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'''Joanna Louise Page''' (born 23 March 1977) is a Welsh actress and comedian, best known for her role 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|accessdate=2 August 2010|location=London, UK|date=14 September 2008}}</ref>
'''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=https://www.thetimes.com/article/on-the-move-joanna-page-3zc37k96jkd|title=On the Move: Joanna Page|last=Grant|first=Olly|date=14 September 2008|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=2 August 2010|location=London, UK|url-access=subscription}}</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 also co-presented (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==
Page was born in [[Treboeth]], [[Swansea]], Wales. She attended Mynyddbach Comprehensive School, where she was [[head girl]]. She graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)]] in 1998.<ref name="Fame">{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/article4322101.ece|title=Fame and Fortune: Joanna Page|last=Hussain|first=Ali|date=13 July 2008|work=[[The Times]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|accessdate=13 September 2010|location=London, UK}}</ref>
Page was born in [[Treboeth]], [[Swansea]], Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/joanna-page/credits/3030090836/|title = Joanna Page}}</ref> She attended Mynyddbach Comprehensive School, where she was [[head girl]]. She graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)]] in 1998.<ref name="Fame">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fame-and-fortune-joanna-page-brc3wnpkbm9|title=Fame and Fortune: Joanna Page|last=Hussain|first=Ali|date=13 July 2008|work=[[The Times]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=13 September 2010|location=London, UK|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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}}


In 2010, she hosted [[Sky 1]] show ''My Pet Shame''. In October, 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|accessdate=12 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.]] UK's pre-school animation, ''[[Poppy Cat]]'' and is later replaced by [[Jessica Ransom]] from BBC's ''[[Doc Martin]]''. In 2012, Page played Leanne Powell in the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[The Syndicate (TV 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 August 2019 Page narrated Britain's Parking Hell on channel 5.

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). Page and Thornton have four children.<ref> https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/joanna-pages-screen-life-gavin-9809959</ref>

Page is an ambassador for the charity [[People's Dispensary for Sick Animals|PDSA]], and raises funds for [[Breast Cancer Care]].

Page and Thornton have three children &ndash; a daughter, born in February 2013,<ref>[https://twitter.com/jopage_/status/303110078385487873 Joanna Page Twitter announcement re expecting first child], twitter.com; accessed 19 December 2016.</ref> and two sons, born in April 2015 and December 2016.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===Film===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
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! Title
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! Role
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|rowspan=2| 1999 || ''[[Miss Julie (1999 film)|Miss Julie]]'' || Servant
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| ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Dora Spenlow]]
|-
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|rowspan=3| 2001 || ''[[Very Annie Mary]]'' || Bethan Bevan
|-
| ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' || Ann Crook
|-
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| ''[[The Lost World (2001 film)|The Lost World]]'' || Gladys
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[Love Actually]]'' || Just Judy
|-
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| ''[[Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill]]'' || Babs Carter
|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger]]'' || Mrs. Peterson
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020 || ''[[Dolittle (film)|Dolittle]]'' || Bethan Stubbins
|-
| ''[[Dream Horse]]'' || Angela Davies
|}

