Joanna Scanlan Wiki, Education, Personal Life
Joanna Scanlan was born with the full name "Joanna Marion Scanlan" on 27 October 1961 in West Kirby, then in Cheshire, the daughter of hoteliers Michael and Patricia Scanlan. Although born in England, her family comes from North Wales. She moved to North Wales with her parents at the age of three, where she grew up.
Scanlan attended Brigidine Convent and Howell's School in Denbigh, as well as New Hall School in Chelmsford, Essex. She studied history at Queens' College, Cambridge, and joined the Cambridge Footlights, where she became friends with Tilda Swinton.