Janie Dee (born 20 June 1962) is an English actress and singer. She won the
Olivier Award for Best Actress
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,
Evening Standard Award
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and
Critics' Circle Theatre Award
The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, originally called ''Drama'' Theatre Awards up to 1990, are British theatrical awards presented annually for the closing year's theatrical achievements. The winners, from theatre throughout the United Kingdom, ar ...
for Best Actress in a Play, and in New York the
Obie
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...
and
Theatre World Award
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for Best Newcomer, for her performance as Jacie Triplethree in
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2021, more than eighty full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of ...
's ''
Comic Potential''.
She also won the
Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in
Nicholas Hytner
Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (; born 7 May 1956) is an English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes as director include ''Miss Saigon'', ''Th ...
's acclaimed production of
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their popular ...
's ''
Carousel
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'' at the
National Theatre.
In 2013, Dee won the
TMA Theatre Award UK for Best Performance in a Musical for her performance as Dolly Levi in ''
Hello Dolly'' at
Curve, Leicester
The Curve Theatre is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Before being named ''Curve'', it was referred to as ''Leicester Performing Arts Centre''. It is adjacent to the Leicester Athena confer ...
.
Early life and education
Janie Dee was born in
Old Windsor
Old Windsor is a large village and civil parish, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It is bounded by the River Thames to the east and the Windsor Great Park to the west.
Etymology
The name originates from old ...
, Berkshire. She is the daughter of John Lewis and Ruth Lewis (née Miller) and the eldest of four sisters. She trained at the
Arts Educational School
Arts Educational Schools, or ArtsEd, is an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Overview
ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in mus ...
in
Chiswick
Chiswick ( ) is a district of west London, England. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Full ...
, London. On leaving ArtsEd, Dee began her career as a dancer, subsequently moving to Rome, Italy where she taught dance, took singing lessons, and learned to speak Italian.
Theatre
1986–2000
Dee's first West End production was
Gillian Lynne
Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-runnin ...
's 1986 revival of ''
Cabaret
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'' by
Kander and Ebb
Kander and Ebb were a highly successful American songwriting team consisting of composer John Kander (born March 18, 1927) and lyricist Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004). Known primarily for their stage musicals, which include ''C ...
in which she played Gertie and understudied the role of
Sally Bowles
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. This led to an invitation from
Wayne Sleep
Wayne Philip Colin Sleep (born 17 July 1948) is a British dancer, director, choreographer, and actor who appeared on the BBC series '' The Real Marigold on Tour'' and ITV's '' The Real Full Monty''.
Early life
Sleep was born in Plymouth, D ...
, who played the Emcee in that production, to join his UK tour as The Singer. Subsequently, the choreographer Bill Deamer invited her to the
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It was built in 1976 and comprises the 517-seat Main House and the 149-seat Salberg, a rehearsal room and a community & education space. It is part of Arts Council En ...
to perform in ''
A Chorus of Disapproval'' by
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2021, more than eighty full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of ...
and as Jack in
Jack and the Beanstalk
"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Cole ...
at Christmas 1987.
This led to leading roles in musical theatre, including Sarah Brown in ''
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 ...
'', Ellie May Chipley in the award-winning
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...
and
Opera North
Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds. The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and ...
production of ''
Show Boat
''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...
'' at the
London Palladium
The London Palladium () is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in the famous area of Soho. The theatre holds 2,286 seats. Of the roster of stars who have played there, many have televised performances. Between 1955 an ...
, Bombalurina in
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...
's ''
Cats
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'',
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
's ''
Sophisticated Ladies
''Sophisticated Ladies'' is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington. The musical ran on Broadway in 1981–83, earning 2 awards and 8 nominations at the 35th Tony Awards.
Production
''Sophisticated Ladies'' opened on Broadway at th ...
'', Claudine in
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
's ''
Can-Can'', and Ado Annie in the national tour of ''
Oklahoma!
''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...
''.
Dee's portrayal of
Carrie Pipperidge in the 1993
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...
's production of ''
Carousel
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'' earned her an
Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical and an invitation from
Sir Richard Eyre
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre (born 28 March 1943) is an English film, theatre, television and opera director.
Biography
Eyre was born in Barnstaple, Devon, England, the son of Richard Galfridus Hastings Giles Eyre and his wife, Minna Mar ...
to play her first major straight role; that of Julie in ''Johnny on a Spot'' at the National Theatre, where she subsequently went on to play
Helen of Troy
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in ''
The Women of Troy''.
