Joanna Scanlan. Actress: Tagebuch eines Skandals. Joanna Scanlan was born on 27 October 1961 in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Tagebuch eines Skandals (2006), Getting On (2009) and Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring (2003). She is married to Neil Bicknell.