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Joanna Page (born 1977 in Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
, South Wales
South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
) is a Welsh
Wales

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 actress best known for her role as Stacey Shipman (née West) in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey

Gavin & Stacey is a BBC television situation comedy written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow Productions....
.

daughter of garage mechanic and financial services worker, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in Britain....
 in 1998.

Page has appeared in the films From Hell
From Hell

From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the From Hell letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic message sent from the killer in 1888....
, Mine All Mine
Mine All Mine

Mine All Mine is a United Kingdom television series produced by Red Production Company for ITV. It was written by Russell T Davies and starred Griff Rhys Jones....
, Love Actually
Love Actually

Love Actually is a 2003 in film United Kingdom romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are linked as their tales progress....
 and Miss Julie
Miss Julie (film)

Miss Julie is a film based on the Miss Julie by August Strindberg. It has been made into a film three times.* The first, Fr?ken Julie by the Swedish director, Alf Sj?berg in 1951....
 and in several productions at the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre, London, England, is generally known as the National Theatre and commonly as The National. It is located on the The South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge....
 and at other theatres.






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Joanna Page (born 1977 in Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
, South Wales
South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
) is a Welsh
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 actress best known for her role as Stacey Shipman (née West) in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey

Gavin & Stacey is a BBC television situation comedy written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow Productions....
.

Biography

The daughter of garage mechanic and financial services worker, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in Britain....
 in 1998.

Page has appeared in the films From Hell
From Hell

From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the From Hell letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic message sent from the killer in 1888....
, Mine All Mine
Mine All Mine

Mine All Mine is a United Kingdom television series produced by Red Production Company for ITV. It was written by Russell T Davies and starred Griff Rhys Jones....
, Love Actually
Love Actually

Love Actually is a 2003 in film United Kingdom romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are linked as their tales progress....
 and Miss Julie
Miss Julie (film)

Miss Julie is a film based on the Miss Julie by August Strindberg. It has been made into a film three times.* The first, Fr?ken Julie by the Swedish director, Alf Sj?berg in 1951....
 and in several productions at the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre, London, England, is generally known as the National Theatre and commonly as The National. It is located on the The South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge....
 and at other theatres. She starred as Mark Owen
Mark Owen

Mark Owen is an English people singer-songwriter. He is a founding member of the English pop music Take That. The band were successful during the early 1990s and are currently enjoying success since their reunion in 2005....
's love interest in his video for "Makin' Out".

Page stars in the BBC Three comedy Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey

Gavin & Stacey is a BBC television situation comedy written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow Productions....
, playing the title role of Stacey. On 23 November 2007 she turned on the Christmas lights in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, the town in which Gavin & Stacey is largely set. She was later interviewed on Lily Allen and Friends
Lily Allen and Friends

Lily Allen and Friends is a United Kingdom TV talk show presented by Lily Allen. The programme is produced by Princess Productions for BBC Three....
.

In 2008 she starred in the UK premiere of Neil LaBute
Neil LaBute

Neil N. LaBute is an United States film director, screenwriter and playwright....
's Fat Pig
Fat Pig

Fat Pig is a play by Neil Labute, in which slim male office-worker Tom falls for an extremely overweight librarian Helen, but then has to deal with a plot hatched by his co-workers to sabotage the relationship....
 at the Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios

Trafalgar Studios is a West End theatre in Whitehall in the City of Westminster.Also known as Trafalgar Studios at the Whitehall Theatre in honour of its former incarnation, the building consists of two intimate theatres designed by architects Tim Foster and John Muir....
.

Recognition and awards

Page was nominated for the Best Female Comedy Newcomer Award at the 2007 British Comedy Awards
British Comedy Awards

The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year....
.

Personal life

She married actor James Thornton
James Thornton (actor)

James Thornton is an England actor. He is married to actress Joanna Page....
 in December 2003, and they currently live in Dulwich
Dulwich

Dulwich is an affluent area of South East London. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth....
, South London
South London

South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes....
.

Filmography

  • Miss Julie
    Miss Julie (film)

    Miss Julie is a film based on the Miss Julie by August Strindberg. It has been made into a film three times.* The first, Fr?ken Julie by the Swedish director, Alf Sj?berg in 1951....
     (1999) as a servant
  • David Copperfield
    David Copperfield (1999 film)

    David Copperfield is a two part BBC television drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield , adapted by Adrian Hodges. The first part was shown on Christmas Day and the second on Boxing Day in 1999....
     (1999) (TV film) as Dora Spenlow
  • Very Annie Mary (2001) as Bethan Bevan
  • From Hell
    From Hell (film)

    From Hell is a 2001 film based on the graphic novel of the From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. It was directed by the Hughes Brothers, and first released on October 19, 2001....
     (2001) as Ann Crook
  • Love Actually
    Love Actually

    Love Actually is a 2003 in film United Kingdom romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are linked as their tales progress....
     (2003) as Judy
  • Mine All Mine
    Mine All Mine

    Mine All Mine is a United Kingdom television series produced by Red Production Company for ITV. It was written by Russell T Davies and starred Griff Rhys Jones....
     (2004) (TV series) as Candy Vivaldi
  • Making Waves
    Making Waves

    Making Waves is a United Kingdom television drama series produced by Carlton Television for ITV. It was created by Ted Childs and chronicles the professional and personal lives of the crew of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Suffolk....
     (2004) (TV series) as OM Rosie Bowen
  • To the Ends of the Earth
    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William Golding, consisting of Rites of Passage , Close Quarters , and Fire down Below ....
     (2005) (TV serial) as Marion Chumley
  • Gideon's Daughter
    Gideon's Daughter

    Gideon's Daughter is the second of two linked BBC television dramas written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.Produced independently for the BBC by Talkback Thames and starring Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, and Emily Blunt, it aired in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 26 February 2006 and in the United States on BBC America a month la...
     (2005) (TV film) as Diane
  • Gavin & Stacey
    Gavin & Stacey

    Gavin & Stacey is a BBC television situation comedy written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow Productions....
     (2007 - present) (TV series) as Stacey Shipman


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