Dee has had an important working relationship with the playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn. This began with Paul Todd's fringe production of ''Between The Lines'' for which Ayckbourn wrote song lyrics and was followed by ''Dreams From A Summerhouse'' at the
Stephen Joseph Theatre in
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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* Earl of Scarbrough
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* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
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. She returned to work with Ayckbourn in 1996 in
Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...
's ''
They're Playing Our Song
''They're Playing Our Song'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch.
In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat ...
'' after which Ayckbourn wrote ''
Comic Potential'' 'with Janie in mind'. Her performance as Jacie Triplethree at Scarborough, subsequently in the West End and then at the
Manhattan Theatre Club
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in New York, won her the aforementioned Best Actress Awards in London and New York, as well as considerable critical acclaim. In
New York Magazine
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,
John Simon wrote "Miss Dee's creation is a spectacular achievement. I am not sure that I have ever seen its equal, but I am certain I have never seen, nor ever will see, it's superior."
2001–10
Dee is known for her versatility as a performer. She was invited by opera director
David Pountney
Sir David Willoughby Pountney (born 10 September 1947) is a British-Polish theatre and opera director and librettist internationally known for his productions of rarely performed operas and new productions of classic works. He has directed over ...
, to play Lidotchka in his production of
Shostakovich
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's ''
Paradise Moscow'' for Opera North. She followed this playing Masha in
Brian Friel
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's translation of
Chekhov
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's ''
Three Sisters'' and Edyth Herbert, opposite
Tim Flavin
Tim Flavin (born January 13, 1959) is an American actor. Flavin was the first American to be presented with a Laurence Olivier Award, for his 1984 performance in Rodgers and Hart's ''On Your Toes'' at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.
...
in the
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...
musical ''
My One and Only'', both at the
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya
John Hidalgo Moya (5 May 1920 – 3 August 1994), ...
. ''My One and Only'' subsequently transferred to the West End and Dee was nominated for an
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awa ...
.
As a result, in 2003
Sir Peter Hall asked Dee to star in his season at the
Theatre Royal, Bath
The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture". It has a capacity for an audien ...
, playing Gilda in
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
's ''
Design for Living
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'' and Emma in
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...
's ''
Betrayal
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'', opposite
Aden Gillett
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Biography and career
Gillet was born in the city of Aden, Yemen, from which he got his name. He attended ...
and
Hugo Speer
Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director.
Early life and education
Hugo Speer was born in Harrogate in the then West Riding of Yorkshire and educated at Harrogate Grammar School. He studied acting at the Arts E ...
. ''Betrayal'' subsequently transferred to the
Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, London, located in Catherine Street near Aldwych.
The theatre opened on 25 November 1929 and is one of the smallest West End theatres with a proscenium arch. It has 494 se ...
in the West End. Hall then invited her to play Beatrice in his production of ''
Much Ado About Nothing
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''.
In 2005 Pinter invited Dee to play Kate in ''
Old Times
''Old Times'' is a play by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter. It was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London on 1 June 1971. It starred Colin Blakely, Dorothy Tutin, and Vivien Merchant, and was direct ...
'' at the
Gate Theatre
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History Beginnings
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Ge ...
, Dublin and to participate in a celebration of his work, including a reading of his play ''
Celebration'', with
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre ...
,
Derek Jacobi
Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''King ...
,
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Moira Cusack ( ) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and ''Evening Standard'' Awards f ...
,
Penelope Wilton
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946), styled Penelope, Lady Holm between 1998 and 2001, is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–1989); playing H ...
,
Michael Gambon,
Stephen Rea and Stephen Brennan. Producer,
Michael Colgan, subsequently transferred the piece to London's
Noël Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre, formerly known as the Albery Theatre, is a West End theatre in St. Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster, London. It opened on 12 March 1903 as the New Theatre and was built by Sir Charles Wyndham behind Wyndham's ...
, for 3 performances, with
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. His most notable film roles include Sardo Numspa in '' The Golden Child'' (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in '' ...
playing the Maitre D. Six months later ''Celebration'' was filmed for
Channel 4
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, with
Colin Firth
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playing the role of Russell, opposite Dee as Suki.
In 2006 Dee returned to musical theatre to play
Mabel Normand in
John Doyle's production of
Jerry Herman
Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.
