McTeer -- who trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art -- was already well-known in England when she received a 1997 Tony Award (among other honors) for her performance in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" on Broadway. Still, she remained a relative stranger to American audiences even after nabbing a Golden Globe and an Oscar nod for the indie drama Tumbleweeds a few years later.
In 2009, the actress racked up a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots, in "Mary Stuart." McTeer received Emmy and Golden Globe nods later in the year for her supporting role as Winston Churchill's wife, Clemmie, in the HBO production Into the Storm.
Into the StormAs World War II rages, Winston Churchill (Brendan Gleeson) employs inspiring rhetoric and shrewd leadership as he steers Britain through several tumultuous years. But his political victories sharply contrast with the struggles that beset his marriage to Clemmie (Janet McTeer). Nominated for three... Read More
SongcatcherDuring a visit to her sister in Appalachia, a gifted musicologist stumbles upon a musical treasure trove of dozens of Scots-Irish ballads that have been preserved for generations by the local populace and are unknown to the outside world. Read More
Five DaysWhile buying flowers at a roadside stand, a mother disappears, leaving her two young children waiting in her car. Soon, the kids set off to find their mother, but they go missing as well, and an epic police investigation ensues. HBO and BBC team up for this gripping miniseries, which depicts the... Read More
TumbleweedsJanet McTeer earned an Oscar nod for her portrayal of nomadic single mom Mary Jo, who looks for love in all the wrong places and skips town when the going gets tough. Daughter Ava (Kimberly J. Brown) adjusts well, but grows tired of her mother's wandering ways. As Mary Jo's relationship with a... Read More
The Woman in Black (2012) | PG-13 | |
Albert Nobbs (2011) | R | |
Cat Run (2011) | R | |
The Sea Change (2010) | NR | |
TV-PG | ||
NR | ||
Five Days (2007) | TV-MA | |
Daphne (2007) | NR | |
As You Like It (2006) | PG | |
The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard (2006) | NR | |
NR | ||
The Intended (2002) | NR | |
R | ||
Songcatcher (2000) | PG-13 | |
Waking the Dead (1999) | R | |
Tumbleweeds (1999) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
NR | ||
NR | ||
Hawks (1988) | NR | |
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