Joanne Froggatt: Biography in Details
Who is Joanne Froggatt?
Britsih-born Joanne Froggatt is an actress who is popularly known for portraying the role of Anna Bates the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey. For her performance, she earned three Emmy nominations and won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Similarly, she is also known for her other roles in A Street Cat Named Bob, Danielle Cable: Eyewitness, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, Bob the Builder, and many more.
Body Measurements: Height and Weight
British actress, Joanne Froggatt has maintained a stunning body shape and stands at a decent height. She has a height of 5 feet 2 inches and has an average weight that fits her body. Similarly, she has beautiful blonde hair and stunning blue eyes. The info about her other body measurements including bust-waist-hip size, dress size and shoe size is under review.
Joanne Froggatt: Bio, Age, Nationality, Education
Joanne Froggatt was born on 23 August 1980 in Littlebeck, North Yorkshire, England. As of 2024, she is 44 years old. She is British by nationality and her ethnicity is caucasian. Similarly, her birth sign is Virgo.
She was born to her parents Keith Froggatt and Anne Froggatt. Her parents used to run a corner shop, and next started a rare-breed sheep farm on a smallholding near Whitby. There is no info about her siblings.
As per her educational background, she attended the drama group in Scarborough. At the age of 13, she left her family home at the age of 13 to join the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Has she ever been into Controversy? Rumours
Joanne has not been involved in controversy till now. She keeps her personal life private and has kept herself away from scandals and rumours. The actress ignores the activities that affect her career and image. She has maintained a healthy distance between her professional and personal life.
Career and Professional Life
Joanne began her career making her acting debut in the long-running ITV drama The Bill. After some time, she played the role of teenage mother Zoe Tattersall in Coronation Street and left the programme in 1998 when her character was written out.
In 1999, she made her appearance as teenage mother Rachel Hicks in the first four episodes of the first series of prison drama Bad Girls. She played the main role in the controversial one-off drama Danielle Cable: Eyewitness in 2003. The film also got nominations in the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama.
Moreover, she portrayed the character of Angelique Mahy in the ITV mini-series Island at War which was aired on 11 July 2004. That year, she also made her appearance in the BBC Radio 4 drama My Turn to Make the Tea by Monica Dickens.
Likewise, she also played the lead role in the drama Missing, made by SMG Productions in 2006, alongside Gregor Fisher. That year, she also made her appearance as a sister of Myra Hindley in the ITV drama See No Evil: The Moors Murders. She portrayed another controversial role in Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback. The series first aired on Channel Ten in Australia on 18 March 2007, and was screened in Britain on ITV on 8 April 2007.
Her notable roles in television projects are,
- Downton Abbey as Anna Bates (née Smith)
- True Love as Ruth
- The Secrets as Lexie
- Doc McStuffins as Florence Nightingale (voice)
- Bob the Builder as Wendy (voice)
- Dark Angel as Mary Ann Cotton
- Liar as Laura Nielson
Besides this, she also plays many characters in many movies. Some of them are,
- Starfish as Nicola Ray
- A Street Cat Named Bob as Val
- A Crooked Somebody as Chelsea Mills
- Mary Shelley as Mary Jane Clairmont
- Bob the Builder: Mega Machines as Wendy (voice)
- One Last Thing as Jaime
- Downton Abbey as Anna Bates
Awards and Nominations
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| 2003 | Royal Television Society Award | Best Actress | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Nominated |
| 2010 | British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | In Our Name | Won |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Outstanding Actress | Nominated |
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Nominated |
How much money does Joanne Froggatt make? Net Worth
Talking about her earnings, the actress might have earned a good amount of money from her acting career. In addition to her acting, she also earns through various other sources including brand endorsements and other business ventures. As of 2024, her estimated net worth is around $2 million.
Social Media: Instagram and Twitter
The actress is active on Instagram where she has more than 216k followers. However, she is not available on Twitter and Facebook.
Joanne Froggatt's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
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| 2024 | August | Friday |
| 2025 | August | Saturday |
| 2026 | August | Sunday |
| 2027 | August | Monday |
| 2028 | August | Wednesday |