One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricis ...
's ''
Mack and Mabel
''Mack and Mabel'' (often stylized as Mack & Mabel) is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Norman ...
'' opposite
David Soul
David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television series ''Starsky & Hutch'' from 1975 to 1979; Joshua Bolt on ' ...
at the
Criterion Theatre
The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre at Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has a seating capacity of 588.
Building the theatre
In 1870, the caterers Spiers and Pond began developmen ...
, after which Dee took over the role of Lady Driver in
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn, FRSL (; born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce ''Noises Off'' and the dramas ''Copenhagen'' and ''Democracy''. His novels, such as '' Towards the End of the Mo ...
's ''
Donkeys' Years
''Donkeys' Years'' is a play by English playwright Michael Frayn that premiered at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1976.
The play is a West End farce, a genre that Frayn parodied five years later in his play within a play "Nothing On" from ''N ...
'' at the
Comedy Theatre
The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011, . At the end of the run Dee helped to organise a reading for charity of
William Nicholson's play ''
Shadowlands'' which deals with the relationship between
C. S. Lewis
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and the American writer
Joy Gresham
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. Charles Dance played C.S. Lewis.
Sir Peter Hall, Harold Pinter and Dee were reunited for the National tour of ''Old Times'' with
Susannah Harker and
Neil Pearson
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and then a West End Production of ''Shadowlands'' was mounted in which Dee was reunited with director Michael Barker-Caven and Charles Dance. The production began at
Wyndham's Theatre
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and subsequently transferred to the
Novello Theatre
The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the City of Westminster. It was known as the Strand Theatre between 1913 and 2005.
History
The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of The Waldo ...
. Charles Dance received the Critic's Circle Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of C. S. Lewis.
In 2008 Dee returned to the
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is an open-air theatre in Regent's Park in central London.
The theatre
Established in 1932, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (1,256 seats) and is situated in Queen Mary ...
to play Olivia in ''
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'' opposite her ''Carousel'' co- star,
Clive Rowe
Clive Mark Rowe (born 27 March 1964) is a British actor, best known for his role as Norman "Duke" Ellington in BBC Children's drama ''The Story of Tracy Beaker''. He also starred as Mayor Doyle in the Disney show ''The Evermoor Chronicles''.
...
.
Alan Ayckbourn then invited Dee back to Scarborough to play the title role of Susan in a revival of his play ''
Woman in Mind
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'' for which she won critical acclaim and the production subsequently transferred to the
Vaudeville Theatre
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in London.
In 2009 Dee returned to Theatre Royal Bath to play Orinthia in
George Bernard Shaw
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's ''
The Apple Cart
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'', directed by Sir Peter Hall, and took over the role of Annie in ''
Calendar Girls
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'' by
Tim Firth
Tim Firth (born 13 October 1964) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.
Life and career
Firth was born in Frodsham, England. He spent much of his time at school writing songs and it was only a few weeks before going to Cambri ...
in the West End. In 2010, Dee played The Countess of Roussillion in ''
All's Well That Ends Well'' at
Shakespeare's Globe
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which was filmed for DVD release by Opus Arte,
Anna Leonowens in
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their popular ...
's ''
The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...
'' at the
Curve
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Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point (ge ...
, Leicester, and played Natalya in
Jonathan Kent's production of ''
A Month in the Country'' at Chichester.
2011–2020
In 2011 she played Belinda in the
Old Vic
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revival of Michael Frayn's ''
Noises Off
''Noises Off'' is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier ...
'' which was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Revival and subsequently transferred to the
Novello Theatre
The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the City of Westminster. It was known as the Strand Theatre between 1913 and 2005.
History
The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of The Waldo ...
. In 2012, Dee was offered the role of women's magazine editor, Miranda in ''NSFW'', a new play by
Lucy Kirkwood
Lucy Ann Kirkwood (born October 1983) is a British playwright and screenwriter. She is writer in residence at Clean Break.
In June 2018 Kirkwood was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative.
Early life ...
at the
Royal Court Theatre
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for which she was nominated for an
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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.
At Christmas 2012 Dee played Dolly Levi in Paul Kerryson's revival of ''
Hello Dolly!'' at the Curve, Leicester for which she won the
TMA Theatre Award UK for Best Performance in a Musical.
