Joanne Whalley
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Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1961) is an English film and television actress. She was credited as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer from 1988 to 1996 during her marriage to Val Kilmer. Whalley came to fame through television with appearances in drama serials Edge of Darkness (1985), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, and The Singing Detective (1986). She has also appeared in both British and American feature films, including Willow (1988), where she met Kilmer, and Scandal (1989). On the stage, her performance in Saved earned her a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 1985. Whalley's subsequent career has seen her cast as a number of iconic historical and fictional figures, including Scarlett O'Hara in Scarlett (1994), Jackie Kennedy in Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000), Queen Mary I in The Virgin Queen (2005), and Catherine of Aragon in Wolf Hall (2015).
Infobox
Born
(1961-08-25) 25 August 1961 (age 64)Salford, Lancashire, England
Other names
Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1974–present
Spouse
mw- Val Kilmer (m. 1988; div. 1996)
Children
2, including Jack Kilmer
Tables
· Filmography › Film
1985
Role(s)
Christine
Role(s)
Cheryl
Role(s)
Mary Hall
1989
Role(s)
Fay Forrester
1994
Role(s)
Colleen 'Callie' Harland
Role(s)
Celia Adekunle
Role(s)
Valerie Alston
1999
A Texas Funeral
Role(s)
Miranda
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Birth of the Beatles | Groupie | |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd – The Wall | ||
| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | Christine | |
| No Surrender | Cheryl | ||
| The Good Father | Mary Hall | ||
| 1988 | Willow | Sorsha | |
| To Kill a Priest | Anna | ||
| 1989 | Scandal | Christine Keeler | as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer |
| Kill Me Again | Fay Forrester | ||
| 1990 | Navy SEALs | Claire Varrens | |
| The Big Man | Beth Scoular | ||
| 1991 | Shattered | Jenny Scott | |
| Storyville | Natalie Tate | ||
| 1993 | The Secret Rapture | Katherine Coleridge | |
| 1994 | Mother's Boys | Colleen 'Callie' Harland | |
| A Good Man in Africa | Celia Adekunle | ||
| Trial by Jury | Valerie Alston | ||
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Lori | |
| 1999 | A Texas Funeral | Miranda | |
| 2000 | The Guilty | Natalie Crane | |
| Breathtaking | Caroline Henshow | ||
| 2002 | Before You Go | Mary | |
| Virginia's Run | Jessie Eastwood | ||
| 2005 | The Californians | Luna | |
| 2006 | Played | Maggie | |
| 2007 | Flood | Commissioner Patricia Nash | |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Liz Diamond | |
| 2011 | Golf in the Kingdom | Agatha McNaughton | |
| Twixt | Denise | ||
| 2017 | Muse | Jacqueline | |
| 2018 | Paul, Apostle of Christ | Priscilla | |
| 2020 | Love Is Love Is Love | Joanne | |
| 2025 | Tornado | Vienna Crawford |
· Filmography › Television
1975
Joby
Role(s)
Molly McLeod
Notes
2 episodes
1976, 1978
Role(s)
Crown Court
Notes
Janice Scott/Linda Mason
1977
1976–79
Role(s)
How We Used to Live
Notes
Marjorie Dawson/Sarah Hughes
1980
1980–81
Role(s)
Coming Home
Notes
Travel agent
1981
Noddy
Role(s)
Mary
Notes
Television film
1982
A Kind of Loving
Role(s)
Ingrid Rotherwell (Brown)
Notes
Main role, 8 episodes
1983
1994
Role(s)
Scarlett O'Hara
Notes
CBS television miniseries; lead role; as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Role(s)
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Notes
CBS television film
Run the Wild Fields
Role(s)
Ruby Miller
Notes
Showtime original television film
2005
Child of Mine
Role(s)
Tess Palmer
Notes
TV film
2009
2011–12
Role(s)
Gossip Girl
Notes
Princess Sophie Grimaldi
2011–13
Role(s)
The Borgias
Notes
Vanozza Cattaneo
2013
Role(s)
Gweneth Feynman
Notes
BBC television film; also known as The Challenger Disaster
2015
Role(s)
Catherine of Aragon
Role(s)
Emmie
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974, 1976 | Coronation Street | Pamela Graham | 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Joby | Molly McLeod | 2 episodes |
| 1976, 1978 | Crown Court | Janice Scott/Linda Mason | 4 episodes |
| 1977 | Emmerdale Farm | Angela Read | 6 episodes |
| 1976–79 | How We Used to Live | Marjorie Dawson/Sarah Hughes | 20 episodes |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Doris | ITV television film |
| 1979 | Omnibus | Little Red Riding Hood/Madge | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | ITV Playhouse | Lindsey | Episode: "Too Close to the Edge" |
| Juliet Bravo | Maureen Maskell | Episode: "Shot Gun" | |
| Scene | Evelyn | Episode: "And Mum Came Too" | |
| 1980–81 | Coming Home | Travel agent | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The Gaffer | Nancy | Episode: "The Trouble with Women" |
| Noddy | Mary | Television film | |
| 1982 | A Kind of Loving | Ingrid Rotherwell (Brown) | Main role, 8 episodes |
| The Gentle Touch | Dany | Episode: "Dany" | |
| 1983 | Bergerac | Christine Bolton | Episode: "Always Leave Them Laughing" |
| Reilly, Ace of Spies | Ulla | Episode: "The Visiting Fireman" | |
| 1984 | A Christmas Carol | Fan | CBS television film |
| 1985 | Edge of Darkness | Emma Craven | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Nurse Mills | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | Screen Two | Jackie | Episode: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Scarlett O'Hara | CBS television miniseries; lead role; as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | CBS television film |
| Run the Wild Fields | Ruby Miller | Showtime original television film | |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen | Mary I | Television miniseries |
| Child of Mine | Tess Palmer | TV film | |
| 2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Emerald Empress | Voice, episode: "Far from Home" |
| 2009 | Diverted | Marion Price | CBC television miniseries |
| 2011–12 | Gossip Girl | Princess Sophie Grimaldi | 7 episodes |
| 2011–13 | The Borgias | Vanozza Cattaneo | Main role, 25 episodes |
| 2013 | The Challenger Disaster | Gweneth Feynman | BBC television film; also known as The Challenger Disaster |
| 2014 | Jamaica Inn | Patience Merlyn | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Catherine of Aragon | |
| The Ark | Emmie | ||
| The Bible Continues | Claudia, wife of Pontius Pilate | Main role, 12 episodes | |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Rheda | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2017 | The White Princess | Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy | Miniseries |
| 2018 | Daredevil | Sister Maggie | Main role, 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Tin Star | Mary James | Season 3 |
| 2022–2023 | Willow | Sorsha | Disney+ sequel series; 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Carnival Row | Leonora | Season 2 |
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- "Now and Then – Stockport Local Heritage Library Newsletter – Autumn 2010"https://web.archive.org/web/20130219062649/http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/3000/97557/nowandthenautumn10
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