Biography
Joanne Froggatt is a British actress. Born on 23 August 1980 in Littlebeck, North Yorkshire, she trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead after joining a drama group in Scarborough. She began her career with a role in The Bill (1996) and rose to prominence as Zoe Tattersall in Coronation Street (1997–1998).
Froggatt is best known for playing Anna Bates (née Smith) in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and its film sequels Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). For the role she received three Emmy nominations and won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Other credits include Liar (2017–2020) as Laura Nielson, MobLand (2025) as Jan Da Souza, and films such as Filth (2013), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) and Mary Shelley (2017).
