Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis in 1965) is a

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-British actress. She trained at the

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(RADA) and has appeared in film, TV, video games and theatre, in roles such as

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in the film ''

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''. She is married to the Scottish actor John Hannah. She appeared with her husband in the

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'',

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'', the film ''

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'', and onstage at London's Bush Theatre in ''A Bright Light Shining''. She provided the voice of Aveline Vallen in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Joanna 1965 births British film actresses British television actresses British video game actresses Shakespearean actresses Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Danish video game actresses Royal Shakespeare Company members Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Living people British stage actresses Danish emigrants to England People from Aarhus