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Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Acting·1961·49 films

Janet McTeer OBE (born 5 August 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, an Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008, she was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services in drama.

As Actor

Maleficent
Maleficent (2014)Narrator (voice)
Me Before You
Me Before You (2016)Camilla Traynor
Insurgent
Insurgent (2015)Edith Prior
Allegiant
Allegiant (2016)Edith Prior
The Menu
The Menu (2022)Lillian
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black (2012)Mrs. Daily
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)Walters
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters (2015)Carolyn
Tideland
Tideland (2005)Dell
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine (1998)Female Narrator (voice)
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs (2011)Hubert Page
The Exception
The Exception (2017)Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1992)Ellen Dean
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (2012)Mary McCarthy
Cat Run
Cat Run (2011)Helen Bingham
Disclosure
Disclosure (2020)Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2000)Caroline Pierce
As You Like It
As You Like It (2006)Audrey
Into the Storm
Into the Storm (2009)Clementine Churchill
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn (2013)Self
Carrington
Carrington (1995)Vanessa Bell
Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street (1986)Van Arkady's Secretary
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds (1999)Mary Jo Walker
Songcatcher
Songcatcher (2001)Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive (2000)Liz
Angelica
Angelica (2017)Anne Montague
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic (2026)Self
Paint It Black
Paint It Black (2016)Meredith
A Farewell to Ozark
A Farewell to Ozark (2022)Self
Daphne
Daphne (2007)Gertrude Lawrence
Hawks
Hawks (1988)Hazel
Island
Island (2011)Phyllis
The Intended
The Intended (2002)Sarah Morris
The Black Velvet Gown
The Black Velvet Gown (1991)Riah Millican
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)La Marquise de Merteuil
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex (1996)Genevieve de Ville-Franche
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)Loretta Lawson
I Dreamt I Woke Up
I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist
Yellowbacks
Yellowbacks (1990)Dr Juliet Horwitz
Precious Bane
Precious Bane (1989)Prue Sarn
102 Boulevard Haussmann
102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990)Céleste Albaret
A Masculine Ending
A Masculine Ending (1992)Loretta Lawson
Glimpse
Glimpse (2022)Lucienne
Prince
Prince (1991)Adult Claudie
Dead Romantic
Dead Romantic (1993)Madeleine Severn
Miss Julie
Miss Julie (1987)Miss Julie
Weekends at Bellevue
Weekends at Bellevue (2011)Diane Wallace
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
National Theatre Live: Phaedra (2023)Helen
Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing (1990)Caroline

As Writer