Janet MacTyr is a British actress and holder of the Order of the British Empire. She is known for her roles in such projects as “Family Portrait” (1990), “Carrington” (1995), “The King is Alive” (2005), “The Island” (2011), “See You” (2016), etc. Next, we consider in more detail the filmography of the actress.
Personal life Janet Maktir
Despite the fact that Janet was born in 1961 in Newcastle (UK), she has lived in York since she was six years old. She studied at the Queen Anne Girls' Gymnasium, where she mainly studied drama. And having visited the play She stop to conquer at the York Theater, she decided that someday she would also become an actress. In the meantime, I got a job as a waitress.
The decisive moment in her life was the acquaintance with the now famous actor Gary Oldman. It was on his advice that she entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. And when she completed her studies, she began working in the Manchester Theater, organized in the Royal Exchange building. It was somewhere in 1983. Then she had very little left until her first role on television.
Storm Pass Street
It all began in 1985, when Janet was offered to star in two series at once. She starred in one episode of the British drama channel BBC1 "Juliet Bravo" (1980-1985). Then she appeared in two episodes of the Tessa Diamond television project Gems (1985–1988). And only then did she get a small role in Bob Swam's erotic thriller “Crescent Street” (1986).
In 1988, Janet McTeer played in the comedy film Robert Ellis Miller "Hawks", which tells about the terminally ill soccer player and lawyer. Then she played the role of Vita Sackville West, the main character in the television drama Family Portrait (1990), based on the biographical novel by Nigel Nicholson. And starred in the drama Norman Stone's "Black Velvet Dress" (1991).
Literally a year later, Janet got into the main cast of Peter Kozminski's feature film Wuthering Heights (1992), the plot of which is based on the novel of the same name by Emily Bronte. She played the main character in the television detective "Do not leave me on this path" (1993). She also starred in Christopher Hampton's biographical drama Carrington (1995).
Land of the dead
Between 1995 and 1996, Janet played Helen Hewitt, the commandant of the women's prison and the protagonist of the crime drama Commandant. Then she played the role of Mary Joe Walker in the comedy film "Roll the Field" (Gavin O`Connor) (1999), for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award and more. And she played in Keith Gordon’s drama Awakening the Dead (2000), based on the novel of the same name by Scott Spencer.
In 2005, another film was released with Janet Maktir, where the actress received one of the main roles. We are talking about Christian Levring’s drama “The King is Alive” about a group of tourists who were left without a vehicle somewhere in the Nimbiban desert. She also had a chance to play in Terry Gilliam's fantasy drama Land of the Tides (2005).
In the biographical drama Claire Bevan “Daphne” (2007), Janet played the English singer Gertrude Lawrence. She played the role of Miss Dashwood in the film adaptation of the novel Jane Austen's "Mind and Feelings" (2008). She tried on the image of a brutal killer named Helen Bingum in the comedy action movie by John Stockwell "Everyone Needs Kat" (2011). She played Fellis, one of the main characters, in the drama by Elizabeth Mitchell "Island" (2011). And as Huber Page, she took part in the filming of Rodrigo Garcia's film Mysterious Albert Nobbs (2011).
Divergent woman
In 2012, Janet MacTyr appeared in the James Watkins thriller Woman in Black. Her work can be seen in the biographical drama by Margaret von Trott, “Hannah Arendt” (2012). She starred in the horror film Mitchell Lichtenstein “Angelica” (2015). In 13 episodes of the CBS comedy drama “Battle Creek” (2015), he played the role of commander Kim Guzevich. And she got a small role of Edith Prior in two parts of the fantastic action movie Robert Schwentke “Divergent” (2016).
Also, the main role was given to the actress by Josie Rourke, director of the British melodrama "Dangerous Communications" (2016). And in 2017, together with Emilia Clarke, Janet Maktir took places in the main cast of Thea Sherrock’s melodrama “See You” (2017).