In 2013 she appeared in the
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
revue, ''
Putting It Together
''Putting it Together'' is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim. Drawing its title from a song in '' Sunday in the Park with George'', it was devised by Sondheim and Julia McKenzie. The revue has received several productions ...
'' for four performances in Guildford, alongside
David Bedella
David Bedella (born September 25, 1962) is an American actor. He is currently based in London and is best known for his Olivier award-winning roles in ''Jerry Springer – The Opera'', ''In The Heights'' and ''& Juliet''.
Early life
Bedella wa ...
, Daniel Crossley, Damian Humbly and
Caroline Sheen
Caroline Sheen is a Welsh actress who has played leading roles on stage in the West End alongside TV and film appearances. She won a Helen Hayes award for playing the role of Mary Poppins on the National Tour of America.
Background
Born and ...
which subsequently transferred for a three-week run at the St James Theatre, London in January 2014.
From March until June 2014, Dee co-starred in the London revival of Noël Coward's ''
Blithe Spirit'' at the
Gielgud Theatre
The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels.
The theatre was designed by W. G. R. Sprague an ...
, opposite
Dame Angela Lansbury, who reprised her 2009
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...
-winning Broadway performance as
Madame Arcati. The London cast was
Charles Edwards,
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles.
Background
Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...
,
Serena Evans
Serena Evans (born 2 December 1959 in London, England) is a British actress who is best known for playing Police Sergeant Patricia Dawkins in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' which was shown on BBC1 from 1995 to 1996.
She also had a regular r ...
,
Simon Jones and
Patsy Ferran
Patsy Ferran is a Spanish-British actress.
Early life
Ferran was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1989. Her father is from Barcelona and her mother is from Valencia. The family moved to England when Ferran was a child. She attended Notre Dame School ...
.
From September until December 2014, Dee played Titania/Hippolyta in
Dominic Dromgoole
Dominic Dromgoole (born 25 October 1963)[DROMGOOLE, Dominic Charles Flemi ...](_blank)
's production of ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...
'' on a tour of Asia & Russia by
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames. The original theatre was built in ...
. The production opened at the
Rose Theatre, Kingston
The Rose Theatre Kingston is a theatre on Kingston High Street in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The theatre seats 822 around a wide, thrust stage.
It officially opened on 16 January 2008 with ''Uncle Vanya'' by Anton Chekhov, with ...
and then toured to
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre before travelling to China, Taiwan, Russia, Singapore & Hong Kong. The cast included
Aden Gillett
John Aden Gillett is a British actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jack Maddox on the BBC series '' The House of Eliott''.
Biography and career
Gillet was born in the city of Aden, Yemen, from which he got his name. He attended ...
as Oberon/Theseus and Trevor Fox as Bottom.
In January 2015 Dee starred as Desiree Armfeldt in a Gala Concert performance of Sondheim's ''
A Little Night Music
''A Little Night Music'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a ...
'' at London's Palace Theatre to mark the 40th anniversary of the original London production. The concert also starred
Anne Reid
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, David Birrell,
Joanna Riding
Joanna Riding (born Joanne Riding; 9 November 1967) is an English actress. For her work in West End musicals, she has won two Laurence Olivier Awards, and has been nominated for three others.
Early life
Riding was born in Preston, Lancashire, ...
,
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker (born 14 August 1979) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast for the West End play ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award f ...
, Anna O'Byrne,
Fra Fee
Francis Martin "Fra" Fee (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish actor and singer. He is known for portraying Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. He portrayed the role of Michael Carney in Jez Butterworth's ''The Ferryman ...
and Laura Pitt-Pulford. It was directed by Alastair Knights and the producer and musical director was
Alex Parker
Alexander Hershaw Parker (2 August 1935 – 7 January 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager. Parker played for Falkirk, Everton and Scotland, amongst others. Parker was named in Falkirk's ''Team of the Millennium'' and Everton's H ...
. Later the same year she played
Helene Hanff
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in a revival of ''
84, Charing Cross Road
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'' at
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It was built in 1976 and comprises the 517-seat Main House and the 149-seat Salberg, a rehearsal room and a community & education space. It is part of Arts Council En ...
, co-starring
Clive Francis
Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British stage, television and film actor.
Early life
Francis was born in Eastbourne, Sussex. He is the son of actors Raymond Francis and his second wife Margaret Towner.
