Joanne Mitchell

Joanne Mitchell (born 30 July 1971) is an English film, stage and TV actress and also Director and Producer. In 2011 she co-founded Mitchell Brunt Films with husband and Emmerdale colleague Dominic Brunt and has worked as producer/writer and Director on several of the company's films.

Joanne Mitchell
Born	(1971-07-30) 30 July 1971 (age 54) London, England
Occupation(s)	Actress, Director, Producer
Years active	1995–present
Notable work	Broken Bird - Directorial Feature Debut
Spouse	Dominic Brunt (m. 2003)
Website	mitchell-bruntfilms.com www.joanne-mitchell.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 four short films The Mighty Witch Killers of Pendle Hill , Shell Shocked, Sybil, The Outing - the latter two she also Directed. 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]She also produced Attack of The Adult Babies, Evie and Wolf Manor (aka Scream of The Wolf). In 2022 she made her Directorial Feature Film Debut, Broken Bird due for release 2025.

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.^[4]

Filmography

Television

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

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/Writer/Producer
The Way of the Monkey's Claw	Matka Draak	2011
Licence To Live (TV movie)	Paula	1994
Attack Of The Adult Babies	Producer	2017
Evie	Producer	2021
Wolf Manor (Scream of the Wolf)	Producer	2022
Broken Bird	Director/Writer	2024
The Outing	Director/Producer	2022
Sybil	Director/Producer/Writer	2018

Theatre

Production	Role	Venue	Year	Notes
Alma and Gustav Mahler	Alma Mahler	Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
A Sense of Justice	Millie	Perth Theatre	2005	[19][20]
84 Charing Cross Road	Megan/Maxine	Nick Brooke No.1 Tour	2004
The Weir	Valerie	Bolton Octagon		[21][22]
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	[23]
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	[24]
The Journey	Sophie	BBC Radio Four	2010	[25]
Caesar Price Our Lord	Mum	BBC Radio Four	2008	[26]
The Paston Letters	Joan / Alice / Emily	BBC Radio Four	2006	[27]
On It	Jo	Woolly Back Productions