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Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Acting

Born August 5, 1961 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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, an 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.

TV Shows(27)

Movies(50)

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

Self

2026

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Walters

2025

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

Helen

2023

The Menu

The Menu

Lillian

2022

Glimpse

Glimpse

Lucienne

2022

A Farewell to Ozark

A Farewell to Ozark

Self

2022

Disclosure

Disclosure

Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)

2020

Angelica

Angelica

Anne Montague

2017

The Exception

The Exception

Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

2017

Paint It Black

Paint It Black

Meredith

2016

Me Before You

Me Before You

Camilla Traynor

2016

Allegiant

Allegiant

Edith Prior

2016

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

La Marquise de Merteuil

2016

Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

Carolyn

2015

Insurgent

Insurgent

Edith Prior

2015

Maleficent

Maleficent

Narrator (voice)

2014

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

Self

2013

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

Mary McCarthy

2012

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Mrs. Daily

2012

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

Hubert Page

2011

Island

Island

Phyllis

2011

Cat Run

Cat Run

Helen Bingham

2011

Weekends at Bellevue

Weekends at Bellevue

Diane Wallace

2011

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

Clementine Churchill

2009

Daphne

Daphne

Gertrude Lawrence

2007

The Making of 'Tideland'

The Making of 'Tideland'

Self

2007

As You Like It

As You Like It

Audrey

2006

Tideland

Tideland

Dell

2005

The Intended

The Intended

Sarah Morris

2002

Songcatcher

Songcatcher

Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

2001

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Liz

2000

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Caroline Pierce

2000

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

Mary Jo Walker

1999

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

Female Narrator (voice)

1998

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

Genevieve de Ville-Franche

1996

Carrington

Carrington

Vanessa Bell

1995

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

Loretta Lawson

1993

Dead Romantic

Dead Romantic

Madeleine Severn

1993

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Ellen Dean

1992

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

Loretta Lawson

1992

I Dreamt I Woke Up

I Dreamt I Woke Up

Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist

1991

Prince

Prince

Adult Claudie

1991

The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

Riah Millican

1991

102 Boulevard Haussmann

102 Boulevard Haussmann

Céleste Albaret

1990

Sweet Nothing

Sweet Nothing

Caroline

1990

Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

Dr Juliet Horwitz

1990

Precious Bane

Precious Bane

Prue Sarn

1989

Hawks

Hawks

Hazel

1988

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1987

Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

Van Arkady's Secretary

1986