Biography
Whalley earned her first international recognition as the beatific Nurse Mills in Dennis Potter's award-winning "The Singing Detective" (1987) and brought a winning candor to her starring role as Christine Keeler in "Scandal" (1989). Popular success in mainstream Hollywood releases, though, has been elusive; her American films, including "Navy Seals" (1990) and "Trial by Jury" (1994), received a very modest reception from the public.
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He Came Back
Trial By Jury
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Career Milestones
| Career began on the British stage when she was still in her teens | ||
1982 | First film appearance (a bit part) in "Pink Floyd The Wall" | |
1985 | Screen acting debut in "Dance with a Stranger" | |
1988 | US screen debut, "Willow" | |
1989 | First credit as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, "Scandal" | |
1989 | US stage debut in the off-Broadway production of Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" | |
1994 | Cast as Scarlett O'Hara in the CBS-TV miniseries sequel to "Gone With the Wind" (1939), "Scarlett" | |
1997 | Acted in "The Man Who Knew Too Little" | |
2000 | Headlined the Showtime original "Run the Wild Fields" | |
2000 | Portrayed the title character in the CBS miniseries "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis" | |