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Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 05, 1961 (64)
Birthplace Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Janet McTeer OBE (born 5 August 1961) is an English actress. She began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before earning acclaim for playing diverse roles on stage and screen in both period pieces and modern dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, a ... n Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008, she was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services in drama. McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984 and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for The Grace of Mary Traverse. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her A Doll's House performance in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for Mary Stuart in 2009 and Bernhardt/Hamlet in 2019. McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, having received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actress in Tumbleweeds in 1999 and the other for Best Supporting Actress in Albert Nobbs in 2011. Other roles include Wuthering Heights (1992), Carrington (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Songcatcher (2000), As You Like It (2006), The Divergent Series (2015–2016), and The Menu (2022).  On television, she starred in the title role of Lynda La Plante's The Governor (1995–1996). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Clementine Churchill in the HBO film Into the Storm (2009). She is also known for her roles in Damages (2012), The White Queen (2013), The Honourable Woman (2014), Jessica Jones (2018), Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), and Ozark (2018–2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet McTeer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Menu

The Menu

2022

as Lillian

Glimpse

Glimpse

2022

as Lucienne

Angelica

Angelica

2017

as Anne Montague

The Exception

The Exception

2017

as Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2016

as La Marquise de Merteuil

Paint It Black

Paint It Black

2016

as Meredith

Me Before You

Me Before You

2016

as Camilla Traynor

Allegiant

Allegiant

2016

as Edith Prior

Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

2015

as Carolyn

Insurgent

Insurgent

2015

as Edith Prior

Maleficent

Maleficent

2014

as Narrator (voice)

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

2012

as Mrs. Daily

Cat Run

Cat Run

2011

as Helen Bingham

Island

Island

2011

as Phyllis

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011

as Hubert Page

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009

as Clementine Churchill

Daphne

Daphne

2007

as Gertrude Lawrence

As You Like It

As You Like It

2006

as Audrey

Tideland

Tideland

2005

as Dell

The Intended

The Intended

2002

as Sarah Morris

Songcatcher

Songcatcher

2001

as Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2000

as Caroline Pierce

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

2000

as Liz

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999

as Mary Jo Walker

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

1998

as Female Narrator (voice)

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

1996

as Genevieve de Ville-Franche

Carrington

Carrington

1995

as Vanessa Bell

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

as Loretta Lawson

Dead Romantic

Dead Romantic

1993

as Madeleine Severn

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992

as Loretta Lawson

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1992

as Ellen Dean

I Dreamt I Woke Up

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991

as Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist

Prince

Prince

1991

as Adult Claudie

102 Boulevard Haussmann

102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990

as Céleste Albaret

Precious Bane

Precious Bane

1989

as Prue Sarn

Hawks

Hawks

1988

as Hazel

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1987

as Miss Julie

Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

1986

as Van Arkady's Secretary

The Intended

The Intended

2002

Writer

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Paint It Black

Paint It Black

2016

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress A Map of the World Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Albert Nobbs Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Best Supporting Actress The Dancer Upstairs Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Albert Nobbs Nominated
Television Credits

Sorry For Your Loss

as Amy

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 18, 2018

Ozark

as Helen Pierce

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jul 21, 2017

Battle Creek

as Commander Guziewicz

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 01, 2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones

as Alisa Jones

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 20, 2015

Five Days

as DS Amy Foster

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 23, 2007

The White Queen

as Jacquetta of Luxembourg

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 16, 2013

The Honourable Woman

as Julia Walsh

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 03, 2014

KAOS

as Héra

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 29, 2024

KAOS

as Hera

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 29, 2024

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

as Catherine Walker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 03, 2006

Parade's End

as Mrs. Satterthwaite

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 24, 2012

Portrait of a Marriage

as Vita Sackville-West

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 1990

The Old Man

as Marion

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 16, 2022

Sense and Sensibility

as Mrs. Dashwood

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 2008

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 27, 2023

Hunter

as DS Amy Foster

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 18, 2009

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Anne Protheroe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

The Play on One

as Dr Juliet Horwitz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1988

The Governor

Episodes: 12

First Aired: May 14, 1995

Psychoville

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 18, 2009

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Artist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2025

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Nov 20, 2015

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