Janet Henfrey

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Janet Henfrey
Born (1935-08-16) 16 August 1935 (age 88)
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford
Smith College
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1963–present
Known forAs Time Goes By

Janet Ethne Anne Henfrey[1] (born 16 August 1935) is a British stage and television actress. She is best known for playing Mrs. Bale on As Time Goes By, and for her role as the schoolteacher in the Dennis Potter television play Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965), and Potter's serial The Singing Detective (1986), also as a schoolteacher.

Early life[edit]

Before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she read English at St Anne's College, Oxford, and spent a graduate year at Smith College reading History.[2]

Credits[edit]

Other TV credits include: Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985); As Time Goes By, The Jewel in the Crown; Reilly, Ace of Spies; Doctor Who (in the serial The Curse of Fenric and the episode "Mummy on the Orient Express"); Jeeves and Wooster; Casualty; Lovejoy; One Foot in the Grave; My Uncle Silas and Simon and the Witch. Henfrey also played a minor character in an episode of the 1996 series of The Famous Five, "Five Get into Trouble" and Mistress Hecate Broomhead in two episodes of The Worst Witch ("The Inspector Calls" and "Just Like Clockwork"). She appeared in the 2002 adaptation of the British miniseries Tipping The Velvet playing the character Mrs Jex, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. She also appeared in the 2015 British miniseries adaptation of Wolf Hall.

Personal life[edit]

Henfrey lives in Islington, north London. She is a member of the Labour Party and a trustee of the International Performers Aid Trust.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1963 It's All Happening April
1974 The Tamarind Seed Embassy Section Head
1981 Reds Emma Goldman's Jail Guard Uncredited
1983 Fanny Hill Lady in Intelligence Office Uncredited
1985 She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas Lucy
1986 Lady Jane Housekeeper
Foreign Body Landlady
1989 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Alice
1990 The Fool Unknown
1994 Dragonworld Miss Twittingham
A Pin for the Butterfly Mrs. Veverka
1997 Mrs Dalloway Miss Pym
Amy Foster Mrs. Rigby
The Man Who Knew Too Little Ms. Goldstein
1998 Les Misérables Mme. Gilot
Ever After Celeste
Jilting Joe Miss Doughty
1999 An Ideal Husband Miss Prism
2000 The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Janice Waily
2001 Blow Dry Aerobics Teacher
2006 The Omen Mrs. Horton
2009 Season of Mists Mary
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well The Widow
2012 Metamorphosis The Cleaner
2014 Mr. Turner Janet Uncredited
2015 London Road Ivy
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Dowager
Bridget Jones's Baby Mavis Enderbury
2021 Cruella Society Maven
2022 Persuasion Viscountess Lady Dalrymple

