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Acting

Joanna Scanlan

Titles: 41movies59TV shows

Career: Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2024 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 22
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: The Thick of It
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Joanna Scanlan Catalog average

Wit & Wordplay
5.5average 3.7
Cringe Humor
3.6average 2.2
Situational Comedy
4.0average 2.7
Family Dynamics
6.0average 4.8
Contemporary Realism
6.5average 5.4
Social Commentary
5.8average 4.9
Satire & Parody
3.2average 2.3
Dark Humor
3.5average 2.8

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.2
Adrenaline
3.7, average 4.9
Scare
1.7, average 2.6
Warfare
0.4, average 1.2

Main genres

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Drama 21
Comedy 14
Family 4
TV Movie 4
Mystery 3
Crime 3
History 3
Animation 2

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 7
Ensemble Cast 4
Political Intrigue 3
Social Commentary 3
British Sitcom 2
Everyday Life 2
Lighthearted Humor 2
Wholesome 2
Slice-of-Life 2
High Stakes 2
Psychological Tension 2
Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

Upcoming

2 titles

Poe

as Friend (Voice)

TV show · as Dorothy Adlington

2020s

21 titles · average score 69

Missed Call

TV show

Riot Women

TV show · as Beth

A Very Royal Scandal

TV show · as Amanda Thirsk

Tabby McTat

as Pat (voice)

Boat Story

TV show · as Pat Tooh

Secrets of the Aquarium

TV show · as Narrator

The Light in the Hall

TV show · as Sharon Roberts

Slow Horses

TV show · as Moira Tregorian

The Larkins

TV show · as Ma Larkin

After Love

as Mary / Fahima

Don vs Lightning

as Maggie

Dracula

TV show · as Mother Superior

All 21 titles from the 2020s

2010s

29 titles · average score 65

The Accident

TV show · as Angela Griffiths

Requiem

TV show · as Janice Gray

Pin Cushion

as Lyn

No Offence

TV show · as Vivienne Deering

The Bad Education Movie

as Susan Poulter

Puppy Love

TV show · as Nana V

Get Santa

as Ruth

The Invisible Woman

as Catherine Dickens

Big School

TV show · as Mrs Klebb

Getting On

TV show · as Sister Den Flixter

Heading Out

TV show · as Torla

Hot Hot Hot

as Mary-Ann

All 29 titles from the 2010s

2000s

26 titles · average score 71

Getting On

TV show · as Sister Den Flixter

The Other Boleyn Girl

as Midwife

The Rise of the Nutters

as Terri Coverley

The Moon and the Stars

as Daisy Burke

Stardust

as Mormo

Spinners and Losers

as Terri Coverly

Notes on a Scandal

as Sue Hodge

The Thick of It

TV show · as Terri Coverley

A Little Trip to Heaven

as Josie

Girl with a Pearl Earring

as Tanneke

Little Britain

TV show · as Lou's Girlfriend Anya

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

TV show

All 26 titles from the 2000s

1990s

10 titles · average score 71

Spaced

TV show · as Tina

as Claudia

TV show

A Rather English Marriage

as Sister

Vanity Fair

TV show · as Lady Crawley

Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Clara Trout

Jane Eyre

as Bessie

Peak Practice

TV show · as Midwife

Murder Most Horrid

TV show · as Iris Wood-Newton

One Foot in the Grave

TV show · as Gillian

1980s

1 title · average score 45

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV show · as Audrey Barker