Janie Dee

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Janie Dee (born 1966) is an award-winning English actress and singer.

She is married to the actor Rupert Wickham.

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She has performed a wide range from modern comedy to Shakespeare, contemporary drama to musical and opera and directing school productions. In 2007, she appeared as Kate in the Harold Pinter play Old Times, alongside Neil Pearson and Susannah Harker. In 2005 she starred as Beatrice in Sir Peter Hall's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Royal in Bath. Peter Hall remarked in a radio interview that the reason he had chosen to produce that play was to see Janie Dee perform the role. Dee starred as Emma Lavenham in the BBC's adaptation of PD James' Death in Holy Orders (one in the series of the Adam Dalgliesh books) transmitted in the Spring of 2003. Early in 2003, she played the role of Nurse Fay in Premiere production of 'Anyone Can Whistle' at the Bridewell Theatre.

Dee presented her one woman show at the Diva at the Donmar 2002 and previously, had returned to the West End reprising her critically acclaimed role of 'Edythe Herbert' in the Gershwin musical My One and Only. The Show received its UK Premiere at the 2001 Chichester Festival Theatre Season and later transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre, again to wonderful reviews and much praise.

As the season's guest lead at Chichester, Dee also demonstrated her classical range, earning high praise for her performance as 'Masha' in the Chekov play Three Sisters. Prior to Chichester she played the lead 'Lydochka' in Opera North's production of Paradise Moscow, by Dmitri Shostakovitch in London and throughout England.

In 2000 Dee appeared in the lead role 'Jacie Triplethree' in the Alan Ayckbourn comedy Comic Potential at the Lyric Theatre (West End). This was a virtuoso performance for which she was rewarded with the three most prestigious drama awards British Theatre can bestow, an achievement only ever matched by Dame Judi Dench: the Sir Laurence Olivier, London Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Theatre Best Actress Awards

This remarkable performance and reaction to it was repeated at The Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, where she received the following award and honours: OB Awards, Theatre World Awards, Lucille Lortel Nomination, Drama League Citation and Drama Desk Nomination for 'Best Actress'. In 1993 she was awarded the Olivier for her performance as 'Carrie Pipperidge' in Nicholas Hytner's production of Carousel at the Royal National Theatre. In 1992 she was nominated for Best Actress in the Time Out Awards for her performance as Jenny in Alan Ayckbourn and Paul Todd's compilation Between The Lines.

Previous work in plays written and directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn includes, Dreams From A Summerhouse, Comic Potential and House And Garden, originating the roles of Amanda, Jacie and Joanna respectively. Alan Ayckbourn also directed her own show, which began its life at the RNT Studio, with songs by Britain's hottest new song writers.

For the Royal National Theatre - Helen of Troy in The Women Of Troy, Julie in Johnny On A Spot, NT2000 Children's Hour. For the Royal Shakespeare Company - The Shakespeare Revue Barbican & West End and Showboat. Romeo and Juliet, A Connecticut Yankee (New Shakespeare Company at Regent's Park), Mercury Workshop Revue, A Chorus Of Disapproval (Salisbury playhouse), Parallel Vision, You Can't Take It With You (King's Head Theatre); Cinderella (Tokyo); Glory Of Gershwin, Oklahoma! (National Tour); The Sound Of Music and South Pacific (The Crucible, Sheffield); Enter The Guardsman (Donmar Warehouse). They're Playing Our Song, Love Song's For Shopkeeper's, Figuring Thing's, Bolt From The Blue (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough).

[edit] Cinema

The Virtuoso.

[edit] Radio

The Vicissitudes of Evangaline, Paradise Moscow, Finian's Rainbow, Carousel, Salad Days (BBC Radio 2)

[edit] Television

House of Cards, The Live Show, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, London's Burning, Love Hurts, The Boot St Band (BBC), Little White Lies and "The Murder Room"

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