Janet McTeer
Birthdate: Aug 5, 1961
Birthplace: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Janet McTeer was born on August 5, 1961 in Newcastle, England, UK to parents Jean and Allan McTeer. She was raised in York from the age of 6. She attended Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, where there was not much opportunity for drama. She became interested in acting at age 16, when she saw "She Stoops to Conquer" at the York Theater. She worked as a waitress at the same theater, where she once served a coffee to Gary Oldman. He suggested that she apply to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he had just finished studying. She successfully gained a place at RADA. After graduation, she began her career acting on stage by joining the Royal Exchange Theatre.
Her on-screen film debut came in Half Moon Street (1986), an erotic thriller based on a novel by Paul Theroux. In 2000, she received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Tumbleweeds (1999). She was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Known For
Filmography
actor
Upcoming (1)
Previous (24)
- 2022 | Glimpse
- 2022 |
- 2017 | The Exception
The Exception
A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
- 2016 | National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- 2016 | Paint It Black
- 2015 | Fathers & Daughters
- 2016 | Me Before You
Me Before You
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
- 2015 | Angelica
- 2012 | Hannah Arendt
- 2012 | The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
- 2011 | Island
- 2011 | Cat Run
- 2006 | As You Like It
- 2005 | Tideland
- 2002 | The Intended
- 2002 | The Intended
- 2000 | Songcatcher
- 2000 | The King Is Alive
- 1999 | Tumbleweeds
- 1998 | Velvet Goldmine
- 1996 | Saint-Ex
- 1995 | Carrington
- 1992 | Wuthering Heights
- 1988 | Hawks
