Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt appeared in Coronation Street from May 1997 to December 1998 as troubled teenager Zoe Tattersall.

She was born in the hamlet of Littlebeck near Whitby, Yorkshire on 21st August 1980 and left home at the age of thirteen to attend the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire. At the age of sixteen she made her television debut in The Bill and the part of Zoe came soon afterwards. She has since gone on to have a distingushed career, earning herself a BAFTA nomination for her lead role in the 2003 drama Danielle Cable: Eyewitness and winning in the Most Promising Newcomer category at the British Independent Film Awards for her role in her 2010 movie debut In Our Name.

Her many other roles include, for television, Bad Girls, Paradise Heights, Spooks, Moving On and The Street while on stage she has appeared in All About Mother at the Old Vic and The Knowledge at the Bush Theatre. She has also gained acclaim for her radio work in productions such as I am Emma Humphreys, The Von Trapps and Me and The Disappearance by Peter Whalley.