Janie Dee
Award-Winning Actress
About Janie
Janie Dee 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.
In 2014 Janie appeared in the London premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together at the St James Theatre, delighted audiences and critics in the acclaimed West End revival of Noel Coward's classic Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre, starring legendary stage, film and television star, Dame Angela Lansbury and played Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Dominic Dromgoole in the Shakespeare's Globe tour of Asia and Russia. The following year, she played Desiree Armfeldt in a 40th anniversary concert performance of Sondheim's A Little Night Music at the Palace Theatre, Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road at Salisbury Playhouse, starred in a rare revival of Eugene O'Neill's Ah Wilderness! at the Young Vic and as Irina Arkadina in Chekov's The Seagull at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, directed by Matthew Dunster.
In Spring 2016, Janie starred in the West End transfer of Tony-nominted, hit Broadway play Hand To God by Robert Askins at the Vaudeville Theatre, alongside Neil Pearson, Harry Melling, Jemima Ropper and Kevin Mains (Olivier Award nomination for Best Comedy) and in September she played Cleopatra and Beatrice with Shakespeare's Globe in two concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, which was reprised at London's Barbican in October with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Janie gave a critically acclaimed performance as Linda by Penelope Skinner at Manhattan Theater Club, NYC, for which she was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and has just starred as Phyllis Rogers Stone in Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies at the National Theatre London, opposite Imelda Staunton as Sally Durant Plummer and Philip Quast as Benjamin Stone. Janie has been nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical Performance and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Follies.
Theatre
Laughing Boy
The Motive and The Cue
The Grass Is Greener
An Hour and A Half Late
The Niceties
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
Pinter at the Pinter Four
Monogamy
Linda
Hand To God
The Seagull
Ah Wilderness!
84 Charing Cross Road
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Blithe Spirit
NSFW
Noises Off
Private Lives
All's Well That Ends Well
A Month In The Country
The Little Hut
Calendar Girls
The Apple Cart
Woman In Mind
Twelfth Night
Shadowlands
Old Times
Donkeys Years
Celebration
Old Times
Much Ado About Nothing
Betrayal
Design For Living
Three Sisters
Comic Potential
Comic Potential
House / Garden
Women of Troy
Johnny On A Spot
The Soldiers
Romeo & Juliet
Sara Ryan
Eileen Herlie (Gertrude)
Hilary
Laura
Janine
Masha
Maria/Milly
Caroline Mortimer
Linda
Margery
Irina Arkadina
Essie Miller
Helene Hanff
Titania/Hippolyta
Ruth
Miranda
Belinda
Amanda
Countess of Rousillon
Natalya
Susan
Annie
Orinthia
Susan
Olivia
Joy Gresham
Kate
Lady Driver
Suki
Kate
Beatrice
Emma
Gilda
Masha
Jacie
Jacie
Joanna Mace
Helen of Troy
Julie Glynn
Marie Wesener
Lady Capulet
Jermyn Street Theatre
National Theatre
Theatre Royal Windsor
Theatre Royal Bath / UK Tour
Finborough Theatre
Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath
Harold Pinter Theatre
Park Theatre/UK Tour
Manhattan Theatre Club
Vaudeville Theatre
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Young Vic
Salisbury Playhouse
Globe Asia & Russia Tour
Gielgud Theatre
The Royal Court
Old Vic/Novello Theatre
Nottingham Playhouse
The Globe Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre
UK Tour
Noel Coward Theatre
Theatre Royal Bath
Stephen Joseph & Vaudeville Theatre
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Wyndhams Theatre / National Tour
National Tour
Comedy Theatre
Gate Dublin / Albery Theatre
Gate Dubin
Theatre Royal Bath
Duchess Theatre / National Tour
Bath Festival / UK Tour
Chichester Festival Theatre
Manhattan Theatre Club
Lyric Theatre / Scarborough
Stephen Joseph Theatre
RNT
RNT
RNT Studio
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Stephen Unwin
Sam Mendes
Tom Conti
Belinda Lang
Matthew Iliffe
Walter Bobbie
L Turner/E Stambollouian
Alastair Whatley
Lynne Meadow
Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Matthew Dunster
Natalie Abrahami
James Roose-Evans
Dominic Dromgoole
Michael Blakemore
Simon Goodwin
Lindsay Posner
Giles Croft
John Dove
Jonathan Kent
Tim Luscombe
Hamish McColl
Peter Hall
Alan Ayckbourn
Edward Dick
Michael Barker-Caven
Peter Hall
Jeremy Sams
Alan Standford
Michael Caven
Peter Hall
Peter Hall
Peter Hall
Loveday Ingram
John Tillenger
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Annie Castledine
Richard Eyre
William Gaskill
Judi Dench
Musical Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
A Little Night Music
The Boy Friend
Follies
A Little Night Music
Putting It Together
A Little Night Music
Hello Dolly
The King and I
Mack & Mabel
Anyone Can Whistle
Divas At The Donmar
My One & Only
Paradise Moscow
Carousel
South Pacific
The Sound Of Music
Love Songs For Shopkeepers
Enter The Guardsman
Shakespeare Revue
They're Playing Our Song
Mercury Workshop Revue
A Connecticut Yankee
Dreams From A Summerhouse
Between The Lines
Sophisticated Ladies
Showboat
Cats
Can Can
Oklahoma!
