Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

62 · Born: Aug 5, 1961

Personal Details

Born Aug 5, 1961 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
Parents
  • Jean McTeer
  • Allan McTeer
Relatives
  • Helen McTeer (Sibling)

Biography

Janet McTeer OBE (born August 5, 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 Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama.

Career

2023
National Theatre at Home: Phaedra
Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
2022
The Menu
The Menu as Lillian
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Glimpse
Glimpse as Lucienne
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2020
Ozark
Ozark as Helen Pierce
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2018
Sorry for Your Loss
Sorry for Your Loss as Amy
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Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones as Alisa Jones
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2017
The Exception
The Exception as Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
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Angelica
Angelica as Anne Montague
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2016
Me Before You
Me Before You as Camilla Traynor
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Paint It Black
Paint It Black as Meredith
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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses as La Marquise de Merteuil
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2015
Fathers & Daughters
Fathers & Daughters as Carolyn
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Battle Creek
Battle Creek as Commander Guziewicz
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2014
The Honorable Woman
The Honorable Woman as Julia Walsh
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2013
The White Queen
The White Queen as Jacquetta of Luxembourg
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2012
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black as Mrs. Daily
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Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt as Mary McCarthy
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Parade's End
Parade's End as Mrs. Satterthwaite
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2011
Cat Run
Cat Run as Helen Bingham
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Island
Island as Phyllis
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Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page
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2009
Into the Storm
Into the Storm as Clementine Churchill
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Hunter
Hunter as DS Amy Foster
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2008
Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility as Mrs. Dashwood
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2007
Daphne
Daphne as Gertrude Lawrence
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Five Days
Five Days as DS Amy Foster
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2006
As You Like It
As You Like It as Audrey
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The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Catherine Walker
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2005
Tideland
Tideland as Dell
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2002
The Intended
The Intended as Sarah Morris
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2001
Songcatcher
Songcatcher as Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
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2000
The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive as Liz
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Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead as Caroline Pierce
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1999
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds as Mary Jo Walker
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1998
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine as Female narrator (voice)
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1996
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex as Genevieve de Ville-Franche
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1995
Carrington
Carrington as Vanessa Bell
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1993
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way as Loretta Lawson
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1992
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights as Ellen Dean
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A Masculine Ending
A Masculine Ending as Loretta Lawson
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1991
Screen One
Screen One as Adult Claudie
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1990
Screen Two
Screen Two
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Portrait of a Marriage
Portrait of a Marriage as Vita Sackville-West
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1989
Precious Bane
Precious Bane as Prue Sarn
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1988
Hawks
Hawks as Hazel
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2022
A Farewell to Ozark
2002
The Intended
The Intended as Writer
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