Alternate Names: Jo Scanlan, Ms. Joanna Scanlan, Joanna Scanlon

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Jane Eyre (1997) as Bessie

Most Important Roles:

• Notes on a Scandal (2006) as Sue Hodge
• Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) as Tanneke
• Ropey (2021) as
• Kinky Boots (2005) as Trish
• The Moon and the Stars (2007) as Daisy Burke
• The Invisible Woman (2013) as Catherine Dickens
• Hot Hot Hot (2011) as Mary-Ann
• Get Santa (2014) as Ruth
• Tabby McTat (2024) as Pat (voice)

Career Highlights:

• Notes on a Scandal (2006)
• Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
• Ropey (2021)
• Kinky Boots (2005)
• The Moon and the Stars (2007)
• The Invisible Woman (2013)
• Hot Hot Hot (2011)
• Get Santa (2014)
• Tabby McTat (2024)

Awards:

• Won BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress (2022)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Writer: Comedy (2013)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Writer (2011)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role (2010)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Actress (2022)
• Won British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Writer's Award (2011)
• Nominated for 1 Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress (2018)
• Nominated for 1 ALFS Award - Actress of the Year (2022)
• Nominated for 1 ALFS Award - British/Irish Actress of the Year (2022)
• Nominated for 1 RTS Television Award - Writer - Comedy (2013)
• Won RTS Television Award - Writer - Comedy (2011)
• Nominated for 1 RTS Television Award - Writer - Comedy (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2025)
• Won Best Actress (2020)
• Won Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best TV Comedy (2013)
• Won Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best Television Comedy/Light Entertainment (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Chlotrudis Award - Best Performance in a Lead Role (2024)
• Won Dublin Film Critics Award - Best Actress (2021)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Television Craft Award - Writer: Comedy (2013)