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'''Joanna Louise Page''' (born 23 March 1977) is a Welsh actress and presenter. She appeared as [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters|Stacey Shipman]] in the [[BAFTA]]-winning television series ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article4739435.ece|title=On the Move: Joanna Page|work=timesonline.co.uk|last=Grant|first=Olly|access-date=2 August 2010|location=London, UK|date=14 September 2008}}</ref> She played [[Dora Spenlow]] in the [[David Copperfield (1999 film)|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 guest panellist.
'''Joanna Louise Page''' (born 23 March 1977) is a Welsh actress and presenter, known for portraying [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters|Stacey Shipman]] in the [[BAFTA]]-winning television series ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article4739435.ece|title=On the Move: Joanna Page|work=[[The Times]]|last=Grant|first=Olly|access-date=2 August 2010|location=London, UK|date=14 September 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She played [[Dora Spenlow]] in the [[David Copperfield (1999 film)|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==
==Early life==
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On graduation from RADA, Page spent ten years in stage-based roles, mainly [[costume drama]]s for the [[Royal National Theatre]] and [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. This led to appearances in film productions, including ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'', ''[[Mine All Mine]]'', ''[[Love Actually]]'' and ''[[Miss Julie (1999 film)|Miss Julie]]''.{{cn|date=June 2016}}
On graduation from RADA, Page spent ten years in stage-based roles, mainly [[costume drama]]s for the [[Royal National Theatre]] and [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. This led to appearances in film productions, including ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'', ''[[Mine All Mine]]'', ''[[Love Actually]]'' and ''[[Miss Julie (1999 film)|Miss Julie]]''.{{cn|date=June 2016}}


Page came to wider public attention after taking a leading role in the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', playing the main part of [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Stacey Shipman|Stacey Shipman]]. On 23 November 2007, she turned on the Christmas lights in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry Island]],<ref name="'Gavin and Stacey' star to switch on Barry's Christmas lights, Vale of Glamorgan">[http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/press_office/latest_news/2007/november/barrys_christmas_lights.aspx] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526193852/http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/press_office/latest_news/2007/november/barrys_christmas_lights.aspx|date=26 May 2015}}</ref> the town where ''Gavin & Stacey'' is partly set and filmed.
Page came to wider public attention after taking a leading role in the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', playing the main part of [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Stacey Shipman|Stacey Shipman]]. She appeared in the show's three series between 2007 and 2010, before returning for a Christmas specials in 2019. In May 2024 it was announced that a final episode of the show, to be broadcast on Christmas Day 2024, had been written.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I don't ask if they're writing more' |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/gavin-stacey-joanna-page-writing-more-exclusive-newsupdate/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>


Page had a leading role in the 2001 BBC drama production ''[[The Cazalets]]'', about a disparate, well-to-do English family during the [[Second World War]]. In 2009, Page provided the voice-overs for a series of [[Kingsmill (bread)|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]]''.<ref>[http://www.fhm.com/girls/joanna-page-fhm-20091026 FHM Cover] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926123607/http://www.fhm.com/girls/joanna-page-fhm-20091026 |date=26 September 2011 }}. Fhm.com; accessed 29 January 2012.</ref> During Christmas 2009, Page played the role of Cinderella in pantomime in [[Woking]], a role she played a year earlier in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]]. The following year, she played the role of Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at the [[Milton Keynes]] Theatre. {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
Page had a leading role in the 2001 BBC drama production ''[[The Cazalets]]'', about a disparate, well-to-do English family during the [[Second World War]]. In 2009, Page provided the voice-overs for a series of [[Kingsmill (bread)|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]]''.<ref>[http://www.fhm.com/girls/joanna-page-fhm-20091026 FHM Cover] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926123607/http://www.fhm.com/girls/joanna-page-fhm-20091026 |date=26 September 2011 }}. Fhm.com; accessed 29 January 2012.</ref> During Christmas 2009, Page played the role of Cinderella in pantomime in [[Woking]], a role she played a year earlier in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]]. The following year, she played the role of Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at the [[Milton Keynes]] Theatre. {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
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In 2010, she hosted [[Sky 1]] show ''My Pet Shame''. In October of the same year, she became the new face of [[Superdrug]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/disciplines/advertising/news/superdrug-makes-tv-comeback-with-a-new-ad/3018884.article|title=Superdrug makes TV comeback with a new ad|work= Marketing Week|access-date=12 October 2010|date=October 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, she hosted [[Sky 1]] show ''My Pet Shame''. In October of the same year, she became the new face of [[Superdrug]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/disciplines/advertising/news/superdrug-makes-tv-comeback-with-a-new-ad/3018884.article|title=Superdrug makes TV comeback with a new ad|work= Marketing Week|access-date=12 October 2010|date=October 2010}}</ref>


