Birthday

1939-02-09

Birthplace

Johannesburg, South Africa

Gender

Female

Known For

Acting

Janet Suzman

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

Acting Credits

The Draughtsman's Contract

Virginia Herbert

Nuns on the Run

Sister Superior

Consecration

Mother Superior

A Dry White Season

Susan du Toit

Nicholas and Alexandra

Alexandra

Priest of Love

Frieda Lawrence

Leon the Pig Farmer

Judith Geller

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

Sheila

Nijinsky

Emilia Marcus

The Black Windmill

Alex Tarrant

The Wars of the Roses

Joan la Pucelle

Miss Nightingale

Miss Nightingale

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Antony and Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Max

Max's Mother

And the Ship Sails On

Edmea Tutua

Revolutionary Witness

Theroign de Mericourt

Hildegard

Marchioness

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson (voice)

The House on Garibaldi Street

Hedda

The Real Great Escape

Dorothe Bushell (voice)

The Three Sisters

Masha

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Self

Voyage of the Damned

Leni Strauss

The Shakespeare Sessions

Shakespeare or Bust

Herself

The Secret Agent

Margaret, Duchess of Chester

Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper

Narrator

Inspector Morse

Dr. Claire Brewster

Trial & Retribution

Escape

Acting

Labyrinth

Esclarmonde

BBC Play of the Month

Masha

Midsomer Murders

Lady Matilda William

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lady Edwina Mountbatten

Time for Murder

Avon Eve

Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper

Narrator

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

The Crown

Literary Agent

The Colour of Magic

Ninereeds

BBC Play of the Month

Joan of Arc

BBC Play of the Month

Lady Macbeth

BBC Play of the Month

Hedda Gabler

Festival

Luciana, Adriana's sister

Film '72

Self

Clayhanger

Hilda Clayhanger

Clayhanger

Hilda Lessaways

Theatre 625

Edith Swan-Neck

Theatre 625

Mary

Film Credits

Othello

Director