Biography and filmography

Janet McTeer

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.

McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984 and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for The Grace of Mary Traverse. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her A Doll's House performance in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for Mary Stuart in 2009 and Bernhardt/Hamlet in 2019.

McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, having received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actress in Tumbleweeds in 1999 and the other for Best Supporting Actress in Albert Nobbs in 2011. Other roles include Wuthering Heights (1992), Carrington (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Songcatcher (2000), As You Like It (2006), The Divergent Series (2015–2016), and The Menu (2022). 

On television, she starred in the title role of Lynda La Plante's The Governor (1995–1996). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Clementine Churchill in the HBO film Into the Storm (2009). She is also known for her roles in Damages (2012), The White Queen (2013), The Honourable Woman (2014), Jessica Jones (2018), Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), and Ozark (2018–2020).

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Movies (51)

En busca de Harry: El arte detrás de la magia

En busca de Harry: El arte detrás de la magia

2026 · Self

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025 · Walters

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

National Theatre Live: Phaedra

2023 · Helen

El menú

El menú

2022 · Lillian

Glimpse

Glimpse

2022 · Lucienne

A Farewell to Ozark

A Farewell to Ozark

2022 · Self

Disclosure: Ser trans más allá de la pantalla

Disclosure: Ser trans más allá de la pantalla

2020 · Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)

Angelica

Angelica

2017 · Anne Montague

El último beso del Káiser

El último beso del Káiser

2017 · Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

Paint It Black

Paint It Black

2016 · Meredith, Executive Producer

Yo Antes de Ti

Yo Antes de Ti

2016 · Camilla Traynor

Divergente la serie: Leal

Divergente la serie: Leal

2016 · Edith Prior

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2016 · La Marquise de Merteuil

Lo mejor de mi vida

Lo mejor de mi vida

2015 · Carolyn

Divergente la serie: Insurgente

Divergente la serie: Insurgente

2015 · Edith Prior

Maléfica

Maléfica

2014 · Narrator (voice)

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013 · Self

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 · Mary McCarthy

La Dama de Negro

La Dama de Negro

2012 · Mrs. Daily

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011 · Hubert Page

Island

Island

2011 · Phyllis

Escape suicida

Escape suicida

2011 · Helen Bingham

Weekends at Bellevue

Weekends at Bellevue

2011 · Diane Wallace

En la Tormenta

En la Tormenta

2009 · Clementine Churchill

Killer in a Small Town

Killer in a Small Town

2009 · Self - Narrator(voice)

Daphne

Daphne

2007 · Gertrude Lawrence

The Making of 'Tideland'

The Making of 'Tideland'

2007 · Self

Como Gustéis

Como Gustéis

2006 · Audrey

Tideland

Tideland

2005 · Dell

The Intended

The Intended

2002 · Sarah Morris, Writer

Songcatcher

Songcatcher

2001 · Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

2000 · Liz

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2000 · Caroline Pierce

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999 · Mary Jo Walker

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

1998 · Female Narrator (voice)

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

1996 · Genevieve de Ville-Franche

Carrington

Carrington

1995 · Vanessa Bell

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993 · Loretta Lawson

Dead Romantic

Dead Romantic

1993 · Madeleine Severn

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1992 · Ellen Dean

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992 · Loretta Lawson

I Dreamt I Woke Up

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991 · Mysterious Woman/Lady of the Lake/Journalist

Prince

Prince

1991 · Adult Claudie

The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

1991 · Riah Millican

102 Boulevard Haussmann

102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990 · Céleste Albaret

Sweet Nothing

Sweet Nothing

1990 · Caroline

Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

1990 · Dr Juliet Horwitz

Precious Bane

Precious Bane

1989 · Prue Sarn

Hawks

Hawks

1988 · Hazel

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1987 · Miss Julie

Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

1986 · Van Arkady's Secretary

TV shows (32)