Janet McTeer was born in the year 1961 on the 5th of August. McTeer was born in England at Wallsend, Newcastle. Her parents are Alan McTeer and Jean (nee Morris). She went to Queen Anne Grammar school for girls. Later she took an interest in theatre and worked at the Old starre Inn in New York Minister at theatre Royal. Then she went on to perform locally along with the Rowntree Players at the Joseph Rowntree theatre after which she trained at the Royal academy of dramatic arts. She started her off with a very successful theatre career with the “Royal Exchange Theatre” after completing her graduation. Read on to find out more about her biography.
Her career
She started her television career with BBC’s “Portrait of a marriage,” which happened to be an adaptation of Nigel Nicolson’s biography which has the same name. She essayed the role of Vita Sackville-West and later went on to do a very popular ITV series known as “The Governor” which was written by Lynda La Plante. Stepping onto the silver screen, she made her debut with “Half Moon” (1986); the film was based on a novel by Paul Theroux.
The year 1991 proved to be a turning point in the actress’s life when she bagged a role in “The Black Velvet Gown” the movie went on to win an Emmy award in the “best drama” category. 1992 saw her in the film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” plus she also starred in the film “Carrington” in 1995. In 1996 she again starting working in the theatre; her performances were critically acclaimed, and she went on to win the Tony Award, Theatre World Award and Drama Desk award in the “best actress in a play” category. Janet married her partner Joe Coleman; not much is known about her husband.
Accolades
Janet McTeer has won a number of awards all throughout her career. In the year 2000, she received an Oscar nomination, for her performance in “Tumbleweed,” in which she portrayed the character of Mary Jo Walker. For the same film, she won the won the Golden Globe in the best actress category. Her role in the film “Albert Nobbs” won her critical acclaim yet again, she co-starred with actor Glenn Close in the movie. She was again in the running for the academy award in the best-supporting actress category for her performance.
Present life
Janet McTeer has been actively working at the theatre and movies, even today. In 2013 she had joined the cast of “Honourable women” which was produced by BBC. In 2015 she was seen in the CBS comedy-drama “Battle Creek,” as Commander Kim Guziewicz. She is busy filming the movie “The Kaiser’s Las Kiss,” which is probably going to release this year. McTeer was also appointed as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire also known as OBE in 2008. She made her presence felt in other films like “Maleficent” (2014), “Battle Creek” (2015), “The Divergent Series: Insurgent” (2015), “Fathers and Daughters” (2015), and “Me before you” (2016). Janet’s success story has been a very inspirational one, which is sure to inspire the generations to come.
| Birth Date: | 5 Aug, 1961 |
| Age: | 58 yrs |
| Occupations: | Stage actor Film actor Actor |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| residence: | New York City |
| Education: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | British actress |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
