Quick Facts
Born:
1961-08-25
Birthplace:
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Credits:
79 Total Roles
Joanne Whalley
Acting
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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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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
Marvel's Daredevil
Sister Maggie
Criminal Minds
Karen Donovan
Gossip Girl
Sophie Grimaldi
Willow
Sorsha
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Groupie
Carnival Row
Leonora
Justice League Unlimited
Emerald Empress (voice)
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Lori
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Rumour TV | Self |
| 2025 | Tornado MOVIE | Vienna Crawford |
| 2023 | Willow: Behind the Magic MOVIE | Self - 'Sorsha' |
| 2022 | Willow TV | Queen Sorsha |
| 2021 | Love Is Love Is Love MOVIE | Lainie / Joanne (segments "Two for Dinner" and "Late Lunch") |
| 2021 | Hardcore Halbert MOVIE | Janet |
| 2021 | Val MOVIE | Self |
| 2021 | Resurrection MOVIE | Claudia |
| 2019 | The Bird Game MOVIE | Crow |
| 2019 | Carnival Row TV | Leonora |