Whalley came to prominence on British television as Emma Craven in Troy Kennedy Martin’s Edge of Darkness, then as Nurse Mills in the Dennis Potter-written serial The Singing Detective both for BBC Television.
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Joanne Whalley is also known as the ex-wife of Val Kilmer.
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Whalley met actor Val Kilmer while filming the movie, Willow. The couple married in 1988. Whalley took a break from acting to bring her children with Kilmer. Mercedes was born on October 29, 1991, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jack was born on June 6, 1995.
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Shortly after that, the pair separated. Whalley filed for divorce in July 1995, citing irreconcilable differences.
Joanne Whalley has appeared primarily on television, but also in nearly 30 feature films. Her early film roles include a non-speaking part as a groupie in Park Floyd’s, The Wall, and a young Beatles fan in Birth of the Beatles.
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