Joanne Whalley
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1961-08-25 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Salford, Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as
- Joanne Whalley-Kilmer · Τζόαν Γουόλεϊ · جوان ولی · جوان والی · جوآن ولی · ジョアンヌ・ウォーリー＝キルマー
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (24)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Karen Donovan
Gossip Girl
2007
as Sophie Grimaldi
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
as Sister Maggie
Crown Court
1972
as Linda Mason
Bergerac
1981
as Christine Bolton
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Emerald Empress (voice)
Screen Two
1985
as Jackie
The Borgias
2011
as Vanozza Cattaneo
Carnival Row
2019
as Leonora
Wolf Hall
2015
as Katherine of Aragon
Willow
2022
as Queen Sorsha
Tin Star
2017
as Mary James
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Ulla
The White Princess
2017
as Margaret of York
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Rheda
Scarlett
1994
as Scarlett O'Hara
The Virgin Queen
2006
as Queen Mary
The Singing Detective
1986
as Nurse Mills
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Emma Craven
Jamaica Inn
2014
as Aunt Patience
40
2003
as Jess
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
A Kind of Loving
1982
The Rumour
2025
Movies (55)
Willow
1988
as Sorsha
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Groupie
Navy Seals
1990
as Claire Varrens
Flood
2007
as Patricia Nash
Scandal
1989
as Christine Keeler
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018
as Priscilla
The Guilty
2000
as Natalie Crane
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Lori
Kill Me Again
1989
as Fay Forrester
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Fan
Val
2021
as Self
Shattered
1991
as Jenny Scott
Tornado
2025
as Vienna Crawford
Twixt
2011
as Denise
Muse
2017
as Jacqueline
Played
2006
as Maggie
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Liz
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Christine
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
as Self - 'Sorsha'
Mother's Boys
1993
as Colleen 'Callie' Harland
The Big Man
1990
as Beth Scoular
The Ark
2015
as Emmy
Love Is Love Is Love
2021
as Lainie / Joanne (segments "Two for Dinner" and "Late Lunch")
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Gweneth Feynman
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
as Self - 'Sorsha'
The Good Father
1985
as Mary Hall
A Texas Funeral
1999
as Miranda
Before You Go
2002
as Mary
Resurrection
2021
as Claudia
Trial by Jury
1994
as Valerie Alston
Diverted
2009
as Marion Price
Storyville
1992
as Natalie Tate
To Kill a Priest
1988
as Anna
A Good Man in Africa
1994
as Celia Adekunle
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Doris
The Californians
2005
as Luna
Birth of the Beatles
1979
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as Jackie
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
No Surrender
1985
as Cheryl
Virginia's Run
2002
as Jessie Eastwood
The Secret Rapture
1993
as Katherine Coleridge
Run the Wild Fields
2000
as Ruby Miller
Child of Mine
2005
as Tess Palmer
Bosses From Hell
1989
Breathtaking
2000
as Caroline Henshaw
A TV Dante
1990
as Beatrice
Golf in the Kingdom
2011
as Agatha McNaughton
Employees From Hell
1989
Life Line
2007
as Katy Adair
Shoreleave
1987
as Myra
Gardel
And Mum Came Too
1980
as Evelyn
The Bird Game
2019
as Crow
Hardcore Halbert
2021
as Janet
About Joanne Whalley
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 nomina… With 79 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Joanne Whalley has appeared in 55 films and 24 TV shows.
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- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — as Groupie
- Navy Seals (1990) — as Claire Varrens
- Flood (2007) — as Patricia Nash
- Scandal (1989) — as Christine Keeler
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