Joanna Louise Bobin (born 1973/1974) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 comedy The Richard Taylor Interviews (2002), the BBC Two comedy Broken News (2005), the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007–2011) and the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–2024). Her films include Steel Trap (2007) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).
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Early life
Bobin was born in Abingdon-on-Thames. She is the daughter of sports journalist David Bobin and sister of filmmaker James Bobin.
Career
After appearing in her first pantomime at age 4, Bobin made her television debut at age 8 as Sophie in the 1982 BBC series Take Three Women. She turned her focus towards pantomime theatre in the 1990s.
Bobin returned to television in the 2000s, starring as the lead character's alongside Mark Dolan in his Channel 4 sketch comedy The Richard Taylor Interviews. In 2005, she guest starred in an episode of the BBC Three anthology Twisted Tales and had her first major television role as newsreader Natalie Gosling in the BBC Two news parody series Broken News. She also featured in the ITV sketch comedy Monkey Trousers.
In 2007, Bobin made her feature film debut as Pamela Reynolds Steel Trap and joined the cast of the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Callgirl as the lead character Belle's (Billie Piper) sister Jackie, a role she would play until 2011. In the interim, she appeared in Hustle and Holby City as well as the film Late Bloomers.
Bobin played Alexandra Ascot in her brother's 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass and Felicity "Flic" Jenner in the period drama Mr Selfridge. She also appeared in the film Grimsby. In 2018, Bobin had a role as Sarah Lawson in the miniseries Collateral.
In 2020, Bobin joined the cast of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton as Lady Cowper, the mother of Cressida Cowper (played by Jessica Madsen). She also appeared in the 2021 action thriller film Gunpowder Milkshake and the 2022 action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.