Joann Condon Explained

Joann Condon
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1996–present

Joann Condon (born April 1970) is a British actress who has worked in film, television, and the theatre.

Career

Condon is best known for her role as Pat, a member of the Fat Fighters group in the BBC television comedy Little Britain, written by and starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas.[1] The character left the group in the very last episode of the series. Her other television roles include the recurring characters of Sue Fingers in Edge of Heaven (2014) and Ada in The Halcyon (2017).[1] She portrayed two characters in the long-running hospital drama Casualty, Stella Baker and Fiona Porie.[1] Condon also made appearances on The Office and Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes.

Condon starred as the female sumo wrestler Giant Butterfly in the 2000 film Secret Society.[2]

Condon's stage work includes the role of Gemma Sweeney in Jonathan Harvey's play Babies (Royal National Theatre / Royal Court Theatre), a work which won the George Devine Award in 1993 and the Evening Standard's Most Promising Playwright Award in 1994.[3] In 2021 she starred in the one woman show Little Boxes, a work she also authored, at the Ludlow Fringe Festival.[4]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2000Secret SocietyGiant Butterfly
2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusShopper
2021The Last Letter from Your LoverPost Office Cashier

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Shine on Harvey MoonMavisEpisode #5.7
1996The BillMs. RushEpisode: "Bits and Pieces"
1998Trial & RetributionCollege studentsEpisode: "Part One"
2003The OfficeMonkey's dateEpisode: "Christmas Special: Part 2"
2003–2006Little BritainFat Pat21 episodes
2004, 2016CasualtyStella Baker / Fiona Porier2 episodes
2010Rock & ChipsWoman in CafeEpisode: "Five Gold Rings"
2011SkinsGinnyEpisode: "Mini"
2014Edge of HeavenSue Fingers3 episodes
2015Cradle to GraveMary2 episodes
2017The HalcyonAda4 episodes
2019Dad's Army: The Lost EpisodesThe Woman OppositeEpisode: "Under Fire"
TBAMrs Sidhu InvestigatesClaudiaEpisode #1.1

Notes and References

  1. News: BBC Little Britain: Where the cast are now from best-selling books to Great British Bake Off. Demi Roberts. 13 February 2022. Media Wales.
  2. News: Big in Japan: And now Sumo wrestling is coming to Britain. With a twist: the people throwing their weight around are women. McGowan, Catriona. The Guardian. 10 Aug 1999. A6.
  3. Legit: BABIES. Wolf, Matt. Variety. 356. 10. October 3, 1994. 165.
  4. Web site: Ludlow Fringe Festival to welcome Joann Condon. June 18, 2021. Shropshire Live.