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.
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Filmography (102)
Missed Call
2026
Rhubarb Rhubarb
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Riot Women
2025
Tabby McTat
2024
Wicked Little Letters
2024
The Rising of the Sap
2024
Joy
2024
A Very Royal Scandal
2024
Killed Without A Trace
2024
Boat Story
2023
Secrets of the Aquarium
2023
This Is Christmas
2022
The Light in the Hall
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
How the BBC Began
2022
Slow Horses
2022
Ropey
2021
After Love
2021
Don vs Lightning
2021
The Larkins
2021
How to Build a Girl
2020
Avenue 5
2020
Dracula
2020
McDonald & Dodds
2020
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
2019
The Accident
2019
Pin Cushion
2018
Wild Honey Pie!
2018
Requiem
2018
Hold the Sunset
2018
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018
The Woman in White
2018
Sally4Ever
2018
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
Tulip Fever
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Dylan's Room
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Hooten & The Lady
2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Testament of Youth
2015
The Bad Education Movie
2015
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
No Offence
2015
Get Santa
2014
Puppy Love
2014
The Invisible Woman
2013
40 Year Old Virgins
2013
Heading Out
2013
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
Big School
2013
Psychobitches
2013
Stella
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012
Hot Hot Hot
2011
The Calling
2010
The Angina Monologues
2010
In the Loop
2009
Getting On
2009
Home Time
2009
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
The Moon and the Stars
2007
Grow Your Own
2007
Stardust
2007
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
Maxwell
2007
Spinners and Losers
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Jekyll
2007
Notes on a Scandal
2006
Kinky Boots
2005
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
The Thick of It
2005
Doctors and Nurses
2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
The Deal
2003
Little Britain
2003
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
Murder in Mind
2001
The Announcement
2000
Human Remains
2000
My Family
2000
Cry Wolf
2000
Coming Soon
1999
Coming Soon
1999
Spaced
1999
A Rather English Marriage
1998
Vanity Fair
1998
Jane Eyre
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Room 101
1994
Peak Practice
1993
Murder Most Horrid
1991
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Poe
Anxious People
The Arrival
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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