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.

Joanne Mitchell
Born	(1971-07-30) 30 July 1971 London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Dominic Brunt (m. 2003)
Website	mitchell-bruntfilms.com

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)[1] and the Manchester-set Habit (2016). She conceived, produced and starred in the zombie drama Before Dawn (2013) and 'female revenge' thriller Bait (2015).[2][3]

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 (née Livesy).[4]

Personal life

In 2003 Mitchell married fellow Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt, with whom she founded Mitchell-Brunt Films. After a white-collar female amateur boxing bout in New York's Gleason's Gym,[5] Mitchell expressed hopes of developing a movie based on the experience. She is a practising Nichiren Buddhist and a supporter of the charity Hope For Justice.

Filmography

Television

Programme	Episode	Role	Year	Notes
Justice	“There for the Grace of ...”	Jenny Woods	2011	[6]
Coronation Street	Ep,#17,507	Marsha Westbrook Sonographer	2018 2009	[7]
Waterloo Road	Series 3 #6 Series 5 #7	TV Reporter Mrs Turner	2007 2009	[8][9]
Doctors	“Scrub Away, Scrub Away” ”Who Do You Think You're Kidding?” ”Born Again”	Rosie Richardson Carmen Perry Josie Maray	2007 2008 2016	[10][11][12]
A Touch of Frost	“Dead End”	Joan Atkins	2008	[13]
Holby City	“Is There Something I Should Know?”	Heather	2007	[14]
Bodies	Series 2 #6	Jo Lyons	2005	[15]
Heartbeat	“Daniel”	Paediatric Nurse	2004	[16]
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	[17]
The Maze House		Jo
Holding On	Series 1 #4	Caroline		[18]
Casualty	“Duty of Care”	Louise Austin	1995	[19]

Film

Film	Role	Year	Notes
Porridge	Prosecuting Counsel	2016
Habit	Katy
Pandora	Martha
Bait	Dawn Greenwood	2015
White Settlers	Flo	2014
Shortcuts to Hell (Vol 1)	Hannah	2013
Before Dawn	Meg
The Way of the Monkey's Claw	Matka Draak	2011
Licence To Live (TV movie)	Paula	1994

Theatre

Production	Role	Venue	Year	Notes
Alma and Gustav Mahler	Alma Mahler	Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
A Sense of Justice	Millie	Perth Theatre	2005	[20][21]
84 Charing Cross Road	Megan/Maxine	Nick Brooke No.1 Tour	2004
The Weir	Valerie	Bolton Octagon		[22][23]
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	[24]
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	Notes
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
The Testament of Jessie Lamb	Mum	BBC Radio Four	2013	[25]
The Journey	Sophie	BBC Radio Four	2010	[26]
Caesar Price Our Lord	Mum	BBC Radio Four	2008	[27]
The Paston Letters	Joan / Alice / Emily	BBC Radio Four	2006	[28]
On It	Jo	Woolly Back Productions

References

1. "White Settlers".
2. "A gritty role in dark tale about loan sharks".
3. Felperin, Leslie (3 September 2015). "Bait review – smarter-than-usual Brit squeaker" – via The Guardian.
4. Metro.co.uk, Duncan Lindsay for (18 February 2016). "Another lady for Paddy Kirk? Actor Dominic Brunt's wife is in Emmerdale now!".
5. "Joanne Mitchell".
6. There for the Grace of... on IMDb
7. Coronation Street #17507 on IMDb
8. Waterloo Road #3.6 on IMDb
9. Waterloo Road #5.7 on IMDb
10. Scrub Away, Scrub Away on IMDb
11. Who Do You Think You Are Kidding? on IMDb
12. Born Again on IMDb
13. Dead End on IMDb
14. Is There Something I should Know? on IMDb
15. Bodies #2.6 on IMDb
16. Daniel on IMDb
17. Common Criminal on IMDb
18. Holding On on IMDb
19. Duty of Care on IMDb
20. "A Sense of Justice review at Perth Theatre - Review - Theatre - The Stage".
21. Fisher, Mark (1 February 2005). "A Sense of Justice" – via The Guardian.
22. News, Manchester Evening (12 August 2004). "The Weir @ Bolton Octagon".
23. "Theatre review: The Weir at Octagon Theatre, Bolton".
24. "The Weir, Royal Court, London". 11 July 1997.
25. "The Testament of Jessie Lamb, Dangerous Visions - BBC Radio 4".
26. "The Journey, Afternoon Drama - BBC Radio 4".
27. "Caesar Price our Lord, Afternoon Drama - BBC Radio 4".
28. "The Paston Letters".

External links

• Mitchell-Brunt Films website
• Joanne Mitchell on IMDb
• Mitchell-Brunt Films at BFI