Cabaret
Company
Desiree Armfeldt
Madame Dubonnet
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Desiree Armfeldt
Woman One
Desiree Armfeldt
Dolly Levi
Anna
Mabel Normand
Fay Apple
One Woman Show
Edythe
Lydochka
Carrie Pipperidge
Nelly Forbush
Maria
Michelle
The Actress
Various
Sonia
Various
Sandy
Amanda
Jenny
Various
Ellie May Chipley
Bombalurina
Claudine
Ado Annie
Gussy, Helga, u/s Sally
Gielgud Theatre
Buxton Opera House
Menier Chocolate Factory
National Theatre
Palace Theatre
G Live, Guildford/St James Theatre
Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford
Curve Theatre, Leicester
Curve Theatre, Leicester
Criterion Theatre / Tour
Bridewell Theatre
Donmar Theatre
Chichester Festival / Piccadilly Theatre
Opera North
Royal National Theatre
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Donmar Warehouse
RSC (The Pit) & Vaudeville Theatre
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Etcetera Theatre
Gielgud Theatre/National Tour
London Palladium/Tour/RSC Opera North
New London Theatre
Strand Theatre
National Tour
Strand Theatre
Matthew Bourne
Paul Kerryson
Matthew White
Dominic Cooke
Alastair Knights
Alastair Knights
Alastair Knights
Paul Kerryson
Paul Kerryson
John Doyle
Michael Gielta
Janie Dee & Sam Mendes
Loveday Ingram
David Pountney
Nicholas Hytner
Deborah Paige
David Sulkin
Alan Ayckbourn
Jeremy Sams
Luscombe / McKee
Alan Ayckbourn
Julia McKenzie
Ian Talbot
Alan Ayckbourn
Vivienne Cozens
Roger Haines
Ian Judge
Gillian Lynne
David Taylor
Eoin McManus
Gillian Lynne
Theatre Awards & Nominations
Olivier Award 2018 (Nomination) : Best Actress in a Musical for Follies
WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 (Nomination) : Best Actress in a Musical for Follies
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017 (Nomination) : Best Musical Performance for Follies
TMA UK Theatre Award 2013 (Winner) : Best Performance in a Musical for Hello, Dolly!
Olivier Award 2013 (Nomination) : Best Supporting Actress in a play for NSFW
Olivier Award 2003 (Nomination) : Best Actress in a Musical for My One And Only
Obie Award 2001 (Winner) : Distinguished Performance by an Actress for Comic Potential
Olivier Award 2000 (Winner) : Best Actress for Comic Potential
London Evening Standard Award 1999 (Winner) : Best Actress for Comic Potential
Critics Circle Award 1999 (Winner) : Best Actress for Comic Potential
Olivier Award 1993 (Winner) : Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Carousel
Concert & Cabaret
Beautiful World Cabaret
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
An Evening with Noel Coward
Sondheim
Janie Dee: New Life
Looking Forward with Janie Dee
On Reflection - Cast of Follies
Don't Tell Me Not To Fly
Janie Dee at the BBC
Janie Dee Off The Record
Janie Dee & The Gentlemen
Shakespeare At The Bowl
Christmas At Home With Janie Dee
Word/Play Coffee Concert
Kings Of Broadway
Dream Queen
Janie Dee in Cabaret
A Little Night Music In Concert
Janie Dee
That Obscure Hurt
Janie Dee
Satin Doll
Janie Dee
Concert for Prince's Trust
Seasons Of Love
Concert for H.M. The Queen
P G Wodehouse Concert
Janie Dee & Jason Carr
Divas At The Donmar
Cabaret
Gala Concert
Cabaret
Concert
Cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret
CD Launch
Cabaret
Concert
Concert
Cabaret
Concert
Gala Concert
London Festival of Cabaret
Cabaret
Gala Concert
Cabaret
Concert
Cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret
Concert
Charity Concert
Concert
Concert
Cabaret
Concert
Edinburgh Fringe, Union Theatre
Sondheim Theatre
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cadogan Hall
Crazy Coqs - Live at Zedel
The Pheasantry
Underbelly Festival, Southbank
McEwan Hall, Edinburgh Fringe
Crazy Coqs - Live at Zedel
Crazy Coqs - Live at Zedel
The Pheasantry
The Hollywood Bowl/Barbican
Crazy Coqs
King's Place
Palace Theatre
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Crazy Coqs
Palace Theatre
The Pheasantry
