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Janey
Janey is a diminutive form of the feminine given name Jane (given name), Jane. People with this name *Janey Buchan (1926–2012), Scottish Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Glasgow *Janey Sevilla Callander (1846–1923), British theatre producer *Janey Canuck, pen name used by Emily Murphy (1868–1933), Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author *Janey Godley (1961–2024), British stand-up comedian and writer *Janey Gohl (born 1956), beauty queen from St. Cloud, Minnesota, competed in the Miss USA pageant *Janey Lee Grace, (born 1960), British based singer, author, television presenter and radio disc jockey *Janey Ironside (1919–1979), former professor of fashion at the Royal College of Arts, London *Janey Jacké (born 1992), Dutch drag queen and performer *Janey Scott Lewin, pen name of Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), British author and artist Fictional character *Brainy Janey, nickname of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel comic books *Janey Powell, frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janey Godley
Jane Godley Currie (20 January 1961 – 2 November 2024), known professionally as Janey Godley, was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress, writer and political activist. She began her stand-up career in 1994, and won various awards for her comedy in the 2000s. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she made a series of voice over clips of politicians and other well known personalities. The following year, she was dropped from a pantomime performance of ''Beauty and the Beast'' after a series of controversial racist tweets emerged, for which Godley later apologised. She was later diagnosed with ovarian cancer, from which she died in 2024. Early life Godley was born Jane Godley Currie, in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, on 20 January 1961. The youngest of four children born to Annie and Jim Currie, she was raised on Kenmore Street in Shettleston, a district in the Glasgow#East End, East End of Glasgow, and attended Eastbank Academy. Living in poverty, which was rife in the East End durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |