Recent film work includes, Sundance smash Rich Peppiats 'Kneecap' as Detecitve Ellis, Naqqash Khalid's debut feature 'In Camera' as Joanna. Kenneth Branaghs 'Belfast' as Auntie Violet and 'The Wonder' for Netflix as Sister Michael.
She plays Irish midwife Non Reasurring Trace in Adam Kay's BBC TV adaptation of his best selling book 'This is Going to Hurt'
As a theatre actress, Josie has been nominated for 3 Laurence Olivier awards across 3 decades.
She can be heard on the original cast recordings of 'The Beautiful Game' as Mary Maguire. 'Matilda the Musical' as Mrs Wormwood and 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' as Margaret New.
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000
season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in The
Beautiful Game at the Cambridge Theatre.
She sang at the inauguration of President George W. Bush in January
2001
Nominated for Olivier Award 2018 Best Actress in a Musical for 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'.
Nominated for an Olivier Award 2020, Best Actress in a supporting role in a play for 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman at the National Theatre London.