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 Dolls House performance in 1997 For her roles on Broadway she received two other nominations for Mary Stuart in 2009 and BernhardtHamlet 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 20152016 and The Menu 2022  On television she starred in the title role of Lynda La Plantes The Governor 19951996 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 20182019 and Ozark 20182020 Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet McTeer licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia