| Joanne Froggatt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1980 Littlebeck, Scarborough (borough), North Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996-present |
Joanne Froggatt (born 21 August 1980) is an English actress.
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Born and raised in the village of Littlebeck, [1] [2] Froggatt left her family home at the age of 13 to attend the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire. In 1996, she made her TV début in the long-running ITV drama, The Bill, and shortly afterwards landed the role of teenage mother Zoe Tattersall in Coronation Street. She left the programme in 1998, and has since appeared in many other television dramas including Bad Girls, dinnerladies, Nature Boy, A Touch of Frost, Other People's Children, The Street, Rebus, Island at War, Life on Mars and as Anna Smith, the head housemaid, in Downton Abbey.
In 2003, Froggatt played the leading role in the controversial one-off drama, Danielle Cable: Eyewitness, based on the true story of a teenage girl who witnessed the murder of her boyfriend in a reputed road rage attack. Whilst researching the role, she met Cable who later contacted her to commend her on her portrayal. Froggatt also received a BAFTA nomination for the role.
Froggatt starred as a main character in the drama Missing, made by SMG Productions in 2006 alongside Gregor Fisher. However, the two-part thriller wasn't broadcast on STV until November 2008.
Also in 2006, she played the sister of Myra Hindley in the ITV drama, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, and recently appeared in another controversial role as the title character in Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, which first aired on Channel Ten in Australia on 18 March 2007, and was screened in Britain on ITV on 8 April 2007.[2] She also appeared on the London stage in the adaptation of All About My Mother in the part of Sister Rosa (played in the 1999 film by Penelope Cruz), which ran from July to November 2007 at the Old Vic theatre.
She portrayed Kate, a peasant, in the third season of the BBC TV series Robin Hood.[3] She played Hannah, in Spooks: Code 9, and features in the BBC Radio adaptation of Solaris as Rheya. In May 2009, she played Kelly on BBC drama Moving On.
On 25 September 2009, Froggatt played the title role in the BBC Radio Four play I am Emma Humphreys. On 3 October of that year, Froggatt played Princess Yvonne in the BBC Radio Four Saturday play The Von Trapps and Me.[4]
On 15 April 2010, Joanne Froggatt appeared opposite Lee Ingleby in the BBC Radio Four play The Disappearance by Peter Whalley. In her film début, In Our Name, Froggatt played Suzy, a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. She garnered critical acclaim for her performance and won Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.
On 25 December 2010 she appeared in the Royle Family Christmas special 'Joe's Crackers' as Saskia, the girlfriend of Antony Royle. Despite having been mentioned by name in earlier episodes this was the first time that Saskia had appeared in person. Froggatt starred in John Donnelly's play 'The Knowledge' at The Bush Theatre, West London from 12 January to 19 February 2011.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Bill | TV series (1 episode: "Unlucky in Love") | |
| 1997 | Coronation Street | Zoe Tattersall | TV series (11 episodes: 1997-1999) |
| 1999 | Bad Girls | Rachel Hicks | TV series (4 episodes) |
| Dinnerladies | Sigourney | TV series (1 episode: "Catering") | |
| 2000 | Nature Boy | Jenny Macalister | TV serial |
| Other People's Children | Becky | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Lorna Doone | Lizzie Ridd | TV film | |
| 2001 | A Touch of Frost | Anne | TV series (2 episodes) |
| Casualty | Lucy Curry | TV series (1 episode: "Better Safe Than Sorry") | |
| 2002 | Miranda | Jacquie | |
| Nice Guy Eddie | Mandy | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.3") | |
| Paradise Heights | Julia Sawyer | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| The Stretford Wives | Dawn Richards | TV film | |
| 2003 | Red Cap | Pte. Tracy Walters | TV series (1 episode: "Crush") |
| The Last Detective | Celia/Josie | TV series (1 episode: "Pilot") | |
| Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Danielle Cable | Nominated—Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor | |
| 2004 | Island at War | Angelique Mahy | TV serial (3 episodes) |
| 2006 | Missing | Sybil Foster | TV film |
| Life on Mars | Ruth Tyler/ Mrs. Tyler | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| See No Evil: The Moors Murders | Maureen Smith | TV film | |
| The Street | Kerry | TV series (1 episode: "Sean and Yvonne") | |
| Rebus | Gail Maitland | TV series (1 episode: "Strip Jack") | |
| 2007 | Murder in the Outback | Joanne Lees | TV film |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Hannah | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2009 | Moving On | Kellie | TV series (1 episode: "Butterfly Effect") |
| Echoes | Anya | Short | |
| Robin Hood | Kate | TV series (11 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Identity | Jane Calshaw | TV series (1 episode: "Chelsea Girl") |
| In Our Name | Suzy | British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer | |
| The Royle Family | Saskia | TV series (1 episode: Joe's Crackers) | |
| 2010 - Present | Downton Abbey | Anna | TV series (15 episodes:) |
| 2012 | uwantme2killhim? | Sally | filming |
| Love Life | Ruth | TV series (1 episode: "Story One") | |
| Filth | Mary | post-production |