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.
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2022
Filmography50+ titles
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
The Thick of It
Slow Horses
Spaced
Would I Lie to You?
One Foot in the Grave
Riot Women
McDonald & Dodds
No Offence
Midsomer Murders
Testament of Youth
Stardust
Boat Story
After Love
Stella
Notes on a Scandal
My Family
Jane Eyre
This Is Christmas
Dracula
Electric Dreams
In the Loop
Joy
Wicked Little Letters
Death Comes to Pemberley
Getting On
Murder Most Horrid
The Other Boleyn Girl
Kinky Boots
My Parents Are Aliens
A Very Royal Scandal
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Avenue 5
Tulip Fever
Grow Your Own
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Pin Cushion
Bridget Jones's Baby
Requiem
Hold the Sunset
Getting On
The Accident
Get Santa
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Puppy Love
The Invisible Woman
The Larkins
How to Build a Girl
The Bad Education Movie