His father played Detective Chief ...
as
Frank Doel and directed by
James Roose-Evans
James Roose-Evans (11 November 1927 – 26 October 2022) was a British theatre director, priest, and writer on experimental theatre, ritual and meditation. In 1959 he founded the Hampstead Theatre Club, in London; in 1974 the Bleddfa Centre for ...
. In April/May she starred in a revival of
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier ...
's ''
Ah, Wilderness!
''Ah, Wilderness!'' is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on October 2, 1933. It differs from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character, and depiction of a ...
'' at the
Young Vic
The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth.
The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 201 ...
. Whilst appearing in the O'Neill play, Dee also performed a special one-off show, ''Dream Queen'' in the
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an indoor theatre forming part of Shakespeare's Globe, along with the Globe Theatre on Bankside, London. Built making use of 17th-century plans for an indoor theatre, the playhouse recalls the layout and style of th ...
at Shakespeare's Globe, as part of the London Festival of Cabaret. It drew on her experiences on the Globe tour of Asia and Russia and the inspiration of
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
El ...
and
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
and she was joined by special guests,
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, (born 30 October 1956) is an English actor of stage and screen. She is known for her role in the film ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (1991), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leadin ...
and
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
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and in the summer she played Irina Arkadina in
Torben Betts
Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor.
Betts attended the University of Liverpool, where he read English Literature and English Language, and originally trained to becom ...
' version of ''
The Seagull
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'', directed by
Matthew Dunster
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at
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is an open-air theatre in Regent's Park in central London.
The theatre
Established in 1932, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (1,256 seats) and is situated in Queen Mary ...
.
In 2016 she starred in the West End transfer of Tony-nominated Broadway comedy ''
Hand to God'' at the
Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. As the name suggests, the theatre held mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. It opened in 1870 and was rebuilt twice, although each ...
in London, alongside
Harry Melling,
Neil Pearson
Neil John Pearson (born 27 April 1959) is a British actor, known for his work on television. He was nominated for the 1994 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for '' Between the Lines'' (1992–1994). His other television roles include ''Drop the D ...
,
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles.
Background
Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...
and Kevin Mains. The production was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2016 as
Best New Comedy.
In April 2017 Dee completed a critically acclaimed run playing the title role in ''Linda'' by Penelope Skinner at
Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) is a theatre company located in New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, Manhattan Theatre Club has gr ...
, New York City for which she was nominated for an
Outer Critics Circle Award
The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
for Outstanding Actress in a Play and starred as Phyllis Rogers Stone in Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's ''
Follies
''Follies'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman.
The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on t ...
'' at the
National Theatre in London, opposite
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre produ ...
,
Tracie Bennett
Tracie Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English singer and stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Gaskell in ''Coronation Street'' from 1982 to 1 ...
and
Philip Quast
Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, making him the first actor to have three wins in that category.
He is perhaps best known ...
for which she was nominated for the
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awa ...
, the
Evening Standard Award
The ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. They are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre, and are organised by the ''Evening Standar ...
for Best Musical Performance, and the
WhatOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
In 2018 she starred in ''Monogamy'', a dark new comedy by
Torben Betts
Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor.
Betts attended the University of Liverpool, where he read English Literature and English Language, and originally trained to becom ...
, which plays at London's
Park Theatre after a short UK tour, and appeared in ''Moonlight'', directed by Lyndsey Turner and ''Night School'', directed by Ed Stambollouian as part of the
Jamie Lloyd
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Company's ''Pinter at the Pinter'' season. The following year Janie starred in the UK premiere of
Christopher Durang
Christopher Ferdinand Durang (born January 2, 1949) is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s, though his career seemed to get a second wind in the late 1990s.
...
's Tony Award-winning play ''
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, ...
'' at Theatre Royal Bath, directed by
Walter Bobbie
Walter Bobbie (born November 18, 1945) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and occasional actor and dancer. Bobbie has directed both musicals and plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and was the Artistic Director of the New York City ...
which subsequently transferred to the Charing Cross Theatre in London. She played Fosca in Stephen Sondheim's musical ''
Passion'' at the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano, Italy directed by
Keith Warner Keith Warner (born 6 December 1956) is a British opera director, designer and translator. He is noted for his flamboyant stagings of Richard Wagner's operas.
Early years
Warner was born in London and went to Woodhouse School in Finchley, North Lon ...
and returned to London to star in Off-Broadway play ''The Niceties'' by Eleanor Burgess at the Finborough Theatre opposite Moronkẹ Akinola and directed by Matthew Iliffe, followed by a revival of Sandy Wilson's ''
The Boy Friend'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory directed by Matthew White.
