Janie Dee

Born: 1962-06-20

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 which Janie received her fourth Olivier Award nomination, this time as Best Supporting Actress in a Play, for her performance as glossy womens' magazine editor, Miranda. Janie is increasingly expanding her work in film and television and has recently completed two feature films; Dare To Be Wild, set in Ireland and written and directed by Vivienne Decourcy and The Trouble With Dot and Harry, opposite Neil Morrissey, written and directed by Sundance Festival Grand Prize-winner, Gary Walkow. Janie won the three most prestigious awards in British Theatre; the Olivier Award, the Evening Standard Award and Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Play, as well as the Obie and Theatre World Best Newcomer Award in New York, for her hilarious and heartbreaking performance as Jacie Triplethree in Alan Ayckbourn's Comic Potential. She also received the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel at the National Theatre and the TMA UK Theatre Award 2013 for Best Performance in a Musical for her performance as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! at Curve, Leicester.


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Official Secrets

as Jan Clements
Released: 2019-08-30

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq...

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Me and Orson Welles

as Mrs. Samuels
Released: 2008-09-05

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes...

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The Murder Room

as Emma Lavenham
Released: 2004-10-31

London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money...

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National Theatre Live: Follies

as Phyllis Rogers Stone
Released: 2017-11-16

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic...

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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

as Eileen Herlie
Released: 2024-03-21

In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an...

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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self
Released: 2022-05-03

On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in...

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All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as Countess of Roussillon
Released: 2012-09-26

Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she...

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Little White Lies

as Helen
Released: 1998-06-17

The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth...

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Harold Pinter: A Celebration

as Self
Released: 2010-01-24

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a...

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Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim

as uncredited
Released: 2020-05-31

This streaming charity concert with performances from Liz Callaway, Janie Dee, Fra Fee, Ramin...

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Heartbeat

as Sylvia Smith
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Midsomer Murders

as Caroline Harrington
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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The Burning Girls

as Clara Rushton
First aired: 2023-10-19

Follows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter in Chapel Croft, a place for a fresh start that...

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Death in Holy Orders

as Emma Lavenham
First aired: 2003-08-23

Detective Adam Dalgliesh investigates the death of a young ordinand who died in mysterious...

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You & Me

as Hannah
First aired: 2023-02-23

Three people experience tragedies they feel they will never overcome. They attempt to find hope...

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