Janie Dee

Acting

Janie Dee

Born

1962-06-20 (64)

Place of birth

Old Windsor, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

19 titles

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 …

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 6 titles

Official Secrets poster
7.2

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

Official Secrets

2019

National Theatre Live: Follies poster
8.0

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

National Theatre Live: Follies

2017

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration poster
8.0

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theatre, directed by Ian Rickson. The team who made the acclaimed Harold Pinter documentaries for BBC's Arena was there to record this unique performance.

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe poster
7.2

Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she claims Bertram as her reward. But her new husband, flying from Helena to join the wars, attaches two obstructive conditions to their marriage - conditions he is sure will never be met. Featuring Olivier-award winning actress Janie Dee as the Countess of Roussillon.

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

2012

The Driving Seat poster
2.0

One Saturday morning, a middle aged couple decide to make love in their car in the driveway to put a spark back in their marriage - only to find it has rather the opposite effect..

The Driving Seat

2016

The Trouble with Dot & Harry poster
NR

An American writer is in over his head when he must take his ex-girlfriend's two precocious children on a road trip across England. But sometimes driving on the wrong side of the road can make things right.

The Trouble with Dot & Harry

2015

2000s · 3 titles

Series credits