Biography
Janie is an award-winning British actress, singer and musical theatre performer, characterised by her extraordinary versatility in acclaimed work on stage, film, television and radio. Her career embraces everything from Shakespeare at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe, to revivals of classic plays at the Bath Festival, directed by Sir Peter Hall, acclaimed performances in modern dramas and comedies, and leading roles in classic musicals, both in the West End and major regional theatres. Janie is also a passionate champion of new writing. In addition, she regularly performs her own witty and sophisticated cabaret at leading venues including Crazy Coqs, The Hippodrome, The Pheasantry, the St James Studio, Aldeburgh Festival and the 'Divas at the Donmar' season. Janie has worked closely with contemporary playwrights, particularly Alan Ayckbourn and Michael Frayn, and the late Harold Pinter in numerous productions and has become a renowned interpreter of their work. In recent years, she has also worked with the next generation of outstanding emerging playwrights, including Lucy Kirkwood, whose acclaimed new play NSFW was premiered at The Royal Court in 2012 and for…
Movies & TV Shows
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Official Secrets (2019) — Jan Clements
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Midsomer Murders (1997) — Caroline Harrington
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Crashing (2016) — Cara
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Me and Orson Welles (2008) — Mrs. Samuels
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Heartbeat (1992) — Sylvia Smith
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The Burning Girls (2023) — Clara Rushton
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You & Me (2023) — Hannah
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National Theatre Live: Follies (2017) — Phyllis Rogers Stone
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Death in Holy Orders (2003) — Emma Lavenham
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All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2012) — Countess of Roussillon
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Little White Lies (1998) — Helen
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The Murder Room (2004) — Emma Lavenham
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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024) — Eileen Herlie
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Celebration (2007) — Suki
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The Driving Seat (2016)
- The Boot Street Band (1993)
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022) — Self
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Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010) — Self
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Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim (2020)
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The Trouble with Dot & Harry (2015) — Diane Freed