Joanne Froggatt
Biography
Joanne Froggatt is a British actress born on 23 August 1980 in Littlebeck, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Zoe Tattersall on the soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1998. Froggatt has appeared in various television shows and films, including the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey, where she played the role of Anna Bates from 2010 to 2015, and the ITV/Sundance drama series Liar, in which she starred as Laura Nielson from 2017 to 2020. She has also appeared in television films such as Danielle Cable: Eyewitness and See No Evil: The Moors Murders.
Career overview
Joanne Froggatt is a British actress born on August 23, 1980. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Zoe Tattersall on the soap opera Coronation Street, appearing from 1997 to 1998. Froggatt's early career also included roles in television films such as Danielle Cable: Eyewitness in 2003 and See No Evil: The Moors Murders.
Froggatt's notable television work includes her portrayal of Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey, which she played from 2010 to 2015. She also starred as Laura Nielson in the ITV/Sundance drama series Liar, appearing from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, Froggatt played Ruth Tyler, the mother of Sam Tyler, in the original UK version of the fantasy police drama Life on Mars.
Throughout her career, Froggatt has accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 65 known credits. Her work has spanned various genres, including period dramas, soap operas, and television films. Froggatt's performances have garnered recognition, with her receiving multiple Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2014.
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- MobLand (2025) as Jan Da Souza
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) as Anna Bates
- Fudge Sundae (2025) as Gemma
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale (2025) as Self
- Breathtaking (2024) as Dr. Abbey Henderson
- North Shore (2023) as Abigail Crawford
- Sherwood (2022) as Sarah Vincent
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as Anna Bates
- Last Light (2022) as Elena Yeats
- Women of Steel (2022) as Narrator
- Angela Black (2021) as Angela Black
- Downton Abbey (2019) as Anna Bates
- The Commons (2019) as Eadie Boulay
- A Crooked Somebody (2018) as Chelsea Mills
- One Last Thing (2018) as Jaime
- Liar (2017) as Laura Nielson
- Mary Shelley (2017) as Mary Jane Clairmont
- Bob Constructorul: Mega Mașini (2017) as Wendy (voice)
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) as Val
- Dark Angel (2016) as Mary Ann Cotton
- Dark Angel (2016) Associate Producer
- Starfish (2016) as Nicola Ray
- Starfish (2016) Executive Producer
- Bob the Builder: Building Sky High (2016)
- Alice in Wonderland Down the Rabbit Hole (2015) as Narrator
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Filth (2013) as Mary
- Still Life (2013) as Kelly Stoke
- uwantme2killhim? (2013) as Detective Inspector Sarah Clayton
- True Love (2012) as Ruth
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Anna Smith
- The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010) as Saskia
- Identity (2010)
- In Our Name (2010) as Suzy
- Moving On (2009) as Kelly
- Echoes (2009) as Anya
- Spooks: Code 9 (2008) as Hannah
- Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback (2007) as Joanne Lees
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Robin Hood (2006) as Kate
- Life on Mars (2006) as Ruth Tyler
- Missing (2006) as Sybil Foster
- Missing: All Secrets Have a Price (2006)
- See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006) as Maureen Smith
- Island at War (2004) as Angelique Mahy
- The Last Detective (2003) as Josie / Celia
- Red Cap (2003)
- The Last Detective (2003) as Josie/Celia
- Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003) as Danielle Cable
- Miranda (2002) as Jacquie
- Nice Guy Eddie (2002)
- The Stretford Wives (2002) as Dawn Richards
- Paradise Heights (2002) as Julia Sawyer
- Lorna Doone (2001) as Lizzie Ridd
- Rebus (2000) as Gail Maitland
- Lorna Doone (2000) as Lizzie Ridd
- Other People's Children (2000) as Becky
- Nature Boy (2000) as Jenny
- Bad Girls (1999) as Rachel Hicks
- The Royle Family (1998)
- dinnerladies (1998) as Sigourney
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- A Touch of Frost (1992) as Anne
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Casualty (1986) as Lucy Curry
- The Magnificent Seven as Harriet Talbot