Janet McTeer
Date of Birth: May 08, 1961 (65)
Birth Place: ENGLAND
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BIO
Janet McTeer is an acclaimed British actress whose career spans theatre, film and television. After graduating from RADA, she began her stage career with the Royal Exchange Theatre and rose to prominence in 1996 with her acclaimed performance as Nora Helmer in A Doll's House, earning Laurence Olivier and Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. The production transferred to Broadway the following year, where McTeer won the Tony Award, Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play. She later earned another Tony nomination for playing Mary, Queen of Scots in Mary Stuart, opposite Harriet Walter's Elizabeth I, and appeared on Broadway in God of Carnage and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. In 2018, she starred as Sarah Bernhardt in Bernhardt/Hamlet, earning another Tony nomination.
McTeer's screen career includes films such as Tumbleweeds, for which she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination, Albert Nobbs, which earned her another Oscar nomination, The Woman in Black, Hannah Arendt and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Her television credits include The Governor, The White Queen, The Honourable Woman, Jessica Jones and Ozark, as well as an Emmy-nominated performance in Damages. She has also portrayed Clementine Churchill in Into the Storm and appeared in Phaedra at London's National Theatre. McTeer was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2014 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2008. She is set to portray Minerva McGonagall in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter television series.
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STAGE CREDITS
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Movies
[ 1986 ] Van Arkady's Secretary
[ 1988 ] Hazel
[ 1989 ] Prue Sarn
[ 1991 ] Riah Millican
[ 1992 ] Loretta Lawson
[ 1992 ] Ellen Dean
[ 1993 ] Loretta Lawson
[ 1995 ] Vanessa Bell
[ 1996 ] Genevieve de Ville-Franche
[ 1998 ] Female Narrator - Voice
[ 1999 ] Mary Jo Walker
[ 2000 ] Lily Penleric
[ 2000 ] Liz
[ 2000 ] Caroline Pierce
[ 2002 ] Sarah Morris
[ 2005 ] Dell
[ 2006 ] Audrey
[ 2007 ] Gertrude Lawrence
[ 2009 ] Clementine Churchill
[ 2011 ] Hubert Page
[ 2011 ] Helen Bingham
[ 2011 ] Phyllis
[ 2011 ] Diane Wallace
[ 2012 ] Mary McCarthy
[ 2012 ] Mrs. Daily
[ 2014 ] Narrator - Voice
[ 2014 ]
[ 2015 ] Anne Montague
[ 2015 ] Carolyn
[ 2015 ] Edith Prior
[ 2016 ] Edith Prior
[ 2016 ] Camilla Traynor
[ 2016 ] Marquise de Merteuil
[ 2016 ] Meredith
[ 2016 ] Princess Hermine
[ 2022 ] Lucienne
[ 2022 ] Lillian
[ 2024 ]
[ 2025 ] Walters
TV Shows
[ 2027 ] Minerva McGonagall
[ 1985 ] Esther Pearson
[ 1986 ] Stephanie Wilde
[ 1987 ] Miss Julie
[ 1988 ] Susan
[ 1990 ] Vita Sackville-West
[ 1990 ] Dr. Juliet Horwitz
[ 1990-1991 ] Adult Claudie, Caroline
[ 1990-1993 ] Madeleine Severn, Céleste Albaret
[ 1994 ] Storyteller
[ 1995-1996 ] Helen Hewitt
[ 2004 ] Anne Protheroe
[ 2006 ] Catherine Walker
[ 2007 ] DS Amy Foster
[ 2008 ] Mrs. Dashwood
[ 2009 ] DS Amy Foster
[ 2009 ] Cheryl
[ 2012 ] Kate Franklin
[ 2012 ] Mrs. Satterthwaite
[ 2013 ] Jacquetta Woodville
[ 2014 ] Dame Julia Walsh
[ 2015 ] Commander Kim Guziewicz
[ 2018 ] Alisa Jones
[ 2018-2019 ] Amy
[ 2018-2020 ] Helen Pierce
[ 2024 ] Marion
[ 2024 ] Hera
[ 2025-2025 ] Kat McAllister
[ 2020-2025 ] Isabel Vaughn
Awards and Nominations
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeer, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
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Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
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Janet McTeer, Uncle Vanya
Janet McTeer, Uncle Vanya
Janet McTeer, The Grace Of Mary Traverse
Videos
Video: HARRY POTTER Special Will Go Behind the Scenes of HBO Series with John Lithgow, Janet McTeer & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-02 10:39:11
Video/Photos: See John Lithgow, Janet McTeer & More in Teaser for HARRY POTTER Series
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-25 15:25:29
Video: Patti LuPone Says Starring in Aram Rappaport’s THE ARTIST Was a ‘Gift’
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-23 10:20:09
Video: Zachary Quinto Talks Working with Janet McTeer and Mandy Patinkin in THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-22 10:00:20
Video: Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Talk Lifelong Friendship on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-18 14:58:01
Video: Katharine McPhee Shares How Shoshana Bean Changed Her Approach to Singing
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-18 13:19:53
Video: Mandy Patinkin Discusses Patti LuPone Reunion in New Gilded Age Series THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-25 11:40:36
Video: Watch the Final Trailer for THE ARTIST with Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-03 15:15:46
Video: Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone & More in First Trailer for THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-09 17:05:47
Video: Tom Cruise Stars in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-04-07 14:47:37
Video: Watch Lorin Latarro's Sensational Choreography in THE WHO'S TOMMY
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-04-22 13:51:47
VIDEO: Raúl Esparza, Krysta Rodriguez & More in Theresa Rebeck's GLIMPSE Trailer
by Michael Major - 2022-04-05 15:45:48
VIDEO: Watch the Season Two Trailer for SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS Starring Elizabeth Olsen
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-09-16 12:33:56
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 20- Janet McTeer Wins The 1997 Tony For Best Leading Actress In A Play
by A.A. Cristi - 2019-05-21 11:01:00
News
by Josh Sharpe - May 18, 2026
Stage star Gracie Cochrane departs HBO's Harry Potter after season one; her Ginny Weasley role will be recast for future seasons.
