Born October 27, 1961· West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
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Born in West Kirby and raised in North Wales, Scanlan read history at Queens' College, Cambridge, where she joined the Footlights before spending several years teaching drama. She broke into screen work, quickly becoming known for the press officer Terri Coverley in the political satire The Thick of It and for co-creating and starring in the dark NHS comedy Getting On, which earned her multiple BA…
