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Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Acting

Born: August 25, 1961Salford, Manchester, England, UK

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

Known For
Filmography
Tornado

Tornado

Vienna Crawford

2025
Willow: Behind the Magic

Willow: Behind the Magic

Self - 'Sorsha'

2023
Love Is Love Is Love

Love Is Love Is Love

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

2021
Hardcore Halbert

Hardcore Halbert

Janet

2021
Val

Val

Self

2021
Resurrection

Resurrection

Claudia

2021
The Bird Game

The Bird Game

Crow

2019
Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Priscilla

2018
Muse

Muse

Jacqueline

2017
The Ark

The Ark

Emmy

2015
The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster

Gweneth Feynman

2013
Twixt

Twixt

Denise

2011
Golf in the Kingdom

Golf in the Kingdom

Agatha McNaughton

2011
44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

Liz

2009
Diverted

Diverted

Marion Price

2009
Flood

Flood

Patricia Nash

2007
Life Line

Life Line

Katy Adair

2007
Played

Played

Maggie

2006
Child of Mine

Child of Mine

Tess Palmer

2005
The Californians

The Californians

Luna

2005
Biography: Val Kilmer

Biography: Val Kilmer

Self (archive footage)

2004
Before You Go

Before You Go

Mary

2002
Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

Jessie Eastwood

2002
Breathtaking

Breathtaking

Caroline Henshaw

2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000
The Guilty

The Guilty

Natalie Crane

2000
Run the Wild Fields

Run the Wild Fields

Ruby Miller

2000
A Texas Funeral

A Texas Funeral

Miranda

1999
The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Lori

1997
Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

Valerie Alston

1994
A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

Celia Adekunle

1994
Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

Colleen 'Callie' Harland

1993

The Secret Rapture

Katherine Coleridge

1993
Storyville

Storyville

Natalie Tate

1992
Shattered

Shattered

Jenny Scott

1991
The Big Man

The Big Man

Beth Scoular

1990
Navy Seals

Navy Seals

Claire Varrens

1990
A TV Dante

A TV Dante

Beatrice

1990
Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

Fay Forrester

1989
Scandal

Scandal

Christine Keeler

1989
Employees From Hell

Employees From Hell

1989
Bosses From Hell

Bosses From Hell

1989
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

Anna

1988
Willow

Willow

Sorsha

1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Self - 'Sorsha'

1988
Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Jackie

1987
Shoreleave

Shoreleave

Myra

1987
The Good Father

The Good Father

Mary Hall

1985
No Surrender

No Surrender

Cheryl

1985
Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

Christine

1985
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Fan

1984
Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Groupie

1982
And Mum Came Too

And Mum Came Too

Evelyn

1980
Birth of the Beatles

Birth of the Beatles

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

1979
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

Doris

1978