Janet Suzman

ACTING

1939-02-09 (87)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Biography

Dame Janet Suzman DBE (born 9 February 1939) is a South African and British actress.

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Biography

Dame Janet Suzman DBE (born 9 February 1939) is a South African and British actress.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Theatre 625(1964)

apperead as

Edith Swan-Neck, Mary

BBC Play of the Month(1965)

apperead as

Masha, Joan of Arc, Lady Macbeth, Hedda Gabler

The Wars of the Roses(1965)

apperead as

Joan la Pucelle

The Wars of the Roses(1965)

apperead as

Joan la Pucelle

The Three Sisters(1970)

apperead as

Masha

Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

5.7

apperead as

Alexandra

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg(1972)

apperead as

Sheila

The Black Windmill(1974)

4.9

apperead as

Alex Tarrant

Antony and Cleopatra(1975)

apperead as

Cleopatra

Clayhanger(1976)

apperead as

Hilda Clayhanger, Hilda Lessaways

Voyage of the Damned(1976)

4.6

apperead as

Leni Strauss

The House on Garibaldi Street(1979)

apperead as

Hedda

Nijinsky(1980)

apperead as

Emilia Marcus

Priest of Love(1981)

apperead as

Frieda Lawrence

The Draughtsman's Contract(1982)

5.8

apperead as

Virginia Herbert

And the Ship Sails On(1983)

5.9

apperead as

Edmea Tutua

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood(1984)

apperead as

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Time for Murder(1985)

apperead as

Avon Eve

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy poster

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy(1986)

apperead as

Lady Edwina Mountbatten

Inspector Morse(1987)

6.7

apperead as

Dr. Claire Brewster

A Dry White Season(1989)

5.3

apperead as

Susan du Toit

Revolutionary Witness(1989)

apperead as

Theroign de Mericourt

Othello(1989)

work as

Director

Nuns on the Run(1990)

4.4

apperead as

Sister Superior

The Secret Agent(1992)

apperead as

Margaret, Duchess of Chester

Leon the Pig Farmer(1993)

apperead as

Judith Geller

Hildegard(1994)

apperead as

Marchioness

Midsomer Murders(1997)

6.2

apperead as

Lady Matilda William

Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper(1999)

apperead as

Narrator

Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper(1999)

apperead as

Narrator

Max(2002)

4.8

apperead as

Max's Mother

The Colour of Magic(2008)

5.4

apperead as

Ninereeds

Labyrinth(2012)

3.9

apperead as

Esclarmonde

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson poster

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson(2012)

apperead as

Tove Jansson (voice)

The Crown(2016)

7.2

apperead as

Literary Agent

Consecration(2023)

4.2

apperead as

Mother Superior