Jo Joyner (Acting, 1999)
Since graduating Jo has become a familiar face on British TV
having appeared in popular programmes including Fat
Friends, North and South, Spooks, Silent
Witness and Clocking Off. Her role as Beth in Channel
4’s hit show No Angels led to rave reviews and a huge fan
base for Jo, who also won the Rose d’Or international award for
Best Female Comedy Performer in 2006 for her performance in Channel
Five’s Swingers.
However, the part that has made her a household name is that of
betrayed wife and would-be murderer Tanya Branning in BBC’s
Eastenders, which won her the award for Best Dramatic
Performance at the 2009 British Soap Awards.