by Josh Sharpe - May 6, 2026
HBO has officially greenlit a second season of the Harry Potter series, which aims to dedicate each season to an installment of the seven-volume book series.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2026
HBO will debut a new behind-the-scenes special that chronicles the making of the upcoming Harry Potter television series. Watch the trailer for the new special now.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 30, 2026
The first trailer for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone marked the most-watched trailer in HBO and HBO Max history, exceeding the previous record by more than double.
by - Mar 26, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2026
Accio trailer! HBO Max has released the first teaser for the eight-episode first season of the upcoming original Harry Potter series, officially titled Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. Take a look at the trio, in addition to John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, and more!
by - Dec 23, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 23, 2025
BroadwayWorld spoke with Broadway icon Patti LuPone and creator Aram Rappaport about the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist. Check out the interview to hear from both.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 24, 2025
Legendary stage and screen star June Squibb will spend the holidays on Broadway this year. The actress plays the title character in the Broadway premiere of Marjorie Prime. On opening night, she paused to tell us about which holiday movie she can't live without...
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 22, 2025
Tony Award winner Miriam Silverman is back onstage this season in Audible Theater's world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. She took a break from rehearsals to tell us about what makes the holidays special to her...
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 23, 2025
It's a very merry Christmas for Namir Smallwood, who after five years away, returns to Broadway this season! Smallwood is currently starring opposite Carrie Coon in Bug, which opens January 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. He took a break from rehearsals to tell us all about one of his favorite holiday movie traditions...
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 22, 2025
BroadwayWorld spoke with Zachary Quinto about playing a defense lawyer in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared his experience working alongside the all-star cast. Check out the interview now.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 21, 2025
Stranger Things: The First Shadow might be all about thrills and chills, but its cast still gets warm and fuzzy during the holiday season. Two of its stars, Louis McCartney and Alex Breaux told us about two Christmas films that they can't get enough of every year.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 20, 2025
There's something about Christopher Lowell and the holidays on Broadway that just go together. For the second season in a row, the stage and screen star is appearing on Broadway, this time in Marjorie Prime, running now at the Hayes Theater. On opening night, he told us about what music he relies on every Christmas.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2025
It's been almost four years since Broadway has seen a new Tracy Letts play. This season, audiences will be treated to his latest, Bug, which opens at the Samuel J. Theatre in the new year (January 8, 2026). During a break from rehearsals, he took a minute to reflect on which Christmas traditions put his family in the holiday spirit every year.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025
Broadway icons Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin visited The View, where they spoke about their decades-long friendship, which began during the original North American production of Evita in 1979. Watch the interview now.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025
BroadwayWorld spoke with Katharine McPhee about playing a vaudeville star in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared the best advice she has received as a performer. Check out the interview now.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 18, 2025
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre stage is getting kandi koated this holiday season. The singer, songwriter, producer, and television icon Kandi Burruss just joined the Broadway cast of & Juliet. Kandi took a break from rehearsals to tell us about the music that puts her in the holiday spirit.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 17, 2025
Coming up next at Audible Theater is the world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. One of its stars is stage and screen veteran Hamish Linklater, who during a break from rehearsals, shared how he gets into the holiday spirit every season.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2025
It wouldn't be a proper Broadway season without the presence of Danny Burstein, who this year is appearing in his 21st Broadway show- Marjorie Prime. On opening night he paused to tell us which movie is a Christmas staple in his house...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Janet McTeer has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Janet McTeer has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Janet McTeer's first West End show was Les Liasons Dangereuses which opened in 2015
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Bernhardt/Hamlet, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Bernhardt/Hamlet, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Mary Stuart, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Doll's House, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for A Doll's House, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Doll's House , Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Doll's House, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Doll's House, Actress of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Uncle Vanya, Actress of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Uncle Vanya and Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre (Olivier Awards) for The Grace Of Mary Traverse.
Janet McTeer has received numerous prestigious accolades throughout her Broadway career. She won the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Mary Stuart. For her performance in A Doll's House, she earned multiple major awards including the Outstanding Actress - Play from the Drama Desk Awards, Best Actress from the Olivier Awards, Best Actress - Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards.