===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| ''[[Making Waves (TV series)|Making Waves]]'' || OM Rosie Bowen ||
| ''[[Making Waves (TV series)|Making Waves]]'' || OM Rosie Bowen ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2005 || ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'' || Marion Chumley ||
|rowspan=2|2005 || ''[[To the Ends of the Earth (TV series)|To the Ends of the Earth]]'' || Marion Chumley || TV miniseries
|-
|-
| ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]'' || Diane ||
| ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]'' || Diane ||
|-
|-
| 2007–2010, 2019 || ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' || [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Stacey Shipman|Stacey Shipman]] ||
| 2007–2010, 2019, 2024 || ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' || [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Stacey Shipman|Stacey Shipman]] || Lead role, 21 episodes
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Love Soup]]'' || Heather || Series 2, Episode 10
| 2008 || ''[[Love Soup]]'' || Heather || Series 2, episode 10
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[[Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie|Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie]]'' || Herself || Series 5, Episode 3
|rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[[Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie|Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie]]'' || Herself || Series 5, episode 3
|-
|-
| ''Mist: Sheepdog Tales'' || Fly || Series 3, 6 Episodes, Voice only
| ''Mist: Sheepdog Tales'' || Fly || Series 3, 6 episodes, Voice only
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 2010 || ''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || Herself ||
|rowspan=3| 2010 || ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || Herself ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' ||Hester|| "The Blue Geranium"
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' ||Hester|| "The Blue Geranium"
|-
|-
| ''My Pet Shame'' || Host ||
| ''My Pet Shame'' || Host ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 || ''[[Bedlam (2011 TV series)|Bedlam]]'' || Maria ||
|rowspan=3| 2011 || ''[[Bedlam (2011 TV series)|Bedlam]]'' || Maria ||
|-
|-
| ''[[White Van Man (TV series)|White Van Man]]'' || Kat || Series 1, Episode 2
| ''[[White Van Man (TV series)|White Van Man]]'' || Kat || Series 1, episode 2
|-
|-
| 2011–present || ''[[Poppy Cat]]'' || [[Poppy Cat]] (UK) || Series 1, Voice only
| ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'' || [[Poppy Cat]] || Series 1, Voice only
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Leanne Powell ||
|rowspan=2| 2012 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Leanne Powell ||
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| ''[[Gates (TV series)|Gates]]'' || Helen Pearson ||
| ''[[Gates (TV series)|Gates]]'' || Helen Pearson ||
|-
|-
| 2013–present || ''[[Q Pootle 5]]'' || Oopsy || Voice only
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || [[Queen Elizabeth I]] || Episode: "[[The Day of the Doctor]]"
|-
|-
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| ''[[Breathless (British TV series)|Breathless]]'' || Lily Enderbury ||
|rowspan=2| 2013 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || [[Queen Elizabeth I]] || 1 episode: "[[The Day of the Doctor]]"
|-
|-
| 2013–present || ''[[Q Pootle 5]]'' || Oopsy || Voice only
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| ''[[Breathless (TV series)|Breathless]]'' || Lily Enderbury ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Home from Home (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
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''Spring Break with Granddad'' || [[Voice Over]] || Voice only
| 2017 || ''Spring Break with Granddad'' || [[Voice Over]] || Voice only
|-
|-
| 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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|}

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===Film===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Holly Ackroyd || Episode: "The Miniature Murders"
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! Year
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! Title
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! Role
|-
|-
| ''[[Murder on the Blackpool Express#Episodes|Dial M for Middlesbrough]]'' || Susan ||
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|rowspan=2| 1999 || ''[[Miss Julie]]'' || Servant
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021–present || ''Shop Well For Less'' || Presenter ||
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| ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Dora Spenlow]]
|-
|-
| ''The Pet Show'' || Co Presenter ||
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|rowspan=3| 2001 || ''[[Very Annie Mary]]'' || Bethan Bevan
|-
|-
| ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' || Ann Crook
|rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]] '' || Pig ||
|-
|-
| ''Dog Squad'' || Tinks || Three episodes (voice)
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| ''[[The Lost World (2001 film)|The Lost World]]'' || Gladys
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[Love Actually]]'' || Judy
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking With The Stars]] '' || Herself/contestant ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Men Up]] '' || Moira Davies || Television film
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| ''[[Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill]]'' || Babs Carter
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|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger]]'' || Mrs. Peterson
|-
|-
| TBA || ''[[Dream Horse (film)|Dream Horse]]'' ||
| 2023–2024 || ''[[Loose Women]] '' || Regular panellist ||
|}
|}


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! Role
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|rowspan=2| 2009 || [[Kingsmill (bread)|Kingsmill]] advert || Narrator
|rowspan=2| 2009 || [[Kingsmill (bread)|Kingsmill]] advert || rowspan=5|Narrator
|-
|-
| [[Carphone Warehouse]] advert || Narrator
| [[Carphone Warehouse]] advert
|-
|-
| 2012 || [[Sun Bingo]] advert || Narrator
| 2011 || [[Superdrug]] advert
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Sun Bingo]]'' advert
|-
| 2020 || [[Dreams (bed retailer)|Dreams]] advert
|}
|}


==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|accessdate=7 November 2007}}</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>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0656215|name=Joanna Page}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0656215|name=Joanna Page}}

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Latest revision as of 09:40, 29 December 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
​
(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 also co-presented (with Melanie Sykes) the BBC One consumer series Shop Well for Less. In 2023, Page joined Loose Women as a regular panellist.

Early life

[edit]

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

[edit]

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). Page and Thornton have four children.[12]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
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.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Grant, Olly (14 September 2008). "On the Move: Joanna Page". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  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. ^ https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/joanna-pages-screen-life-gavin-9809959
  13. ^ "The British Sitcom Guide". 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
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