Joanna Roth

Actor · Born February 12, 1965 (61) · Aarhus, Denmark

Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis; 1965) is a Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, TV, video games and theatre, in roles such as Ophelia in the film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. She is married to the Scottish actor John Hannah. She appeared with her husband in the BBC One drama series New Street Law, ITV's Rebus, the film Sliding Doors, and onstage at London's Bush Theatre in A Bright Light Shining. She provided the voice of Aveline Vallen in Dragon Age II.

What are Joanna Roth's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

29%

Morality

26%

Survival

16%

Ideas

15%

Self

14%

Justice2 Family bonds2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heraldas Ophelia in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Dread

3

Melancholic

3

Absurd

2

Contemplative

2

Other

1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 Haunting2 Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joanna Roth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
Dekkoo1 title, show their title on Dekkoo
Here TV1 title, show their title on Here TV
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Joanna Roth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Megan's Mother
Damaged(2024)
as Jessica Peterson
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
In Plain Sight(2016)
Show 3 episodes · as Bridget Manuel
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Tanya
The Widower(2014)
Show 2 episodes · as Trisha
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Deborah Something
Threesome(2011)
Show as Jenny
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Inspector Lewis(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Christine Hawkins
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 6 episodes · as Judge Rene Newland
MI-5(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Sinclair
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Sliding Doors(1998)
as Suspicious Girl
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Snow White: A Tale of Terror(1997)
as Lilliana
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
See You Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 6 episodes · as Lucy
Midsomer Murders(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Melanie Jeffers
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Plant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Connie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)
as Marie
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Blue Boy(1994)
as Beth
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
He-Play She-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Molly
Stalin(1992)
as Svetlana
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Jute City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 3 episodes · as Caroline
In Suspicious Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · as Lady Dudley
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead(1990)
as Ophelia
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Real Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 4 episodes · as Francie Fitzpatrick
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Beth
Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Alice Turner

Career shape

Star power in the 83^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1984 to 2025; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

$739K worldwide

Highest rated

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Midcredits 88^th

Film career

19842025

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1991Screen debut· Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting25 of 25 · 70^th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.