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Comedy Matinee Unknown Episode: "Thark"
1964 Martin Chuzzlewit Bridesmaid/Second Daughter 2 episodes
Silas Marner Miss Gunn 2 episodes
1965 A Tale of Two Cities Mrs. Cruncher 2 episodes
The Wednesday Play Miss Tillings Episode: "Stand Up, Nigel Barton"
1968 The Jazz Age Frau Tonn Episode: "Black Exchange"
1973 Wessex Tales Mary Episode: "Barbara of the House of Grebe"
1975 Churchill's People Charlotte Episode: "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf"
1981 Great Expectations Camilla Episode: "Episode Two: Part 1"
Mark Gertler: An Autobiography Lady Ottoline Morrell Television film
1983 Jury Miss Wood Episode: "Julian"
Reilly: Ace of Spies Receptionist Episode: "Shutdown"
The Weather in the Streets Lady Blanche Television film
1984 The Jewel in the Crown Edwina Crane Episode: "Crossing the River"
Chocky Cranky Woman Episode: "Episode #1.5"
1984-1992 Screen Two Mlle. Debierre/Teacher 2 episodes
1985 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV Mrs Hennigan Episode: "Episode #1.2"
Honour, Profit & Pleasure Hop-Pole Television film
Oliver Twist Martha 3 episodes
1986 Alice in Wonderland Queen of Hearts 2 episodes
Henry's Leg Mrs. Snell Episode: "Episode #1.1"
The Singing Detective Schoolteacher 5 episodes
1987 Boon University Registrar Episode: "A Fistful of Pesetas"
1987-1988 Simon and the Witch Tombola 6 episodes
1988 Mr. Majeika Dilys Sherwood Greene Episode: "He Came From Walpurgis"
(uncredited)
Wild Things Sophie Buchanan Television film
1989 Ticket to Ride Olga Episode: "A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course"
Young Charlie Chaplin Sister Mills Episode: "Episode #1.6"
Capstick's Law Miss Price Episode: "Episode #1.5"
Doctor Who Miss Hardaker 2 episodes
1990 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Mrs. Hipkins Episode: "Artists in Crime"
1991 The Upper Hand Dorothy Cooper Episode: "Common Entrance"
Jeeves and Wooster Miss Mapleton Episode: "Wooster with a Wife (or, Jeeves the Matchmaker)"
Casualty Sister Joan Episode: "Making the Break"
Bernard and the Genie Miss Purse Television film
1992 Moon and Son Madame Lefebre Episode: "The Horns of Capricorn"
Inmates Unknown Television film
Crime Story Kay Calhaem Episode: "Deadly Obsession"
1993 One Foot in the Grave Miss Lander Episode: "Hearts of Darkness"
Just a Gigolo Cynthia Episode: "Episode #1.6"
Lovejoy Miss Frobisher Episode: "The Price of Fish"
1993-2005 As Time Goes By Mrs. Bale 16 episodes
1994 Downwardly Mobile Anna Episode: "Grapefruit and Roses"
1995 Mike & Angelo Mrs. Hardacre Episode: "Mrs Shoutfire"
The Famous Five Aggie Episode: "Five Get Into Trouble"
1996 Delta Wave Receptionist Episode: "The Light Fantastic: Part 2"
No Bananas Miss Cardew 6 episodes
The Prince and the Pauper Goody Watson 3 episodes
The Moonstone Mrs. Yolland Television film
The Treasure Seekers Governess Television film
1997 Cone Zone Twigg Episode: "High Flyer"
Scene Danusha Episode: "Skinny Marink"
Dual Balls Unknown Short film
1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel Julie Television film
1999-2000 The Worst Witch Miss Hecate Broomhead 2 episodes
2001 Attila the Hun Palcharia 2 episodes
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Hettie Craven Episode: "Whatever Possessed You?"
I Was a Rat Mrs. Cribbins 3 episodes
Mr. Thompson's Carnation Miss Simmons Short film
2001-2003 Uncle Silas Aunt Tibby 2 episodes
2002 Tipping the Velvet Mrs. Jex 2 episodes
2003 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mrs. Robey Television film
2004 The Basil Brush Show Aunt Quartermass Episode: "Basil's Christmas Turkey"
2009 Scouting for Rudeboys Scout Leader Short film
2010 Fairytale of London Town Elsie Grindell Television film
2010-2014 Doctors Martha Bidwell/Poppy Heppel 2 episodes
2012 Our Life Together Alice Short film
2013 Quick Cuts Customer Episode: "Episode #1.3"
Marple Mrs. Lee Episode: "Endless Night"
2014 Father Brown Vera Thimble Episode: "The Daughters of Jerusalem"
Doctor Who Mrs. Pitt Episode: "Mummy on the Orient Express"
Toast of London Penny Traitor Episode: "The Moose Trap"
2015 Wolf Hall Lady Margaret Pole 2 episodes
2017 The Crown Vita Sackville-West Episode: "Vergangheit"
2018 Nutritiously Nicola Therapist 2 episodes
Dirty Little Rascals Nan Short film
2019 Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor The Adjudicator Television film
2019-2020 The New Pope Lady Brannox 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Janet Henfrey". IMDb. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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