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Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 25, 1961 (63)
Birthplace Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated May 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1961) is an English actress who began her career in 1974. She has since amassed numerous credits, primarily on television, but also in nearly 30 feature films, including Dance with a Stranger (1985), Willow (1988), Scandal (1989), The Secret Rapture (1993) and Mother's ... Boys (1994). Following her marriage to Val Kilmer in 1988, she was credited as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer until their divorce in 1996. Whalley was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the 1985 BBC serial Edge of Darkness, and was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival for the 2011 series The Borgias. Her other television roles include the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective; playing the title role in the 2000 CBS TV film Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, and as Claudia, wife of Pontius Pilate in the 2015 NBC series A.D. The Bible Continues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanne Whalley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Filmography

Love is Love is Love

Love is Love is Love

2021

as Lainie / Joanne - (segments "Two for Dinner" and "Late Lunch")

Resurrection

Resurrection

2021

as Claudia

The Bird Game

The Bird Game

2019

as Crow

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ

2018

as Priscilla

Muse

Muse

2017

as Jacqueline

The Ark

The Ark

2015

as Emmy

The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster

2013

as Gweneth Feynman

Twixt

Twixt

2011

as Denise

Golf in the Kingdom

Golf in the Kingdom

2011

as Agatha McNaughton

Diverted

Diverted

2009

as Marion Price

44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

2009

as Liz

Life Line

Life Line

2007

as Katy Adair

Flood

Flood

2007

as Patricia Nash

Played

Played

2006

as Maggie

Child of Mine

Child of Mine

2005

as Tess Palmer

The Californians

The Californians

2005

as Luna

Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

2002

as Jessie Eastwood

Before You Go

Before You Go

2002

as Mary

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

2000

as Caroline Henshaw

Run the Wild Fields

Run the Wild Fields

2000

as Ruby Miller

The Guilty

The Guilty

2000

as Natalie Crane

A Texas Funeral

A Texas Funeral

1999

as Miranda

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

as Valerie Alston

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

1994

as Celia Adekunle

The Secret Rapture

The Secret Rapture

1993

as Katherine Coleridge

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

1993

as Colleen 'Callie' Harland

Storyville

Storyville

1992

as Natalie Tate

Shattered

Shattered

1991

as Jenny Scott

A TV Dante

A TV Dante

1990

as Beatrice

The Big Man

The Big Man

1990

as Beth Scoular

Navy Seals

Navy Seals

1990

as Claire Varrens

Scandal

Scandal

1989

as Christine Keeler

Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

1989

as Fay Forrester

Willow

Willow

1988

as Sorsha

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988

as Anna

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

1987

as Jackie

No Surrender

No Surrender

1985

as Cheryl

The Good Father

The Good Father

1985

as Mary Hall

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

1985

as Christine

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984

as Fan

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

as Groupie

Birth of the Beatles

Birth of the Beatles

1979

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Borgias

as Vanozza Cattaneo

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Apr 03, 2011

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

as Rheda

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 03, 2016

Carnival Row

as Leonora

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Aug 29, 2019

Marvel's Daredevil

as Sister Maggie

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 10, 2015

The White Princess

as Margaret of York

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 16, 2017

Gossip Girl

as Sophie Grimaldi

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 19, 2007

The Singing Detective

as Nurse Mills

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 1986

Edge of Darkness

as Emma Craven

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 04, 1985

The Virgin Queen

as Queen Mary

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 22, 2006

Scarlett

as Scarlett O'Hara

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 13, 1994

40

as Jess

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 08, 2003

Jamaica Inn

as Aunt Patience

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 21, 2014

Willow

as Queen Sorsha

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 30, 2022

Crown Court

as Linda Mason

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Wolf Hall

as Katherine of Aragon

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 21, 2015

Tin Star

as Mary James

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 07, 2017

Bergerac

as Christine Bolton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Criminal Minds

as Karen Donovan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Justice League Unlimited

as Emerald Empress (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Ulla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1983

A Kind of Loving

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 04, 1982

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 28 39 21
2024 7 31 45 17
2024 8 29 43 16
2024 9 21 31 12
2024 10 13 19 8
2024 11 17 22 11
2024 12 22 28 15
2025 1 21 29 12
2025 2 13 19 3
2025 3 6 15 1
2025 4 13 39 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 2 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 5 16 1

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2025 1 823 646
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