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Janet McTeer

Born
August 5, 1961
Janet McTeer OBE (born August 5, 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, a Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama.
Known For
Allegiant
(2016)
Edith Prior
Me Before You
(2016)
Camilla Traynor
The Menu
(2022)
Lillian
Maleficent
(2014)
Narrator (voice)
Insurgent
(2015)
Edith Prior
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
The Woman in Black
(2012)
Mrs. Daily
Hannah Arendt
(2012)
Mary McCarthy
The Exception
(2017)
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Wuthering Heights
(1992)
Ellen Dean
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Female Narrator (voice)
Fathers and Daughters
(2015)
Carolyn
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Hubert Page
Tideland
(2005)
Dell
Cat Run
(2011)
Helen Bingham
Disclosure
(2020)
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Half Moon Street
(1986)
Van Arkady's Secretary
Miss Julie
(1987)
Miss Julie
Hawks
(1988)
Hazel
Precious Bane
(1989)
Prue Sarn
Yellowbacks
(1990)
Dr Juliet Horwitz
102 Boulevard Haussmann
(1990)
Sweet Nothing
(1990)
Caroline
I Dreamt I Woke Up
(1991)
Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist
Prince
(1991)
Adult Claudie
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
Dead Romantic
(1993)
Madeleine Severn
Carrington
(1995)
Vanessa Bell
Saint-Ex
(1996)
Genevieve de Ville-Franche
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Female Narrator (voice)
Tumbleweeds
(1999)
Mary Jo Walker
Waking the Dead
(2000)
Caroline Pierce
The King Is Alive
(2000)
Liz
Songcatcher
(2001)
Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
The Intended
(2002)
Sarah Morris
Tideland
(2005)
Dell
As You Like It
(2006)
Audrey
Daphne
(2007)
Gertrude Lawrence
The Making of 'Tideland'
(2007)
Self
Into the Storm
(2009)
Clementine Churchill
Cat Run
(2011)
Helen Bingham
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Hubert Page
Island
(2011)
Phyllis
Hannah Arendt
(2012)
Mary McCarthy
The Woman in Black
(2012)
Mrs. Daily
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Self
Maleficent
(2014)
Narrator (voice)
Insurgent
(2015)
Edith Prior
Fathers and Daughters
(2015)
Carolyn
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(2016)
La Marquise de Merteuil
Paint It Black
(2016)
Meredith
Me Before You
(2016)
Camilla Traynor
Allegiant
(2016)
Edith Prior
The Exception
(2017)
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Angelica
(2017)
Anne Montague
Disclosure
(2020)
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Glimpse
(2022)
Lucienne
The Menu
(2022)
Lillian
A Farewell to Ozark
(2022)
Self
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
(2023)
Helen
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Writing
Production
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