From May 2011, Page provided the voice of the lead character in the first season of [[Nick Jr. Channel]] UK's pre-school animation ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'', later replaced by [[Jessica Ransom]] from BBC's ''[[Doc Martin]]''. In 2012, Page played Leanne Powell in the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[The Syndicate]]'', Helen Pearson in the [[Sky Living]] comedy ''[[Gates (TV series)|Gates]]'', and Mrs Peterson in ''[[Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger]]''. In November 2013, Page starred as [[Queen Elizabeth I]] in "[[The Day of the Doctor]]", the 50th Anniversary episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tobin|first1=Christian|title='Doctor Who': Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page joins 50th anniversary cast|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a469789/doctor-who-gavin-staceys-joanna-page-joins-50th-anniversary-cast/ |website=Digital Spy|date=2 April 2013}}</ref>
From May 2011, Page provided the voice of the lead character in the first season of [[Nick Jr. Channel]] UK's pre-school animation ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'', later replaced by [[Jessica Ransom]] from ITV's ''[[Doc Martin]]''. In 2012, Page played Leanne Powell in the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[The Syndicate]]'', Helen Pearson in the [[Sky Living]] comedy ''[[Gates (TV series)|Gates]]'', and Mrs Peterson in ''[[Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger]]''. In November 2013, Page starred as [[Queen Elizabeth I]] in "[[The Day of the Doctor]]", the 50th Anniversary episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tobin|first1=Christian|title='Doctor Who': Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page joins 50th anniversary cast|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a469789/doctor-who-gavin-staceys-joanna-page-joins-50th-anniversary-cast/ |website=Digital Spy|date=2 April 2013}}</ref>


In 2021, Page began presenting [[BBC One]]'s consumer series ''Shop Well for Less''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000yq5g|title = BBC One - Shop Well for Less, Series 5, the Katnoria Family}}</ref> At the end of 2021 she began co-hosting the show ''The Pet Show'' on ITV with [[Dermot O'Leary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/pet-show|title = ITV - The Pet Show |publisher= [[ITV (TV channel)]] |date= 22 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211104112731/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/pet-show |archive-date= 4 November 2021}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared on the [[The Masked Dancer (British series 2)|second series]] of [[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]] as Pig. In 2023 she filmed the BBC television feature ''[[Men Up]]'', about the first clinical trials for the drug [[Viagra]] that took place in Swansea in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/men-up-viagra-drama-russell-t-davies-matthew-barry-bbc-1235338578/amp/|accessdate=May 24, 2023|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 1, 2023|first=Alex|last=Ritman|title= Viagra Trial Drama ‘Men Up’ Coming to BBC From Russell T. Davies, ‘Industry’ Writer, ‘It’s a Sin’ Producer}}</ref>
In 2021, Page began presenting [[BBC One]]'s consumer series ''Shop Well for Less''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000yq5g|title = BBC One - Shop Well for Less, Series 5, the Katnoria Family}}</ref> At the end of 2021 she began co-hosting the show ''The Pet Show'' on ITV with [[Dermot O'Leary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/pet-show|title = ITV - The Pet Show |publisher= [[ITV (TV channel)]] |date= 22 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211104112731/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/pet-show |archive-date= 4 November 2021}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared on the [[The Masked Dancer (British series 2)|second series]] of [[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]] as Pig. In 2023 she filmed the BBC television feature ''[[Men Up]]'', about the first clinical trials for the drug [[Viagra]] that took place in Swansea in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/men-up-viagra-drama-russell-t-davies-matthew-barry-bbc-1235338578/amp/|accessdate=May 24, 2023|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 1, 2023|first=Alex|last=Ritman|title= Viagra Trial Drama ‘Men Up’ Coming to BBC From Russell T. Davies, ‘Industry’ Writer, ‘It’s a Sin’ Producer}}</ref>


In 2023, Page appeared as a guest panellist on the ITV talk show [[Loose Women]].
In 2023, Page began appearing as a regular panellist on the ITV talk show [[Loose Women]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Page is married to English actor [[James Thornton (actor)|James Thornton]].<ref>[https://ca.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/2016121535242/joanna-page-twitter-baby-name/ ''Hello Magazine'']</ref> They both appeared in the 1999 TV serial ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|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]]''.
Page is married to English actor [[James Thornton (actor)|James Thornton]].<ref>[https://ca.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/2016121535242/joanna-page-twitter-baby-name/ ''Hello Magazine'']</ref> They both appeared in the 1999 TV serial ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]'' (Page as [[Dora Spenlow]] and Thornton as Ham Peggotty).


