Joanna Vanderham

Joanna Vanderham is a Scottish actress born on October 17, 1990. She gained recognition for her debut role as Cathy Connor in the Sky One crime drama series, The Runaway, for which she received a nomination for an International Emmy Award. Vanderham was born in Perth and grew up in Scone and Dundee. She attended Robert Douglas Memorial School and the High School of Dundee before studying acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. In addition to The Runaway, she also appeared in the BBC One biographical drama Young James Herriot. Vanderham is best known for her role as Denise Lovett in the BBC series The Paradise from 2012 to 2013.