Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1964) is a British actress.

Born in Salford, she made her name in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Her film roles include an early, unspeaking part in Pink Floyd's The Wall; Willow and the part of Christine Keeler in Scandal, about the Profumo Affair.

Her most significant roles on British television were as Emma Craven in Troy Kennedy Martin's Edge of Darkness (1985), and Nurse Mills in the Dennis Potter-penned serial The Singing Detective (1986) both for BBC Television.

She was married to actor Val Kilmer from 1988 to 1996 and has two children. During her marriage, she used the name Joanne Whalley-Kilmer.

External link

• Internet Movie Database entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000695/)