Joanne Whalley

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Joanne Whalley

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JOANNE WHALLEY STATS
Name: Joanne Whalley Nicknames: Date of Birth: 25 August Home town: Salford, Manchester, England Family: Two Children Education: Braeside School of Speech and Drama Hobbies: Charities/Causes: Children of the Night Motto: Websites: facebook/joannewhalley	To add images of Joanne Whalley click here

JOANNE WHALLEY BIO

Born in Salford, Lancanshire but raised in Stockport, Joanne first appeared as a child in How We Used to Live and had small parts in Coronation Street and Emmerdale Farm. Briefly a member of a Stockport based band called the Slowguns but left before the release of their two singles to focus on her acting career. Joanne came to prominence in British television playing Emma Craven in Edge of Darkness, earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Joanne resides in Los Angeles with her two children.

JOANNE WHALLEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Non-acting careers: Joanne was briefly a member of a band called The Slowguns but left prior to the release of their two singles. Member of the group Cindy & the Saffrons . Cindy & the Saffrons recorded the Shangrilas song Past, Present and Future and Terry by Twinkle. 2011 - The Saturday Play as Millie Crocker-Harris in The Browning Version BBC Radio 4 Narrated the audiobook The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2009) Read a letter at the beginning of Blink 182's The Stockholm Syndrome

Movies: 1988 - Willow (Sorsha) 1989 - Scandal (Christine Keeler) 1991 - Shattered (Jenny Scot) 1994 - Trial by Jury (Valarie Alston) 2000 - The Guilty (Natalie Crane) 2000 - Breathtaking (Caroline Henshaw) 2002 - Virginia's Run (Jessie Eastware) 2002 - Before You Go (Mary) 2005 - The Californians (Luna) 2006 - Played (Maggie) 2007 - Flood (Patricia Nash) 2009 - 44 Inch Chest (Liz Diamond) 2010 - Golf in the Kingdom (Agatha McNaughton) 2011 - Twixt (Denise)

TV: 1974 - 1976 Coronation Street (customer in Sylvia's Separates) 1977 - Emmerdale Farm (Angela Read) 1976 - 1979 How We Used To Live (Sarah Hughes) 1982 - A Kind of Loving (Ingrid Rothwell) 1994 - Scarlett (Scarlett O'Hara) 2000 - Run the Wild Fields (Ruby Miller) 2000 - Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) 2003 - 40 (Jess) 2005 - Criminal Minds (Karen Donovan) 2005 - Child of Mine (Tess Palmer) 2006 - The Virgin Queen (Queen Mary I ) 2006 - Justice League (Emerald Empress) 2007 - Life Line (Kate Adair) 2008 - Unknown Sender (Carolyn), Diverted (Marion Price) 2009 - Diverted ( Marion Price ) 2011 - The Borgias (Vanozza dei Catannei) 2011 - Gossip Girl (Sophie Grimaldi)

Stage: 1983 - The Crimes of Vautrin played Esther van Gobseck 1983 - The Genius 1985 - Saved 1987 - Three Sisters played Marsha 1991 - The Lulu Plays playing Lulu 2008 - Poor Beast in the Rain 2012 - Look Back in Anger playing Helena

Big break: Christine Keeler in Scandal

Best known for: Sorsha - Willow Scarlett O'Hara - Scarlett Emma Craven - Edge of Darkness Nurse Mills - The Singing Detective

Awards: -- BAFTA Nomination 1985 for Edge of Darkness --

Upcoming projects: LA Theatre Works - The Browning Version (June 2012) Monster Butler - 2013

JOANNE WHALLEY QUOTES

"I don't remember sitting down and saying ,'This is what I want to be an actress.' I just knew. It was never a conscious decision or a revelation." "Most actors try to do as many different things as possible. I like the encouragement I get from doing new things. I like to feel scared or challenged in the hope that I can pull it off. That little bit of fear creates an energy that I can channel into the performance. And you have to keep tapping new parts of yourself, keep working or you never improve. The only way to improve is to set yourself harder goals." -- --

JOANNE WHALLEY TRIVIA

Was chosen by People magazine in 1991 as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Had a non speaking part in Pink Floyd's The Wall Only the second actress to ever play the role of Scarlett O'Hara

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