Birth Place: ENGLAND
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).
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Janet McTeerLes Liaisons Dangereuses
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Janet McTeerMary Stuart
Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
Janet McTeerA Doll's House
Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
Janet McTeer, A Doll's House
Janet McTeerUncle Vanya
Janet McTeerUncle Vanya
Janet McTeerThe Grace Of Mary Traverse
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, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Mary Stuart, and Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for A Doll's House. She also received the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for A Doll's House, Best Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Doll's House, and a Theatre World Award for her performance in A Doll's House. Additionally, 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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