Joanna Page

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Joanna Page
Born
Joanna Louise Page

(1977-03-23) 23 March 1977 (age 47)
Treboeth, Swansea, Wales
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter
Years active1999–present
Spouse
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(m. 2003)​
Children4

Joanna Louise Page (born 23 March 1977) is a Welsh actress and presenter. She appeared as

BAFTA-winning television series Gavin & Stacey.[1] She played Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield, and featured as Just Judy in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually. She currently co-presents (with Melanie Sykes) the BBC One consumer series Shop Well for Less. In 2023, Page joined Loose Women
as a regular panellist.

Early life

Page was born in

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1998.[3]

Career

On graduation from RADA, Page spent ten years in stage-based roles, mainly

costume dramas for the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. This led to appearances in film productions, including From Hell, Mine All Mine, Love Actually and Miss Julie.[citation needed
]

Page came to wider public attention after taking a leading role in the BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey, playing the main part of Stacey Shipman.

Page had a leading role in the 2001 BBC drama production

Kingsmill bread TV and radio advertisements and the Christmas TV advertising campaign for the Carphone Warehouse. In December 2009, she was the cover star of FHM.[4] During Christmas 2009, Page played the role of Cinderella in pantomime in Woking, a role she played a year earlier in Wimbledon. The following year, she played the role of Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at the Milton Keynes Theatre. [citation needed
]

In 2010, she hosted

Sky 1 show My Pet Shame. In October of the same year, she became the new face of Superdrug.[5]

From May 2011, Page provided the voice of the lead character in the first season of

Queen Elizabeth I in "The Day of the Doctor", the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who.[6]

In 2021, Page began presenting

Viagra that took place in Swansea in 1994.[9]

In 2023, Page began appearing as a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.[citation needed]

Personal life

Page is married to English actor James Thornton.[10] They both appeared in the 1999 TV serial David Copperfield (Page as Dora Spenlow and Thornton as Ham Peggotty). They were introduced a year later by Page's friend Maxine Peake, who was appearing alongside Thornton in the Royal National Theatre's stage adaptation of The Cherry Orchard.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1999 Miss Julie Servant
David Copperfield Dora Spenlow
2001 Very Annie Mary Bethan Bevan
From Hell Ann Crook
The Lost World Gladys
2003 Love Actually Just Judy
Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill Babs Carter
2012 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger Mrs. Peterson
2020 Dolittle Bethan Stubbins
Dream Horse Angela Davies

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Cazalets Zoe
2004 Mine All Mine Candy Vivaldi
Making Waves OM Rosie Bowen
2005 To the Ends of the Earth Marion Chumley TV miniseries
Gideon's Daughter Diane
2007–2010, 2019, 2024 Gavin & Stacey Stacey Shipman Lead role, 21 episodes
2008 Love Soup Heather Series 2, episode 10
2009 Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie Herself Series 5, episode 3
Mist: Sheepdog Tales Fly Series 3, 6 episodes, Voice only
2010
Would I Lie to You?
 Herself
Agatha Christie's Marple Hester "The Blue Geranium"
My Pet Shame Host
2011 Bedlam Maria
White Van Man Kat Series 1, episode 2
Poppy Cat Poppy Cat Series 1, Voice only
2012 The Syndicate Leanne Powell
Gates Helen Pearson
2013–present Q Pootle 5 Oopsy Voice only
2013 Doctor Who
Queen Elizabeth I
 Episode: "The Day of the Doctor"
Breathless Lily Enderbury
2016 Home from Home Fiona Hackett Pilot episode only
2017 Spring Break with Granddad
Voice Over
 Voice only
2019 Britain's Parking Hell: Ticket Wars
Narrator
 Voice only
Midsomer Murders Holly Ackroyd Episode: "The Miniature Murders"
Dial M for Middlesbrough Susan
2021–present Shop Well For Less Presenter
2021–present The Pet Show Co Presenter
2022 The Masked Dancer Pig
Dog Squad Tinks Three episodes (voice)
2023 Cooking With The Stars Herself/contestant
2023–present Loose Women Regular panellist
2023 Men Up Moira Davies Television film

Theatre

Year Title Role
2008 Fat Pig Jeannie
2009 Cinderella Cinderella
2010
Dick Whittington
 Alice Fritzwarren
2011 Private Lives Sibyl

Radio advertisements

Year Title Role
2009
Kingsmill
advert		 Narrator
Carphone Warehouse advert
2011 Superdrug advert
2012 Sun Bingo advert
2020 Dreams advert

Recognition and awards

Page was nominated for Best Female Comedy Newcomer at the 2007

British Comedy Awards.[11]

References

  1. ^ Grant, Olly (14 September 2008). "On the Move: Joanna Page". timesonline.co.uk. London, UK. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Joanna Page".
  3. News Corporation
    . Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ FHM Cover Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Fhm.com; accessed 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Superdrug makes TV comeback with a new ad". Marketing Week. October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  6. ^ Tobin, Christian (2 April 2013). "'Doctor Who': Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page joins 50th anniversary cast". Digital Spy.
  7. ^ "BBC One - Shop Well for Less, Series 5, the Katnoria Family".
  8. ITV (TV channel). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original
    on 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ Ritman, Alex (1 March 2023). "Viagra Trial Drama 'Men Up' Coming to BBC From Russell T. Davies, 'Industry' Writer, 'It's a Sin' Producer". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ^ Hello Magazine
  11. ^ "The British Sitcom Guide". 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2007.

External links

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