Janet Dibley (born 13 December 1958) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Elaine Walker in the 1980s sitcom '' The Two of Us'',

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in the BBC soap opera ''

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Life and career

Dibley was born on 13 December 1958 in

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. In April 1976, before training at the Rose Bruford College, she appeared in GAS with the National Student Drama Festival, which won the

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's inaugural

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Award and The Festival Judges' Awards. Dibley came to public attention playing Elaine in

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's '' The Two of Us'', a sitcom about a co-habiting couple, which also featured

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. In 1993, Dibley played the part of Linda in ''The Gingerbread Girl'', a series about a single mother trying to raise her daughter. She then played

in the

soap opera ''

''. However, it was reported that she decided to leave the show because she was uncomfortable with the plans for her character; the script writers proposed Lorna became a

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and then be gang raped."Eastender Quits Over Gang Rape
, "Sunday Mirror" . URL last accessed on 10 November 2007. Dibley agreed an exit strategy, and the plan was abandoned. The producers of ''Eastenders'' had planned to make her a central character. Dibley starred in the BBC drama '' The Chase'', and joined the regular cast of

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's daytime soap opera ''

'' in August 2010 playing Dr.

until September 2012. She appeared in ''

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'' in 2015, and also writes. Dibley reprised her role of Lorna Cartwright in ''EastEnders'' on 17 March 2016. Dibley has also done theatre work with the National Theatre and had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Figaro'', ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

'' and '' Cinderella.'' Dibley married the actor

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in 1998; the couple have two sons."Janet Dibley reflects on her role in the play Kindertransport"
Jewish News (online), accessed 5 August 2014.

Filmography

*''Loved by You'' *''

'' *''

'' *'' Band of Gold'' *'' The Chase'' *'' Fat Friends'' *'' The Two of Us'' *''

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'' *''

'' *'' Unforgotten'' *''

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'' * '' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' – Series 2, Episode 4, "Beware the Ides of March" (2019) as Julienne Fortby * ''

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'' - Series 13, Episode 5, "Master Class" (2010) as Dawn Stock * '' Unforgotten'' - Series 4, (2021) Jenny

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibley, Janet 1958 births Living people Actors from Doncaster Actresses from Yorkshire Alumni of Rose Bruford College English television actresses English soap opera actresses