Janet McTeer

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Janet McTeer

Born 5 August 1961 64 years old Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK Who else is 64? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1985)
41years on screen and counting
4credits in 2016, their busiest year
72dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning poster Age: 63

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025
as Walters
National Theatre Live: Phaedra poster Age: 61

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

2023
as Helen
The Menu poster Age: 61

The Menu

2022
as Lillian
Glimpse poster Age: 60

Glimpse

2022
as Lucienne
Disclosure poster Age: 58

Disclosure

2020
as Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Angelica poster Age: 56

Angelica

2017
as Anne Montague
The Exception poster Age: 55

The Exception

2017
as Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Paint It Black poster Age: 54

Paint It Black

2016
as Meredith
Me Before You poster Age: 54

Me Before You

2016
as Camilla Traynor
Allegiant poster Age: 54

Allegiant

2016
as Edith Prior
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses poster Age: 54

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2016
as La Marquise de Merteuil
Fathers and Daughters poster Age: 54

Fathers and Daughters

2015
as Carolyn
Insurgent poster Age: 53

Insurgent

2015
as Edith Prior
Maleficent poster Age: 52

Maleficent

2014
as Narrator (voice)
Hannah Arendt poster Age: 51

Hannah Arendt

2012
as Mary McCarthy
The Woman in Black poster Age: 50

The Woman in Black

2012
as Mrs. Daily
Albert Nobbs poster Age: 50

Albert Nobbs

2011
as Hubert Page
Island poster Age: 49

Island

2011
as Phyllis
Cat Run poster Age: 49

Cat Run

2011
as Helen Bingham
Weekends at Bellevue poster Age: 49

Weekends at Bellevue

2011
as Diane Wallace
Into the Storm poster Age: 47

Into the Storm

2009
as Clementine Churchill
Daphne poster Age: 45

Daphne

2007
as Gertrude Lawrence
As You Like It poster Age: 45

As You Like It

2006
as Audrey
Tideland poster Age: 44

Tideland

2005
as Dell
The Intended poster Age: 40

The Intended

2002
as Sarah Morris
Songcatcher poster Age: 39

Songcatcher

2001
as Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
The King Is Alive poster Age: 38

The King Is Alive

2000
as Liz
Waking the Dead poster Age: 38

Waking the Dead

2000
as Caroline Pierce
Tumbleweeds poster Age: 38

Tumbleweeds

1999
as Mary Jo Walker
Velvet Goldmine poster Age: 37

Velvet Goldmine

1998
as Female Narrator (voice)
Saint-Ex poster Age: 35

Saint-Ex

1996
as Genevieve de Ville-Franche
Carrington poster Age: 33

Carrington

1995
as Vanessa Bell
Don't Leave Me This Way poster Age: 31

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993
as Loretta Lawson
Dead Romantic poster Age: 31

Dead Romantic

1993
as Madeleine Severn
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 31

Wuthering Heights

1992
as Ellen Dean
A Masculine Ending poster Age: 30

A Masculine Ending

1992
as Loretta Lawson
I Dreamt I Woke Up poster Age: 30

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991
as Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist
Prince poster Age: 30

Prince

1991
as Adult Claudie
The Black Velvet Gown poster Age: 29

The Black Velvet Gown

1991
as Riah Millican
102 Boulevard Haussmann poster Age: 29

102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990
as Céleste Albaret
Sweet Nothing poster Age: 29

Sweet Nothing

1990
as Caroline
Yellowbacks poster Age: 29

Yellowbacks

1990
as Dr Juliet Horwitz
Precious Bane poster Age: 27

Precious Bane

1989
as Prue Sarn
Hawks poster Age: 27

Hawks

1988
as Hazel
Miss Julie poster Age: 25

Miss Julie

1987
as Miss Julie
Half Moon Street poster Age: 25

Half Moon Street

1986
as Van Arkady's Secretary
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TV credits

Newest first
Harry Potter poster Age: 65

Harry Potter

2026
as Minerva McGonagall
The Artist poster Age: 64

The Artist

2025
as Marian Henry
MobLand poster Age: 63

MobLand

2025
as Kat McAllister
KAOS poster Age: 63

KAOS

2024
as Hera
The Old Man poster Age: 60

The Old Man

2022
as Marion
Gangs of London poster Age: 58

Gangs of London

2020
as Isabel Vaughn
Sorry for Your Loss poster Age: 57

Sorry for Your Loss

2018
as Amy
Ozark poster Age: 55

Ozark

2017
as Helen Pierce
Marvel's Jessica Jones poster Age: 54

Marvel's Jessica Jones

2015
as Alisa Jones
Battle Creek poster Age: 53

Battle Creek

2015
as Commander Guziewicz
The Honourable Woman poster Age: 52

The Honourable Woman

2014
as Julia Walsh
The White Queen poster Age: 51

The White Queen

2013
as Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Parade's End poster Age: 51

Parade's End

2012
as Mrs. Satterthwaite
Psychoville poster Age: 47

Psychoville

2009
as Cheryl
Hunter poster Age: 47

Hunter

2009
as DS Amy Foster
Sense and Sensibility poster Age: 46

Sense and Sensibility

2008
as Mrs. Dashwood
Damages poster Age: 45

Damages

2007
as Kate Franklin
Five Days poster Age: 45

Five Days

2007
as DS Amy Foster
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard poster Age: 45

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

2006
as Catherine Walker
Agatha Christie's Marple poster Age: 43

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
as Anne Protheroe
The Governor poster Age: 33

The Governor

1995
as Helen Hewitt
Portrait of a Marriage poster Age: 29

Portrait of a Marriage

1990
as Vita Sackville-West
Screen One poster Age: 28

Screen One

1989
as Adult Claudie
The Play on One poster Age: 26

The Play on One

1988
as Dr Juliet Horwitz
Screen Two poster Age: 23

Screen Two

1985
as Céleste Albaret
Screen Two poster Age: 23

Screen Two

1985
as Madeleine Severn
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