Joanna Scanlan
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Missed Call
2026
Riot Women
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025
Joy
2024
Killed Without A Trace
2024
A Very Royal Scandal
2024
The Rising of the Sap
2024
Tabby McTat
2024
Wicked Little Letters
2024
Boat Story
2023
Secrets of the Aquarium
2023
This Is Christmas
2022
How the BBC Began
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
The Light in the Hall
2022
Slow Horses
2022
The Larkins
2021
Ropey
2021
Don vs Lightning
2021
After Love
2021
How to Build a Girl
2020
McDonald & Dodds
2020
Avenue 5
2020
Dracula
2020
The Accident
2019
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019
Sally4Ever
2018
Pin Cushion
2018
The Woman in White
2018
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018
Wild Honey Pie!
2018
Hold the Sunset
2018
Requiem
2018
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Tulip Fever
2017
Hooten & The Lady
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Dylan's Room
2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
The Bad Education Movie
2015
No Offence
2015
Testament of Youth
2015
Get Santa
2014
Puppy Love
2014
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
The Invisible Woman
2013
Getting On
2013
Big School
2013
Psychobitches
2013
40 Year Old Virgins
2013
Heading Out
2013
Playhouse Presents
2012
Stella
2012
Hot Hot Hot
2011
The Angina Monologues
The Angina Monologues
2010
The Calling
2010
Home Time
2009
Getting On
2009
In the Loop
2009
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Stardust
2007
Spinners and Losers
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Jekyll
2007
Grow Your Own
2007
Maxwell
2007
The Moon and the Stars
2007
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
Notes on a Scandal
2006
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
Kinky Boots
2005
The Thick of It
2005
Doctors and Nurses
Doctors and Nurses
2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
The Deal
2003
Little Britain
2003
Murder in Mind
2001