Joanna Roth (nee Angelis, born 1965) is a Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, television, video games, and theatre. She is known for her portrayal of Ophelia in the film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
She is married to Scottish actor John Hannah. Roth has worked alongside her husband in the BBC One legal drama New Street Law, the ITV detective series Rebus, the romantic drama film Sliding Doors, and on stage at London's Bush Theatre in A Bright Light Shining. In the realm of voice acting, she provided the voice of Aveline Vallen in the video game Dragon Age II.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1990Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadOphelia1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMarie1997Snow White: A Tale of TerrorLiliana1998Sliding DoorsSuspicious Girl 2016AwayTanya
Television Year Title Role Notes1990The Real CharlotteFrancie Fitzpatrick3 episodes1990OmnibusEugenieEpisode: "Van Gogh"1990BoonJan MelzerEpisode: "A Night at the Ballet"1991SpatzAlexandria KitchenkoEpisode: "From Russia With Love"1991Sherlock HolmesAlice TurnerEpisode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"1991Jute CityCaroline3 episodes1992StalinSvetlanaTV movie1993StrathblairTansy Stewart4 episodes1994The Blue BoyBethTV movie1995The PlantConnieTV movie1996In Suspicious CircumstancesLady DudleyEpisode: "An Evil Business"1996Soldier SoldierCapt Shelley EnrightEpisode: "Walking on Air"1997BramwellIsobel Kilshaw1997See You FridayLucy6 episodes1998Smith & Jones—2000The Mrs Bradley MysteriesLacey PrideuxEpisode: "Laurels Are Poison"2000RebusEve KendalEpisode: "Black and Blue"2000The Scarlet PimpernelFrancoise PicardEpisode: "Friends and Enemies"2001Two Thousand Acres of SkyHelen Kennedy6 episodes2002In DeepTania Lamb2 episodes2002–2007Holby CityMarion Wooding / Susan Bradshaw3 episodes2005Sea of SoulsPatience Green2 episodes2005Judge John DeedViv HurstEpisode: "In Defense of Others"2005SpooksRebecca Sinclair2006–2007New Street LawJudge Rene Newland6 episodes2008The BillNicola Parry2 episodes2008–2010DoctorsDr. Gillian Roper / Patricia Leeson2 episodes2009Midsomer MurdersMelanie Jeffers2010LewisChristine HawkinsEpisode: "Falling Darkness"2010TaggartLorna BeattieEpisode: "Abuse of Trust"2011ThreesomeJenny2 episodes2014The WidowerTrisha2 episodes2014A Touch of ClothDeborah Something2 episodes2016EndeavourPrudence MaddoxEpisode: "Arcadia"2016In Plain SightBridget Manuel3 episodes
Video games Year Title Role2011Dragon Age IIAveline Vallen (voice)2015Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardHydaelyn (voice)2021Final Fantasy XIV: EndwalkerVenat / Hydaelyn (voice)
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