6.6
A Very Royal Scandal
2024
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The Rising of the Sap
2024
6.7
Tabby McTat
2024
6.9
Wicked Little Letters
2024
7.2
Boat Story
2023
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Secrets of the Aquarium
2023
7.1
This Is Christmas
2022
7.0
How the BBC Began
2022
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
5.5
The Light in the Hall
2022
8.0
Slow Horses
2022
5.7
The Larkins
2021
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Ropey
2021
6.7
Don vs Lightning
2021
7.1
After Love
2021
5.8
How to Build a Girl
2020
7.6
McDonald & Dodds
2020
6.6
Avenue 5
2020
7.0
Dracula
2020
6.2
The Accident
2019
9.1
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019
4.8
Sally4Ever
2018
6.4
Pin Cushion
2018
6.1
The Woman in White
2018
9.0
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018
3.7
Wild Honey Pie!
2018
6.4
Hold the Sunset
2018
6.2
Requiem
2018
6.0
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
7.0
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
6.5
Tulip Fever
2017
7.1
Hooten & The Lady
2016
6.4
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
8.0
Dylan's Room
20162.5
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
7.5
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
5.7
The Bad Education Movie
2015
7.5
No Offence
2015
7.2
Testament of Youth
2015
6.1
Get Santa
2014
6.0
Puppy Love
2014
6.9
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
5.9
The Invisible Woman
2013
6.3
Getting On
2013
6.7
Big School
2013
6.8
Psychobitches
2013
5.5
40 Year Old Virgins
2013
5.4
Heading Out
2013
6.0
Playhouse Presents
2012
7.1
Stella
2012
6.0
Hot Hot Hot
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The Angina Monologues
2010
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The Calling
2010
6.0
Home Time
2009
7.2
Getting On
2009
7.0
In the Loop
2009
6.7
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
7.3
Stardust
2007
8.7
Spinners and Losers
2007
7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
7.5
Jekyll
2007
6.5
Grow Your Own
2007
6.0
Maxwell
2007
5.1
The Moon and the Stars
2007
8.6
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
7.1
Notes on a Scandal
2006
5.4
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
6.7
Kinky Boots
2005
8.1
The Thick of It
20056.0
Doctors and Nurses
2004
6.6
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
6.8
The Deal
2003
7.0
Little Britain
2003
8.3
Murder in Mind
2001NR
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
20017.0
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
6.7
Human Remains
2000
7.1
My Family
20007.0
The Announcement
20007.0
Cry Wolf
2000
6.7
My Parents Are Aliens
1999
7.9
Spaced
19998.0
Coming Soon
1999NR
Coming Soon
1999
5.5
A Rather English Marriage
1998
7.6
Vanity Fair
1998
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
7.1
Jane Eyre
1997
6.6
Room 101
1994
6.5
Peak Practice
1993
6.9
Murder Most Horrid
1991
7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
7.7
One Foot in the Grave
1990
6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
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Poe
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The Arrival
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7.2
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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