1. Joanna Marion Scanlan was born on 27 October 1961 and is a British actress and writer.
11 Facts About Joanna Scanlan
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Joanna Scanlan was nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards for Getting On, including two for Best Writing.
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Joanna Scanlan was born on 27 October 1961 in West Kirby, then in Cheshire, the daughter of hoteliers Michael and Patricia Joanna Scanlan.
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Joanna Scanlan moved to North Wales with her parents at the age of three, where she grew up.
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Joanna Scanlan attended Brigidine Convent and Howell's School in Denbigh, as well as New Hall School in Chelmsford, Essex.
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Joanna Scanlan studied history at Queens' College, Cambridge and joined the Cambridge Footlights, where she became friends with Tilda Swinton.
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Joanna Scanlan is known for her portrayal of Terri Coverley, the notoriously useless senior press officer for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship in the British comedy television series The Thick of It from 2005 to 2012.
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Joanna Scanlan was a guest star in the American version, reprising her role as Denise Flixter.
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Joanna Scanlan plays lead character DI Inspector 'Viv Deering' in Paul Abbott's BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning primetime drama, No Offence.
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Joanna Scanlan appeared as Cathy in the 2016 romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Baby.
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On stage, Joanna Scanlan has worked with Thea Sharrock in her production of Cloud 9 at the Almeida Theatre and Top Girls, with Rufus Norris in Vernon God Little at the Young Vic, and featured in Polly Teale's Madame Bovery.