2021–present
In spring 2022, Janie starred opposite
Griff Rhys Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. Rhys Jones came to national attention in the 1980s for h ...
in ''An Hour And a Half Late'' at Theatre Royal Bath and on a UK tour. In May Janie, along with a host of West End stars, paid tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim in ''Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends A Celebration'', staged by
Matthew Bourne
Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer whose work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre.
Choreographer
In 2007, Bourne contemplated a gay version of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Despite the succ ...
and
Maria Friedman
Maria Friedman ( Freedman; born 19 March 1960) is a British actress and director of stage and screen, best known for her work in musical theatre.
She is an eight-time Olivier Award nominee, winning three. Her first win was for her 1994 one-w ...
, with choreography by
Stephen Mear, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh at the Sondheim Theatre. Further Sondheim tributes took place at Cadogan Hall, conceived and conducted by Alex Parker with his Luminaire Orchestra, at the Garrick Club, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, where Janie performed a cabaret as part of ''The Art of Making Art: Staging Sondheim''.
Film and television
Dee has appeared in numerous TV dramas, including ''
Love Hurts
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'', ''
The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'', as Remy in 8 episodes of ''
London's Burning'', ''
Heartbeat'', ''
House of Cards
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'', ''
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of I ...
'', ''A Tribute to Harold Pinter'', the
South Bank Show
''The South Bank Show'' is a British television arts magazine series originally produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new version of the series began 27 May 2012 on Sky Arts. Conceived, written, ...
with Sir Peter Hall and ''In Love With Shakespeare'' for
Sky TV.
In 2003, Dee played Emma Lavenham opposite
Martin Shaw
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's
Adam Dalgliesh
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in two
P.D. James
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adaptations for the
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'' and in 2013 Dee filmed ''Dare To Be Wild'', written and directed by Vivienne Decourcy in Dublin for Oasis Films and ''The Trouble With Dot And Harry'', opposite
.
Dee's latest TV projects include Jamie Davis’ London-set three-part drama ''You & Me'' for ITV and ITVX, with Harry Lawtey, Jessica Barden and Sophia Brown, and ''The Burning Girls'' produced by Buccaneer Media for
and Ruby Stokes.
Dee has recorded a number of musicals, concerts and dramas for radio, including ''Carousel'' and ''
to be the narrator in his new orchestral work ''That Obscure Hurt'' which was premiered at the
.
* ''Cabaret (1986 London Revival Cast, First Night Records OCRCD6010)''
* ''Can Can (1988 London Revival Cast, Virgin CDV 2570)''
* ''Salad Days (1994 Studio Cast, EMI Classics CDC 5 55200 2)''
* ''The Shakespeare Revue (1998 Original London Cast, TER Records)''
* ''Fred Astaire: His Daughter's Tribute (2001 London Cast Recording, First Night Records CASTCD81)''
* ''Act One: Songs From The Musicals Of
(2008 Dress Circle Records)''
* ''Janie Dee at the BBC (2017 Auburn Jam Music)''
Janie Dee is married to the actor and barrister Rupert Wickham and they have two children. Her sister-in-law is actress
.
She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Theatrical Fund and supports a number of charities including
.
In March 2003, Dee devised and produced the ''London Concert For Peace'', a charity concert celebrating the joy of life which was performed at the
. Proceeds from the concert were donated to Amnesty International,
.
In June 2014, Dee organised a Noël Coward charity cabaret, entitled ''I Went to a Marvellous Party'' at London's historic
, marking the end of the run of ''Blithe Spirit'' in London. The ''Blithe Spirit'' company performed songs by Noël Coward, a charity auction was hosted by
. Proceeds from the event were donated to Asylum Link Merseyside, Combined Theatrical Charities, Masterclass, Mousetrap, the Noël Coward Foundation and the
.
In 2020, Dee organised the London Climate Change Festival. The Festival was organised to inspire, inform and bring hope around climate change. It brought together people from science, the arts, business and activism to discuss what can be done in regards to the climate crisis. The London Climate Change Festival was scheduled to commence on Monday 23 March. Due to COVID-19 Pandemic it took place online.
Theatre World Award winners
People from Old Windsor
20th-century English actresses
21st-century English actresses
Musicians from Berkshire
1962 births