Known For: English actress (born 1961)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: stage actor, film actor, actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Newcastle upon Tyne
Date of Birth: Saturday, 05 August 1961
Language English
Janet McTeer 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, a Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama.
| BirthPlace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Janet McTeer was born on 5 August 1961 in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and spent her childhood in York. She attended the now defunct Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, and worked at the Old Starre Inn, at York Minster and at the city's Theatre Royal. She performed locally with the Rowntree Players at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). McTeer began a successful theatrical career with the Royal Exchange Theatre after graduating from RADA.
