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Joanne Froggatt

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Actress

The Resume

    (August 21, 1980- )
    Born in Littlebeck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Zoe Tattersall on Coronation Street, Anna Smith in Downton Abbey, and Kate in Robin Hood (Series 3, BBC One)
    Film credits include ‘In Our Name’ (received a best newcomer nomination at British Independent Film Awards)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her mother was astonished to hear her asking for ballet lessons at age two (‘where the hell is she getting that from?’).
    In the language of TV Tropes, her Robin Hood character – who replaced the late Maid Marian – is the ‘creators’ pet.’
    She left home at the age of 13.
    During filming of one Hood fight scene, she got a little carried away with her kick — it was supposed to land at the stomach but caught the actor’s mouth instead (which would surprise anyone who considered Kate a no-action girl)!
    Playing the dowdy maid in Downton Abbey, she felt limited in her fashion options and admitted to costume envy.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was not born into a theatrical family.
    Unsure of an acting career at first, she ended up with a proper job at a British bookstore.
    She received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination for her role as an eyewitness to a young backpacker’s murder in a road rage incident — as well as the personal commendation of the very woman she portrayed (‘Danielle Cable: Eyewitness’ 2003).
    On reality television – though she admits to being a fan of X-Factor – ‘I do get overwhelmed with the amount of reality TV. It’s such cheap programming and such a load of rubbish, most of it. But people do like to watch good drama.’
    She considers her Robin Hood role one of the most commercial of her career.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1680 Votes: 67.20% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2818 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 96 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 563 Votes: 49.91% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 117 Votes: 49.57% Annoying