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' ||Hester|| "The Blue Geranium"
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| ''[[White Van Man (TV series)|White Van Man]]'' || Kat || Series 1, episode 2
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| ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'' || [[Poppy Cat]] || Series 1, Voice only
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| ''[[Breathless (British TV series)|Breathless]]'' || Lily Enderbury ||
|rowspan=2| 2013 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || [[Queen Elizabeth I]] || Episode: "[[The Day of the Doctor]]"
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| ''[[Breathless (TV series)|Breathless]]'' || Lily Enderbury ||
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| 2016 || ''[[Home from Home (2016 TV series)|Home from Home]]'' || Fiona Hackett|| Pilot episode only
| 2016 || ''[[Home from Home (2016 TV series)|Home from Home]]'' || Fiona Hackett|| Pilot episode only
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| 2017 || ''Spring Break with Granddad'' || [[Voice Over]] || Voice only
| 2017 || ''Spring Break with Granddad'' || [[Voice Over]] || Voice only
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| rowspan="3"|2019 ||''Britain's Parking Hell: Ticket Wars'' || [[Narrator]] || Voice only
| rowspan="3"|2019 ||''Britain's Parking Hell: Ticket Wars'' || [[Narrator]] || Voice only
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| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Holly Ackroyd || Episode: "The Miniature Murders"
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Holly Ackroyd || Episode: "The Miniature Murders"
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| 2021–present || ''Shop Well For Less'' || Presenter ||
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| 2021–present || ''The Pet Show'' || Co Presenter ||
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| 2022 || ''[[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]] '' || Pig ||
|rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]] '' || Pig ||
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| ''Dog Squad'' || Tinks || Three episodes (voice)
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| 2023 || ''[[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking With The Stars]] '' || Herself/contestant ||
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| 2023–present || ''[[Loose Women]] '' || Regular guest panellist ||
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| ''[[Men Up]] '' || Moira Davies || Television film
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==Recognition and awards==
==Recognition ==
Page was nominated for ''Best Female Comedy Newcomer'' at the 2007 [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/news/news.php?story=000326|title=The British Sitcom Guide|access-date=7 November 2007|date=7 November 2007|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511161500/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/old_story/000326/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Page was nominated for ''Best Female Comedy Newcomer'' at the 2007 [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/news/news.php?story=000326|title=The British Sitcom Guide|access-date=7 November 2007|date=7 November 2007|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511161500/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/old_story/000326/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:56, 25 November 2024

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, known for portraying Stacey Shipman in the 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

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Page was born in Treboeth, Swansea, Wales.[2] She attended Mynyddbach Comprehensive School, where she was head girl. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1998.[3]

Career

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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. She appeared in the show's three series between 2007 and 2010, before returning for a Christmas specials in 2019. In May 2024 it was announced that a final episode of the show, to be broadcast on Christmas Day 2024, had been written.[4]

Page had a leading role in the 2001 BBC drama production The Cazalets, about a disparate, well-to-do English family during the Second World War. In 2009, Page provided the voice-overs for a series of 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.[5] 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.[6]

From May 2011, Page provided the voice of the lead character in the first season of Nick Jr. Channel UK's pre-school animation Poppy Cat, later replaced by Jessica Ransom from ITV's Doc Martin. In 2012, Page played Leanne Powell in the BBC One drama series The Syndicate, Helen Pearson in the Sky Living comedy Gates, and Mrs Peterson in Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger. In November 2013, Page starred as Queen Elizabeth I in "The Day of the Doctor", the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who.[7]

In 2021, Page began presenting BBC One's consumer series Shop Well for Less.[8] At the end of 2021 she began co-hosting the show The Pet Show on ITV with Dermot O'Leary.[9] In 2022, she appeared on the second series of The Masked Dancer as Pig. In 2023 she filmed the BBC television feature Men Up, about the first clinical trials for the drug Viagra that took place in Swansea in 1994.[10]

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

Personal life

[edit]

Page is married to English actor James Thornton.[11] They both appeared in the 1999 TV serial David Copperfield (Page as Dora Spenlow and Thornton as Ham Peggotty).

Filmography

[edit]

Film

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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

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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 Doctor Who Queen Elizabeth I Episode: "The Day of the Doctor"
Breathless Lily Enderbury
2013–present Q Pootle 5 Oopsy Voice only
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
The Pet Show Co Presenter
2022 The Masked Dancer Pig
Dog Squad Tinks Three episodes (voice)
2023 Cooking With The Stars Herself/contestant
Men Up Moira Davies Television film
2023–2024 Loose Women Regular panellist

Theatre

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

Radio advertisements

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

Recognition

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Page was nominated for Best Female Comedy Newcomer at the 2007 British Comedy Awards.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Grant, Olly (14 September 2008). "On the Move: Joanna Page". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 2 August 2010.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Joanna Page".
  3. ^ Hussain, Ali (13 July 2008). "Fame and Fortune: Joanna Page". The Times. London, UK: News Corporation. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I don't ask if they're writing more'". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ FHM Cover Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Fhm.com; accessed 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Superdrug makes TV comeback with a new ad". Marketing Week. October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  7. ^ Tobin, Christian (2 April 2013). "'Doctor Who': Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page joins 50th anniversary cast". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ "BBC One - Shop Well for Less, Series 5, the Katnoria Family".
  9. ^ "ITV - The Pet Show". ITV (TV channel). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Hello Magazine
  12. ^ "The British Sitcom Guide". 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
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