Joanne Whalley Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Joanne Whalley-Kilmer (1988-1996)
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Medium Ash Blonde
Career
Debut	Film: Birth of the Beatles (1979) as a school girl (uncredited) TV: Coronation Street (1974-1976) as Pamela Graham/Customer on ITV
Awards	• 2010: Best Ensemble Performance Award shared with the cast of the film 44 Inch Chest (2009) at the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1961 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Salford, Lancashire, England
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Los Angeles, California
School	• Bredbury Comprehensive School (now Werneth School), Bredbury, Greater Manchester, England • Harrytown Catholic High School, Romiley, Stockport, England • Braeside School of Speech and Drama, Marple
Hobbies	Horse riding
Social Media	• Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends	Val Kilmer
Marriage Date	28 February 1988
Family
Husband/Spouse	Val Kilmer (m: 1988, div: 1996)
Children	Son- Jack Kilmer Daughter- Mercedes Kilmer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joanne Whalley

• Joanne Whalley started acting at 13 in 1974, while still in school.

• In 1979, she was part of a music band called The Slowguns from Stockport, England. She quit the band before their singles were released later the same year.

• In 1982, she became the lead singer (Cindy) of the pop band Cindy and The Saffrons. Their cover version of the song Past, Present and Future by the Shangri-las was popular and was ranked 56th in the UK singles chart in early 1973. They disbanded soon thereafter.

• She studied drama and theatre at the Royal Court Theatre, London, between 1982 and 1986.

• In 1982, she began performing in several theatre productions, including Rita Sue, and Bob Too (1982) as Rita, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), and The Genius (1982) as Gilly Brown at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

• She met her ex-husband, late actor Val Kilmer, during the shoot of the fantasy children’s film Willow in 1987.
  

  Joanne Whalley with Val Kilmer in the film Willow

• Some of her popular roles in television series include How We Used to Live (1976-1979) as Marjorie Dawson/Sarah Hughes on Yorkshire Televison, A Kind of Loving (1982) as Ingrid Rotherwell (Brown), and Daredevil (2018) as Sister Maggie.
  

  Joanne Whalley (down row, right) at a promotional event for the television series Daredevil

• Her popular roles in films include Sorsha in Willow (1988), Liz Diamond in 44 Inch Chest (2009), and Priscilla in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018).
  

  Joanne Whalley (right) with the cast of the film Paul, Apostle of Christ

• Some of the roles credited as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer include Christine Keeler in Scandal (1988), Jenny Scott in Shattered (1991), and Valerie Aston in Trial by Jury (1994).

• She played the role of Queen Sorsha in the television series Willow (2022), streamed on Disney+. It is a sequel to the film Willow (1988).
  

  Joanne Whalley in a scene from the television series Willow (2022)

• She is an outdoor person who likes horse riding and rearing farm animals.