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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

Bernhardt/Hamlet Bernhardt/Hamlet
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Original Broadway Production, 2018
Sarah Bernhardt
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[Broadway]
Donmar Warehouse Broadway Revival Production, 2016
La Marquise de Merteuil
The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew
[Off-Broadway]
2016 Shakespeare in the Park Production, 2016
Performer
Les Liasons Dangereuses Les Liasons Dangereuses
[West End]
Donmar Warehouse Production, 2015
La Marquise De Mereuil
Mary Stuart Mary Stuart
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Mary Stuart
God of Carnage God of Carnage
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Veronica [Replacement]
[Replacement]
A Doll's House
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1997
Nora Helmer

Movies

Half Moon Street
[ 1986 ] Van Arkady's Secretary
Hawks
[ 1988 ] Hazel
Precious Bane
[ 1989 ] Prue Sarn
The Black Velvet Gown
[ 1991 ] Riah Millican
A Masculine Ending
[ 1992 ] Loretta Lawson
Wuthering Heights
[ 1992 ] Ellen Dean
Don't Leave Me This Way
[ 1993 ] Loretta Lawson
Carrington
[ 1995 ] Vanessa Bell
Saint-Ex
[ 1996 ] Genevieve de Ville-Franche
Velvet Goldmine
[ 1998 ] Female Narrator - Voice
Tumbleweeds
[ 1999 ] Mary Jo Walker
Songcatcher
[ 2000 ] Lily Penleric
The King Is Alive
[ 2000 ] Liz
Waking the Dead
[ 2000 ] Caroline Pierce
The Intended
[ 2002 ] Sarah Morris
Tideland
[ 2005 ] Dell
As You Like It
[ 2006 ] Audrey
Daphne
[ 2007 ] Gertrude Lawrence
Into the Storm
[ 2009 ] Clementine Churchill
Albert Nobbs
[ 2011 ] Hubert Page
Cat Run
[ 2011 ] Helen Bingham
Island
[ 2011 ] Phyllis
Weekends at Bellevue
[ 2011 ] Diane Wallace
Hannah Arendt
[ 2012 ] Mary McCarthy
The Woman in Black
[ 2012 ] Mrs. Daily
Maleficent
[ 2014 ] Narrator - Voice
Manglehorn
[ 2014 ]
Angelica
[ 2015 ] Anne Montague
Fathers & Daughters
[ 2015 ] Carolyn
Insurgent
[ 2015 ] Edith Prior
Allegiant
[ 2016 ] Edith Prior
Me Before You
[ 2016 ] Camilla Traynor
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[ 2016 ] Marquise de Merteuil
Paint It Black
[ 2016 ] Meredith
The Exception
[ 2016 ] Princess Hermine
Glimpse
[ 2022 ] Lucienne
The Menu
[ 2022 ] Lillian
Mission: Impossible 8
[ 2024 ]
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
[ 2025 ] Walters

TV Shows

Harry Potter
[ 2027-0 ] Minerva McGonagall
Juliet Bravo
Esther Pearson
Gems
Stephanie Wilde
Theatre Night
Miss Julie
Les Girls
Susan
Portrait of a Marriage
Vita Sackville-West
The Play on One
Dr. Juliet Horwitz
Screen One
[ 1990-1991 ] Adult Claudie, Caroline
Screen Two
[ 1990-1993 ] Madeleine Severn, Céleste Albaret
Jackanory
Storyteller
The Governor
[ 1995-1996 ] Helen Hewitt
Marple
Anne Protheroe
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Catherine Walker
Five Days
DS Amy Foster
Sense & Sensibility
Mrs. Dashwood
Hunter
DS Amy Foster
Psychoville
Cheryl
Damages
Kate Franklin
Parade's End
Mrs. Satterthwaite
The White Queen
Jacquetta Woodville
The Honourable Woman
Dame Julia Walsh
Battle Creek
Commander Kim Guziewicz
Jessica Jones
Alisa Jones
Sorry for Your Loss
[ 2018-2019 ] Amy
Ozark
[ 2018-2020 ] Helen Pierce
The Old Man
Marion
Kaos
Hera
MobLand
[ 2025-2025 ] Kat McAllister
Gangs of London
[ 2020-2025 ] Isabel Vaughn

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet

Olivier Awards - 2016 - Best Actress

Janet McTeerLes Liaisons Dangereuses


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Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart

Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Actress

Janet McTeerMary Stuart


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Janet McTeer, A Doll's House


winner
Olivier Awards - 1997 - Best Actress

Janet McTeerA Doll's House


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Actress - Play

Janet McTeer, A Doll's House


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1997 - Performance

Janet McTeer, A Doll's House


winner
Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Janet McTeer, A Doll's House

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Janet McTeerUncle Vanya

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Janet McTeerUncle Vanya

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre

Janet McTeerThe Grace Of Mary Traverse

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Janet McTeer been in?

Janet McTeer has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Janet McTeer been in?

Janet McTeer has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Janet McTeer's first West End show?

Janet McTeer's first West End show was Les Liasons Dangereuses which opened in 2015

What awards has Janet McTeer been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Janet McTeer won?

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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