Joanna Scanlan
Biography
Joanna Scanlan is a British actress and writer who studied history at Cambridge, where she joined the Cambridge Footlights, and later lectured in drama before turning to professional acting at 34. Her early screen work often cast her as nurses, in shows such as Peak Practice. She became known for playing Terri Coverley in the political comedy The Thick of It from 2005 to 2012, and co-wrote and starred in the satirical NHS drama Getting On with Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine, which brought her BAFTA nominations for performance and writing. She played DI Viv Deering in No Offence and co-wrote Puppy Love. Her films include Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), The Invisible Woman (2013) and Pin Cushion (2018). She took the BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role for After Love (2021). On stage she appeared in Cloud 9 and Top Girls.
64years old
Turns 65 on October 27in 15 days
- Born West Kirby
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Joanna M Scanlan
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 27 years1997 to 2024
Genres
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Behind the award
For her role in the 2020 film After Love, Scanlan took the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She became the first winner of that award since 2003 who had no corresponding Oscar nomination.
Early training
Scanlan studied history at Queens' College, Cambridge. While a student, she became a member of the Cambridge Footlights and made friends with Tilda Swinton there.
Behind the camera
Scanlan starred in and co-wrote the dark satirical NHS drama Getting On with Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine. The series brought her BAFTA nominations for Best Female Performance in a Comedy and for screenwriting in 2011 and 2013.
Languages
Scanlan said "Diolch yn fawr iawn as we say in my country!" in Welsh, and gave thanks to BAFTA, along with the writer, the director and the crew of the film.
Joanna Scanlan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together4 more actors
- Jeremy IrvineThis is Christmas (2022) and The Bad Education Movie (2015)
- Alexandra RoachThis is Christmas (2022) and Testament of Youth (2014)
- Ethan LawrenceHow to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017) and The Bad Education Movie (2015)
- Barry McCarthyNotes on a Scandal (2006) and Kinky Boots (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joanna Scanlan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$137 million
8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$50M36.3% of the total
- 2$33M24.0% of the total
- 3$27M19.8% of the total
- 4$10.0M7.2% of the total
- 5$9.2M6.7% of the total
- 6$3.2M2.3% of the total
- 7$3.1M2.3% of the total
- 8$1.8M1.3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2022 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | After Love | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.