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Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Known for: Acting

Born 05/08/1961
Place of birth 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.

Filmography

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

2003

Ozark Series ★ 8,2

Ozark

Helen Pierce

2017

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Anne Protheroe

2004

Damages Series ★ 7,5

Damages

Kate Franklin

2007

MobLand Series ★ 8,3

MobLand

Kat McAllister

2025

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Film ★ 7,2

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Walters

2025

Marvel's Jessica Jones Series ★ 7,5

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Alisa Jones

2015

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Céleste Albaret

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Madeleine Severn

1985

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Gangs of London Series ★ 7,8

Gangs of London

Isabel Vaughn

2020

Maleficent Film ★ 7,1

Maleficent

Narrator (voice)

2014

The Old Man Series ★ 7,2

The Old Man

Marion

2022

Me Before You Film ★ 7,9

Me Before You

Camilla Traynor

2016

The Menu Film ★ 7,2

The Menu

Lillian

2022

Insurgent Film ★ 6,4

Insurgent

Edith Prior

2015

The White Queen Series ★ 7,3

The White Queen

Jacquetta of Luxembourg

2013

KAOS Series ★ 7,3

KAOS

Hera

2024

Allegiant Film ★ 6,1

Allegiant

Edith Prior

2016

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Adult Claudie

1989

Harry Potter Series

Harry Potter

Minerva McGonagall

2026

The Artist Series ★ 5,2

The Artist

Marian Henry

2025

Sense and Sensibility Series ★ 7,5

Sense and Sensibility

Mrs. Dashwood

2008

Five Days Series ★ 5,8

Five Days

DS Amy Foster

2007

Battle Creek Series ★ 6,9

Battle Creek

Commander Guziewicz

2015

Sorry for Your Loss Series ★ 6,9

Sorry for Your Loss

Amy

2018

Psychoville Series ★ 6,9

Psychoville

Cheryl

2009

Wuthering Heights Film ★ 6,6

Wuthering Heights

Ellen Dean

1992

Disclosure Film ★ 7,8

Disclosure

Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)

2020

Parade's End Series ★ 6,4

Parade's End

Mrs. Satterthwaite

2012

The Exception Film ★ 6,9

The Exception

Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

2017

The Honourable Woman Series ★ 7,3

The Honourable Woman

Julia Walsh

2014

The Woman in Black Film ★ 6,1

The Woman in Black

Mrs. Daily

2012

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Series ★ 6,2

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Catherine Walker

2006

Velvet Goldmine Film ★ 6,9

Velvet Goldmine

Female Narrator (voice)

1998

Fathers and Daughters Film ★ 7,1

Fathers and Daughters

Carolyn

2015

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic Film ★ 7,9

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

Self

2026

The Governor Series ★ 7,5

The Governor

Helen Hewitt

1995

Albert Nobbs Film ★ 6,3

Albert Nobbs

Hubert Page

2011

Cat Run Film ★ 5,2

Cat Run

Helen Bingham

2011

Tideland Film ★ 6,5

Tideland

Dell

2005

Half Moon Street Film ★ 5,1

Half Moon Street

Van Arkady's Secretary

1986

As You Like It Film ★ 5,8

As You Like It

Audrey

2006

Love, Marilyn Film ★ 6,6

Love, Marilyn

Self

2013

Hawks Film ★ 5,7

Hawks

Hazel

1988

Paint It Black Film ★ 5,8

Paint It Black

Meredith

2016

Hunter Series ★ 7,3

Hunter

DS Amy Foster

2009

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator Series ★ 6,5

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Narrator

2023

Hannah Arendt Film ★ 6,9

Hannah Arendt

Mary McCarthy

2012

Portrait of a Marriage Series ★ 6,0

Portrait of a Marriage

Vita Sackville-West

1990

Waking the Dead Film ★ 6,1

Waking the Dead

Caroline Pierce

2000

Into the Storm Film ★ 6,4

Into the Storm

Clementine Churchill

2009

A Farewell to Ozark Film ★ 6,6

A Farewell to Ozark

Self

2022

Carrington Film ★ 6,2

Carrington

Vanessa Bell

1995

The King Is Alive Film ★ 5,6

The King Is Alive

Liz

2000

Angelica Film ★ 4,8

Angelica

Anne Montague

2017

A Masculine Ending Film ★ 8,0

A Masculine Ending

Loretta Lawson

1992

Tumbleweeds Film ★ 6,4

Tumbleweeds

Mary Jo Walker

1999

The Intended Film ★ 5,2

The Intended

Sarah Morris

2002

Don't Leave Me This Way Film ★ 7,3

Don't Leave Me This Way

Loretta Lawson

1993

Yellowbacks Film ★ 8,0

Yellowbacks

Dr Juliet Horwitz

1990

102 Boulevard Haussmann Film ★ 7,5

102 Boulevard Haussmann

Céleste Albaret

1990

Songcatcher Film ★ 6,2

Songcatcher

Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

2001

The Black Velvet Gown Film ★ 5,8

The Black Velvet Gown

Riah Millican

1991

Glimpse Film ★ 5,0

Glimpse

Lucienne

2022

Film ★ 5,3

The Making of 'Tideland'

Self

2007

Daphne Film ★ 5,8

Daphne

Gertrude Lawrence

2007

Saint-Ex Film ★ 4,3

Saint-Ex

Genevieve de Ville-Franche

1996

Miss Julie Film

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1987

Precious Bane Film ★ 7,5

Precious Bane

Prue Sarn

1989

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Film ★ 6,0

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

La Marquise de Merteuil

2016

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic Series

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic

Herself

2026

Island Film ★ 5,2

Island

Phyllis

2011

Prince Film ★ 8,0

Prince

Adult Claudie

1991

Weekends at Bellevue Film

Weekends at Bellevue

Diane Wallace

2011

Sweet Nothing Film

Sweet Nothing

Caroline

1990

I Dreamt I Woke Up Film ★ 7,3

I Dreamt I Woke Up

Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist

1991

National Theatre Live: Phaedra Film

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

Helen

2023

Dead Romantic Film ★ 10,0

Dead Romantic

Madeleine Severn

1993