Joanne Froggatt, 1980
Actors · August 23, 1980
Joanne Froggatt
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Joanne Froggatt is 45 years old, born August 23, 1980 in United Kingdom · Virgo.
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About
Joanne Froggatt became a household name playing Anna Bates on Downton Abbey, the ITV period drama that earned her three Emmy nominations and a 2014 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Born in Britain in 1980, she carved an early reputation on Coronation Street before landing roles across British television and film. A Virgo known for depth in dramatic roles.
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Biography
Joanne Froggatt is a British actress born on 23 August 1980. She rose to prominence playing Zoe Tattersall on the soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1998, then took on Ruth Tyler, the mother of Sam Tyler, in the original UK version of the fantasy police drama Life on Mars in 2006. Her breakthrough role came as Anna Bates in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey, which ran from 2010 to 2015. That role brought her three Emmy nominations and the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Beyond Downton Abbey, she starred as Laura Nielson in the ITV/Sundance drama series Liar from 2017 to 2020. Her film work spans television films including Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), and Murder in the Outback (2007), and she won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her leading role in In Our Name (2010). Later films include Filth (2013), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), Mary Shelley (2017), and the Downton Abbey feature film (2019). As an actor, she works across television drama, period pieces, and independent cinema. Born under Virgo, she channels the sign's precision into layered, emotionally grounded performances.
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Before Fame
Froggatt began her television career early, appearing on Coronation Street from 1997 to 1998 as Zoe Tattersall. She continued building credits through the 2000s with roles in television films like Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), and Murder in the Outback (2007), before breaking through as the lead in the independent drama In Our Name (2010), which won her the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
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Trivia
- She portrayed Anna Bates across six seasons of Downton Abbey and received three Emmy nominations for the role.
- She won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Downton Abbey.
- She reprised her role as Anna Bates in the 2019 Downton Abbey feature film.
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Numerology
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The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Joanne Froggatt succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade PettyjohnDragon · 2000
CHALLENGING
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan Wang
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Frequently asked
- How old is Joanne Froggatt?
- Joanne Froggatt is 45 years old (born August 23, 1980).
- When is Joanne Froggatt's birthday?
- Joanne Froggatt was born on August 23, 1980.
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- Joanne Froggatt is a Virgo, born August 23, 1980.
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- Joanne Froggatt was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
- Where is Joanne Froggatt from?
- Joanne Froggatt is from United Kingdom.
- What does Joanne Froggatt do?
- Joanne Froggatt is a actor.
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