Janet McTeer
Birth Place: ENGLAND
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BIO
Janet McTeer 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 an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to 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 performance in A Doll's House in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for Mary Stuart in 2009 and Bernhardt/Hamlet in 2019. Most recently, she appeared in Phaedra in London in the role of Helen.
McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, having received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actress for Tumbleweeds in 1999, and the other for Best Supporting Actress for 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), and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of 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).
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STAGE CREDITS
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
[ 2027-0 ] Minerva McGonagall
Esther Pearson
Stephanie Wilde
Miss Julie
Susan
Vita Sackville-West
Dr. Juliet Horwitz
[ 1990-1991 ] Adult Claudie, Caroline
[ 1990-1993 ] Madeleine Severn, Céleste Albaret
Storyteller
[ 1995-1996 ] Helen Hewitt
Anne Protheroe
Catherine Walker
DS Amy Foster
Mrs. Dashwood
DS Amy Foster
Cheryl
Kate Franklin
Mrs. Satterthwaite
Jacquetta Woodville
Dame Julia Walsh
Commander Kim Guziewicz
Alisa Jones
[ 2018-2019 ] Amy
[ 2018-2020 ] Helen Pierce
Marion
Hera
[ 2025-2025 ] Kat McAllister
[ 2020-2025 ] Isabel Vaughn
Awards and Nominations
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeerLes Liaisons Dangereuses
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Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Janet McTeerMary Stuart
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Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
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Janet McTeerA Doll's House
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Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
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Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
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Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
Janet McTeerUncle Vanya
Janet McTeerUncle Vanya
Janet McTeerThe Grace Of Mary Traverse
Videos
Video: Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Talk Lifelong Friendship on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-18 14:58:01
Video: Katharine McPhee Channels Vaudeville Star Nora Bayes in THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-18 13:19:53
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
TV: Bard + Bernhardt= Broadway! Janet McTeer & Company Celebrate Opening Night of BERNHARDT/HAMLET
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2018-09-26 11:35:52
TV: Watch Highlights of Janet McTeer & Company in BERNHARDT/HAMLET on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-09-24 13:04:50
TV: What Is BERNHARDT/HAMLET All About? Janet McTeer & Company Explain!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-08-11 09:00:51
News
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 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 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, find out what to stream this December, including the new season of Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the third Knives Out movie, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, Season 5 of Emily and Paris, and more.
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...
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 15, 2025
Carrie Coon is back on Broadway this holiday season! After taking the world be storm with acclaimed appearances in The Gilded Age and The White Lotus, she returns to the stage in Bug, written by her husband a frequent collaborator Tracy Letts. During a break from rehearsals, she shared which music gets her family in the spirit every year.
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 14, 2025
Cynthia Nixon has a lot to celebrate this holiday season! The acclaimed actress is back on Broadway Marjorie Prime, now running at the Hayes Theatre. On opening night, she hit the red carpet to share some of her favorite holiday tunes.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 10, 2025
Janet McTeer recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about starring in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, and what it was like to work with creator Aram Rappaport on the project. Check out the interview now.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 25, 2025
Mandy Patinkin recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about starring in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, and what it was like to reunite with Evita co-star Patti LuPone for the project.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2025
Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring Shakespeare's Hamlet to life in a dynamic new staging of the iconic play, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, in Los Angeles.
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 won several prestigious awards throughout her career. She received the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Mary Stuart. She also earned the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for A Doll's House. Additionally, she won Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for A Doll's House and Best Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. McTeer was honored with a Theatre World Award for her performance in A Doll's House. Furthermore, she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for A Doll's House.
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