Janet Henfrey

Person

Janet Henfrey

Born 16 August 1935 90 years old Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK Who else is 90? → TMDB ↗

Janet E. A. Henfrey (born 16 August 1935) is a British stage and television actress. She is best known for playing Mrs. Bale on As Time Goes By, which is still rerun in the United States on PBS stations, and for her role as the schoolteacher in the BBC Dennis Potter serial The Singing Detective.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1963)
60years on screen and counting
4credits in 1998, their busiest year
68dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Persuasion poster Age: 86

Persuasion

2022
as Viscountess Lady Dalrymple
Cruella poster Age: 85

Cruella

2021
as Society Maven
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor poster Age: 84

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

2019
as The Adjudicator
Dirty Little Rascals poster Age: 83

Dirty Little Rascals

2018
as Nan
Bridget Jones's Baby poster Age: 81

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016
as Mavis Enderbury
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies poster Age: 80

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016
as Dowager
London Road poster Age: 79

London Road

2015
as Ivy
Metamorphosis poster Age: 77

Metamorphosis

2012
No poster
Age: 75

Fairytale of London Town

2010
as Elsie Grindell
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well poster Age: 74

National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well

2009
as The Widow
The Omen poster Age: 70

The Omen

2006
as Mrs. Horton
Blow Dry poster Age: 65

Blow Dry

2001
as Aerobics Teacher
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz poster Age: 64

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

2000
as Janice Waily
Doomwatch: Winter Angel poster Age: 64

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999
as Julie
No poster
Age: 63

Jilting Joe

1998
as Miss Doughty
EverAfter poster Age: 62

EverAfter

1998
as Celeste
Swept from the Sea poster Age: 62

Swept from the Sea

1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little poster Age: 62

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997
as Ms. Goldstein
Mrs. Dalloway poster Age: 62

Mrs. Dalloway

1997
as Miss Pym
No poster
Age: 61

Dual Balls

1997
The Moonstone poster Age: 61

The Moonstone

1996
as Mrs. Yolland
The Treasure Seekers poster Age: 61

The Treasure Seekers

1996
as Governess
A Pin for the Butterfly poster Age: 59

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995
as Mrs. Veverka
Dragonworld poster Age: 58

Dragonworld

1994
as Miss Twittingham
Deadly Obsession poster Age: 57

Deadly Obsession

1992
as Kathleen 'Kay' Calhaem
The Count of Solar poster Age: 56

The Count of Solar

1992
as Mlle Debierre
Bernard and the Genie poster Age: 56

Bernard and the Genie

1991
as Miss Purse
No poster
Age: 55

The Fool

1990
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric poster Age: 54

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

1989
as Miss Hardaker
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover poster Age: 54

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989
as Alice
Foreign Body poster Age: 51

Foreign Body

1986
as Landlady
Unfair Exchanges poster Age: 49

Unfair Exchanges

1985
as Teacher
Chocky poster Age: 48

Chocky

1984
as Cranky Woman
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas poster Age: 48

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas

1984
as Lucy
The Weather in the Streets poster Age: 48

The Weather in the Streets

1983
as Lady Blanche
Fanny Hill poster Age: 47

Fanny Hill

1983
as Lady in Intellegence Office (uncredited
The Tamarind Seed poster Age: 38

The Tamarind Seed

1974
as Embassy Section Head
Stand Up, Nigel Barton poster Age: 30

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

1965
as Miss Tillings
It's All Happening poster Age: 27

It's All Happening

1963
as April
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TV credits

Newest first
Tales of the Tardis poster Age: 88

Tales of the Tardis

2023
as Miss Hardaker
The New Pope poster Age: 84

The New Pope

2020
as Lady Brannox
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor poster Age: 84

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

2019
as The Adjudicator
The Crown poster Age: 81

The Crown

2016
as Vita Sackville-West
Wolf Hall poster Age: 79

Wolf Hall

2015
as Lady Margaret Pole
Father Brown poster Age: 77

Father Brown

2013
as Vera Thimble
Doctor Who poster Age: 69

Doctor Who

2005
as Mrs Pitt
Tipping the Velvet poster Age: 67

Tipping the Velvet

2002
as Mrs. Jex
The Basil Brush Show poster Age: 67

The Basil Brush Show

2002
as Aunt Quartermass
My Uncle Silas poster Age: 66

My Uncle Silas

2001
as Aunt Tibby
Attila poster Age: 65

Attila

2001
as Palcharia
No poster
Age: 64

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000
The Worst Witch poster Age: 63

The Worst Witch

1998
as Mistress Hecketty Broomhead
As Time Goes By poster Age: 56

As Time Goes By

1992
as Mrs. Bale
In Suspicious Circumstances poster Age: 55

In Suspicious Circumstances

1991
as Hester
The Upper Hand poster Age: 54

The Upper Hand

1990
as Dorothy Cooper
Jeeves and Wooster poster Age: 54

Jeeves and Wooster

1990
as Miss Mapleton
Young Charlie Chaplin poster Age: 53

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989
as Sister Mills
The Singing Detective poster Age: 51

The Singing Detective

1986
as Schoolteacher
Lovejoy poster Age: 50

Lovejoy

1986
as Miss Frobisher
Oliver Twist poster Age: 50

Oliver Twist

1985
Oliver Twist poster Age: 50

Oliver Twist

1985
as Martha
Screen Two poster Age: 49

Screen Two

1985
as Teacher
Reilly: Ace of Spies poster Age: 48

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983
as Receptionist
Churchill's People poster Age: 39

Churchill's People

1974
as Charlotte
Wessex Tales poster Age: 38

Wessex Tales

1973
as Mary
No poster
Age: 33

The Jazz Age

1968
as Frau Tonn
Martin Chuzzlewit poster Age: 28

Martin Chuzzlewit

1964
Doctor Who poster Age: 28

Doctor Who

1963
as Miss Hardaker
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