# Joanne Mitchell

Joanne Mitchell (born 30 July 1971) is an English film, stage and TV actress. In 2011 she co-founded Mitchell Brunt Films with husband and Emmerdale colleague Dominic Brunt and has worked as producer/writer on several of the company's films.

## Career

Mitchell trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she met future husband Dominic Brunt. After graduating she embarked on a varied career in theatre and TV, including four roles in TV soap Emmerdale. Mitchell's theatrical roles have included Macbeth's Lady McDuff, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rosaline in Love's Labours Lost. She has also played Valerie in Conor McPherson's The Weir and Jenny in Alan Ayckbourn's Family Circles.
Since forming Mitchell-Brunt Films, Mitchell has expressed a desire to push boundaries and to merge drama and horror in unique ways. She wrote and produced two short horror films The Mighty Witch Killers of Pendle Hill and Shell Shocked. She then co-starred in the claustrophobic chiller White Settlers (2014) and the Manchester-set Habit (2016). She conceived, produced and starred in the zombie drama Before Dawn (2013) and 'female revenge' thriller Bait (2015).

## Emmerdale

Mitchell has had four roles in Emmerdale. Her first in the long-running rural soap was in 2003, when she played DS Karen Barnborough in two episodes. She had further roles as Midwife Yeo and Susan Davies and, in 2016, took over the role of Sandra Flaherty.

## Filmography

Television :
| Programme | Episode | Role | Year |
| Justice | “There for the Grace of ...” | Jenny Woods | 2011 |
| Coronation Street | | Marsha Westbrook Sonographer | 2018 2009 |
| Waterloo Road | Series 3 #6 Series 5 #7 | TV Reporter Mrs Turner | 2007 2009 |
| Doctors | “Scrub Away, Scrub Away” ”Who Do You Think You're Kidding?” ”Born Again” | Rosie Richardson Carmen Perry Josie Maray | 2007 2008 2016 |
| A Touch of Frost | “Dead End” | Joan Atkins | 2008 |
| Holby City | “Is There Something I Should Know?” | Heather | 2007 |
| Bodies | Series 2 #6 | Jo Lyons | 2005 |
| Heartbeat | “Daniel” | Paediatric Nurse | 2004 |
| Emmerdale | #17,434 onwards #15,291/94;#143,00/12 #13,492/94 | Sandra Flaherty Susan Davies Midwife Yeo DC Barnborough | 2016 2009 2006 2003 |
| Bad Girls | “Common Criminal” | Jude | 2001 |
| The Maze House | | Jo | 2001 |
| Holding On | Series 1 #4 | Caroline | 2001 |
| Casualty | “Duty of Care” | Louise Austin | 1995 |
Film :
| Film | Role | Year |
| Porridge | Prosecuting Counsel | 2016 |
| Habit | Katy | 2016 |
| Pandora | Martha | 2016 |
| Bait | Dawn Greenwood | 2015 |
| White Settlers | Flo | 2014 |
| Shortcuts to Hell (Vol 1) | Hannah | 2013 |
| Before Dawn | Meg | 2013 |
| The Way of the Monkey's Claw | Matka Draak | 2011 |
| Licence To Live (TV movie) | Paula | 1994 |
Theatre :
| Production | Role | Venue | Year |
| Alma and Gustav Mahler | Alma Mahler | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester | |
| A Sense of Justice | Millie | Perth Theatre | 2005 |
| 84 Charing Cross Road | Megan/Maxine | Nick Brooke No.1 Tour | 2004 |
| The Weir | Valerie | Bolton Octagon | 2004 |
| Fallen Angels | Jane | Salisbury Playhouse | |
| A Phoenix Too Frequent | Dynamene | Salisbury Playhouse | |
| Betrayal | Emma | Nick Brooke No.1 Tour | |
| Hamlet | Ophelia | | |
| Hedda Gabler | Hedda Gabler | | |
| The Weir | Valerie | Royal Court | 1997 |
| Melonfarmer | Kathy | Plymouth Theatre Royal | 2000 |
| Macbeth | Lady MacDuff | Orange Tree, Richmond | |
| Family Circles | Jenny | Orange Tree, Richmond | 1996 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Orange Tree, Richmond | |
| All In the Wrong | Belinda | Orange Tree, Richmond | 1991 |
| Black Sea | Sarah | Paines Plough | |
| Jungle Book | Mother Wolf | The Swan Stratford | |
| Mansfield Park | Julia Bertram | The Redgrave | |
| Stags and Hens | Maureen | Edinburgh Festival | |
Radio :
| Production | Role | Broadcaster | Year |
| Writing the Century II | Ada Reese | BBC Radio Four | 2016 |
| Edward Elgar's The Crown of India | India | BBC Radio Three | 2015 |
| The Treehouse | Clare | BBC Radio Four | 2014 |
| Writing the Century I | Mrs Trim / Tracy Clarke | BBC Radio Four | 2014 |
| The Testament of Jessie Lamb | Mum | BBC Radio Four | 2013 |
| The Journey | Sophie | BBC Radio Four | 2010 |
| Caesar Price Our Lord | Mum | BBC Radio Four | 2008 |
| The Paston Letters | Joan / Alice / Emily | BBC Radio Four | 2006 |
| On It | Jo | Woolly Back Productions | |