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)
Wuthering Heights
(1992)
Ellen Dean
The Woman in Black
(2012)
Mrs. Daily
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Female Narrator (voice)
Cat Run
(2011)
Helen Bingham
Fathers and Daughters
(2015)
Carolyn
Tideland
(2005)
Dell
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Hubert Page
Disclosure
(2020)
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
The Exception
(2017)
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Carrington
(1995)
Vanessa Bell
Full Filmography
Acting
Half Moon Street
(1986)
Van Arkady's Secretary
Miss Julie
(1987)
Miss Julie
Hawks
(1988)
Hazel
Precious Bane
(1989)
Prue Sarn
Sweet Nothing
(1990)
Caroline
102 Boulevard Haussmann
(1990)
Yellowbacks
(1990)
Dr Juliet Horwitz
The Black Velvet Gown
(1991)
Riah Millican
Prince
(1991)
Adult Claudie
I Dreamt I Woke Up
(1991)
Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist
Wuthering Heights
(1992)
Ellen Dean
A Masculine Ending
(1992)
Loretta Lawson
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
The King Is Alive
(2000)
Liz
Waking the Dead
(2000)
Caroline Pierce
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
Island
(2011)
Phyllis
Cat Run
(2011)
Helen Bingham
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Hubert Page
The Woman in Black
(2012)
Mrs. Daily
Hannah Arendt
(2012)
Mary McCarthy
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Self
Maleficent
(2014)
Narrator (voice)
Fathers and Daughters
(2015)
Carolyn
Insurgent
(2015)
Edith Prior
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(2016)
La Marquise de Merteuil
Me Before You
(2016)
Camilla Traynor
Paint It Black
(2016)
Meredith
Allegiant
(2016)
Edith Prior
Angelica
(2017)
Anne Montague
The Exception
(2017)
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Disclosure
(2020)
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
The Menu
(2022)
Lillian
Glimpse
(2022)
Lucienne
A Farewell to Ozark
(2022)
Self
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
(2023)
Helen
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Writing
Production