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Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1964) is an English actress.
Whalley was born in Salford but brought up in Stockport where she studied at the Braeside School of Speech and Drama, Marple.
Whalley first appeared as a child in How We Used To Live and bit parts in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Her early film roles include a non-speaking part as a groupie in Pink Floyd's The Wall; and as a young Beatles fan in Birth of the Beatles.