Aldeburgh Festival
St James Studio
Crazy Coqs
Hippodrome
St James Palace
Royal Albert Hall
St James Palace
Wigmore Hall
Pizza On The Park
Donmar Warehouse
Jason Moore
Maria Friedman/Cameron Mackintosh
Stefan Bednarczyk
Alex Parker
Alex Parker
Stefan Bednarczyk
Janie Dee/Josh Seymour
Tara Wilkinson
Paul Robinson/Steve Clark
Joe Beighton
Paul Robinson/Steve Clark
S Oramo/B Tovey/Iqbal Khan
Alastair Knights/Alexander Bermange
Lucy Parham/Alex Parker
Alastair Knights/Alex Parker
Alastair Knights/Ben Atkinson
Ben Atkinson
Alastair Knights/Alex Parker
Ben Atkinson
Guy Barker
Ben Atkinson
Ben Atkinson
Alexander Bermange
Chris Luscombe/Michael Haslam
Hugh Wooldrige/Kevin Amos
Chris Luscombe/Michael Haslam
Steve Lier
Jason Carr
Gareth Valentine
TV & Streaming
The Burning Girls
You & Me
Song For Nature
Chimerica
Crashing
In Love With Shakespeare
Southbank Show (Peter Hall)
A Tribute To Harold Pinter
Celebration
The Murder Room
Death In Holy Orders
Midsomer Murders
House Of Cards/The Live Show
Heartbeat
Little White Lies
London's Burning (8 episodes)
Spy Watch
The Bill
Love Hurts
Clara Rushton
Hannah
Climate Change Concert
Joanna Geary
Cara
Various
Beatrice (Much Ado)
Emma
Suki
Emma Lavenham
Emma Lavenham
Caroline Harrington
Paula
Sylvia
Helen
Remy
Various
Sandra
Dr. Megan Hood
Paramount+
ITVX
Sky Arts
Playground Entertainment, C4
Big Talk Productions, C4
Sky Arts
ITV
Arena, BBC4
Parallel Films, Channel 4
BBC 1
BBC 1
Bentley Productions, ITV
Warner Bros LA
ITV Studios
BBC
LWT, ITV
BBC
Talkback Thames, ITV
Alomo Productions, BBC 1
Charles Martin
Tom Vaughan
Dominic Dromgoole
Michael Keillor
George Kay
Peter Hall
Ian Rickson
Joghn Crowley
Diarmuid Lawrence
Jonny Campbell
David Tucker
Sam Simon
Diana Patrick
Philip Savile
Gerry Mill/James Hazeldine
Betan Morris-Evans
Roger Bamford
Film
All On Her Own
Official Secrets
The Trouble With Dot And Harry
Dare To Be Wild
The Bathroom
Me And Orson Welles
Out Of The Cold (The Virtuoso)
Rosemary Hodge
Jan Clements
Diane
Marigold
Mrs Samuels
Consul's Secretary
MZG Theatre Productions
Various
Treasure / Worldview Entertainment
Scorched Spoon Productions
Cinemax Productions
Old Town Pictures
Alastair Knights
Gavin Hood
Gary Walkow
Vivienne Decourcy
Sam Peter Jackson
Richard Linklater
Aleksandr Buravskiy
Workshops and Master Classes
The Art of Performance
This Is My Family
Peter Brook Workshop
Twelfth Night Workshop
Oresteia Workshop
ID - One Woman Show
Hippodrome, London
Sheffield Crucible
NT Studio
NT Studio
NT Studio
NT Studio
London Festival of Cabaret
Daniel Evans
Peter Brook
Sean Mathias/Ian McKellen
Lawrence Boswell/Paddy
With new writers George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, Dillie Keane, Eric Angus, James McConnel, Tudor Davies
Radio & Recordings
The Dancing Years
Janie Dee at the BBC
That Obscure Hurt
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Skios
From Russia With Love
The Double
Man Of The Moment
Dr No
Forever Mine
The Vissicitudes Of Evangeline
Under The Net
The Gay Divorce
Carousel
Finian's Rainbow
Salad Days
Bob Holness Requests The Pleasure
Shakespeare Revue
Can Can
Cabaret
Narrator
Solo Album
Narrator
Moneypenny
Georgie
Moneypenny
Herself
Trudie Parks
Moneypenny
Angela
Evangeline
Mimi
Carrie Pipperidge
Sharon
Jane
Claudine
Gussy, Helga
Jay Records
Auburn Jam Music
BBC Radio 3
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
BBC Radio 3 / Words & Music
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
Jarvis & Ayres / BBC
BBC
BBC
BBC
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
EMI/Unique Broadcasting
BBC Radio 2
That's Entertainment Records
Strand Theatre
Piccadilly Theatre
John Yap
Steve Clark
Guy Barker
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
Tony Cheevers
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
Marilyn Imrie / Catherine Baileys
Catherine Baileys
Ian Marshall Fisher
John Langridge
John Langridge
john Tideman
John Yapp
David Taylor
Gillian Lynne