Joanna Scanlan
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Anxious People
2026
Missed Call
2026
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Cathy
Riot Women
2025
as Beth
Tabby McTat
2024
as Pat (voice)
Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Ann
The Rising of the Sap
2024
as Elizabeth
JOY
2024
as Gladys May
A Very Royal Scandal
2024
as Amanda Thirsk
Killed Without A Trace
2024
as Presenter
Boat Story
2023
as Pat Tooh
Secrets of the Aquarium
2023
as Narrator
This Is Christmas
2022
as Linda
The Light in the Hall
2022
as Sharon Roberts
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self – Actor
How the BBC Began
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Slow Horses
2022
as Moira Tregorian
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
Ropey
2021
After Love
2021
as Mary/Fahima
Don vs Lightning
2021
as Maggie
The Larkins
2021
as Ma Larkin
How to Build a Girl
2020
as Mrs. Belling
Avenue 5
2020
as Johanna
Dracula
2020
as Mother Superior
McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Kelly Mulcreevy
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Accident
2019
as Angela Griffiths
Pin Cushion
2018
as Lyn
Wild Honey Pie!
2018
as Janet
Requiem
2018
as Janice Gray
Hold the Sunset
2018
as Sandra
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018
as Self
The Woman in White
2018
as Mrs Vesey
Sally4Ever
2018
as Stella
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as Marion, Enn’s Mother
Tulip Fever
2017
as Mrs. Overvalt
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Su
Dylan's Room
2016
as Penny
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Cathy - Make Up Lady
Hooten & The Lady
2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Testament of Youth
2015
as Aunt Belle
The Bad Education Movie
2015
as Susan Poulter
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
as Mildrew
No Offence
2015
as Vivienne Deering
Get Santa
2014
as Ruth
Puppy Love
2014
as Nana V
The Invisible Woman
2013
as Catherine Dickens
40 Year Old Virgins
2013
as Herself
Heading Out
2013
as Torla
Getting On
2013
as Sister Den Flixter
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Mrs. Reynolds
Big School
2013
as Mrs Klebb
Psychobitches
2013
as Barbara Woodhouse
Stella
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Barbara Woodhouse
Hot Hot Hot
2011
as Mary-Ann
The Calling
2010
as Sister Kevin
The Angina Monologues
2010
as Herself
In the Loop
2009
as Roz
Getting On
2009
as Sister Den Flixter
Home Time
2009
as Mrs Pitman
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Midwife
The Moon and the Stars
2007
as Daisy Burke
Grow Your Own
2007
as Barbara
Stardust
2007
as Mormo
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Terri Coverley
Maxwell
2007
as Jennings
Spinners and Losers
2007
as Terri Coverly
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Jekyll
2007
as Nurse
Notes on a Scandal
2006
as Sue Hodge
Kinky Boots
2005
as Trish
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
as Josie
The Thick of It
2005
as Terri Coverley
Doctors and Nurses
2004
as Stumpy Yates
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Tanneke
The Deal
2003
as Sue Nye
Little Britain
2003
as Lou's Girlfriend Anya
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
Murder in Mind
2001
as Diana Spearman
The Announcement
2000
as Debbie
Human Remains
2000
as Nana
My Family
2000
as Dental Assistant
Cry Wolf
2000
as Julie
Coming Soon
1999
as Claudia
Coming Soon
1999
Spaced
1999
as Tina
A Rather English Marriage
1998
as Sister
Vanity Fair
1998
as Lady Crawley
Jane Eyre
1997
as Bessie
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Clara Trout
Room 101
1994
as Self
Peak Practice
1993
as Midwife
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Iris Wood-Newton
One Foot in the Grave
1990
as Gillian
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Audrey Barker