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Juliet Stevenson

Acting Born Oct 30, 1956 Essex, England, UK 138 credits
138
Total Credits
1978–2026
49 Years Career Span
35
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE, was born on 30 October 1956 in Kelvedon, Essex, England. An English actress of stage and screen, she is also recognised as a narrator. Stevenson’s professional name appears in credits as Juliet Stevenson and she is also listed under the full name Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson. As of the latest data she has accumulated roughly 140 acting credits across film and television. She achieved notable recognition for her performance in the 1991 film Truly, Madly, Deeply, which earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award. Her career is documented in major databases, including the TMDB and Wikipedia, confirming her status as a prominent English performer.

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Career

Career overview

Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE, was born on 30 October 1956 in Essex, England. She is an English actress who has worked extensively on both stage and screen, and she has also performed as a narrator. Over the course of her career she has accumulated a substantial body of work, with more than one hundred and thirty credited appearances in film and television.

Stevenson gained particular recognition for her performance in the 1991 film Truly, Madly, Deeply, a role that earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. Her versatility has been demonstrated through a wide range of characters across a variety of productions, reflecting her long‑standing presence in the industry.

In addition to her screen work, Stevenson’s contributions to theatre have been a core component of her professional life, complementing her extensive screen résumé. Her career, spanning several decades, continues to be marked by a steady flow of performances that underscore her status as a prominent figure in English acting.

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Career timeline

A Talent for a Murder
King & ConquerorJane Austen: Rise of a GeniusA Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis StoryThe DealNational Theatre at Home: The Land of the Living
ReawakeningRhodaMozart: Rise of a Genius
Secret InvasionWolfShakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Remembers…The Man Who Fell to EarthThe Man Who Fell to EarthCeresWalls Like Windows
Professor TThe Long Call
FourOut of Her Mind
Let Me GoHamletLondon Unplugged
Riviera1066: A Year to Conquer EnglandSea Sorrow1066: A Year to Conquer EnglandLove Is Thicker Than Water
One of UsDeparture
X CompanyThe Enfield Haunting
The LettersIn Search of ChopinOn Angel WingsThe Portrait
AtlantisThe VillageDianaOrangutans: The Great Ape EscapePenelope
White HeatIn Search of Haydn
The Hour
AccusedThe Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories
Law & Order: UKDesert FlowerThe Secret of MoonacreTriageA Previous Engagement
10 Days to WarPlace of ExecutionThe Burning SeasonDustbin BabyThe Mallen Secret
LewisThe Alan Titchmarsh ShowComedy Map of BritainAnd When Did You Last See Your Father?A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
Breaking and EnteringInfamousCult KillerIn Search of Mozart
The Snow QueenPierrepoint: The Last HangmanRed MercuryThe Kidnapping of Elizabeth SmartJohn Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction
If...Being JuliaThe Hunt for the Camden Ripper
Mona Lisa SmileCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on FilmHear the Silence
Bend It Like BeckhamThe PactNicholas NicklebyFood of LoveThe Road from Coorain
PlayThe Search for John GissingChristmas Carol: The Movie
The Beginning of the End of the Affair
Trial by Fire
Cider with RosieB.P. Confidential
ArthouseTreasure IslandStone, Scissors, PaperEvita: A Grave Without Peace
EmmaParis Was a Woman

Full Filmography

138 titles
  • A Talent for a Murder (2026) as Peggy
  • King & Conqueror (2025) as Emma
  • Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius (2025) as Self - Narrator
  • A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025) as Dr. Charity Taylor
  • The Deal (2025) as Cindy Cohen
  • National Theatre at Home: The Land of the Living (2025) as Ruth
  • Reawakening (2024) as Mary
  • Rhoda (2024) as Rhoda
  • Mozart: Rise of a Genius (2024) as Self - Narrator
  • Secret Invasion (2023) as Maria Hill's Mum
  • Wolf (2023) as Matilda Anchor-Ferrers
  • Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius (2023) as Narrator
  • Remembers… (2022)
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022) as Sister Mary Lou
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022) as Mary Lou Prescott
  • Ceres (2022)
  • Walls Like Windows (2022) as Maggie
  • Professor T (2021) as Helena Goldberg
  • The Long Call (2021) as Dorothy Venn
  • Four (2020) as The Dowager
  • Out of Her Mind (2020) as Carol
  • Let Me Go (2018) as Helga
  • Hamlet (2018) as Gertrude
  • London Unplugged (2018)
  • Riviera (2017) as Cassandra Eltham
  • 1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017) as Herself - Narrator
  • Sea Sorrow (2017) as Self
  • 1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017) as Herself - Narrator
  • Love Is Thicker Than Water (2017) as Ethel
  • Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution (2017) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • One of Us (2016) as Louise Elliot
  • Departure (2016) as Beatrice
  • X Company (2015)
  • The Enfield Haunting (2015) as Betty Grosse
  • The Letters (2014) as Mother Teresa
  • In Search of Chopin (2014) as Narrator
  • On Angel Wings (2014) as Mary
  • The Portrait (2014) as Laura Burrell
  • Atlantis (2013) as The Oracle
  • The Village (2013) as Clem Allingham
  • Diana (2013) as Sonia
  • Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape (2013) as Narrator
  • Penelope (2013) as Penny
  • Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin (2013)
  • White Heat (2012) as Charlotte
  • In Search of Haydn (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Hour (2011) as Lady Elms
  • Accused (2010) as Helen Ryland
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Law & Order: UK (2009)
  • Desert Flower (2009) as Lucinda
  • The Secret of Moonacre (2009) as Miss Heliotrope
  • Triage (2009) as Amy
  • A Previous Engagement (2009) as Julia Reynolds
  • In Search of Beethoven (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • 10 Days to War (2008) as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
  • Place of Execution (2008) as Catherine Heathcote
  • The Burning Season (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • Dustbin Baby (2008) as Marion
  • The Mallen Secret (2008) as Barbara Mallen
  • Lewis (2007) as Diana Ellerby
  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
  • Comedy Map of Britain (2007)
  • And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) as Kim Morrison
  • A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman (2007)
  • Breaking and Entering (2006) as Rosemary
  • Infamous (2006) as Diana Vreeland
  • Cult Killer (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • In Search of Mozart (2006) as Narrator
  • The Snow Queen (2005) as Gerda's Mother
  • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005) as Annie Pierrepoint
  • Red Mercury (2005) as Sofia Warburton
  • The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart (2005) as Narrator
  • John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction (2005) as Narrator
  • If... (2004)
  • Being Julia (2004) as Evie
  • The Hunt for the Camden Ripper (2004) as Self - Narrator
  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003) as Amanda Armstrong
  • Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) as Self - W2 (From "Play")
  • Hear the Silence (2003) as Christine Shields
  • Bend It Like Beckham (2002) as Paula Paxton
  • The Pact (2002) as Gus Harte
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002) as Mrs. Squeers
  • Food of Love (2002) as Pamela Porterfield
  • The Road from Coorain (2002) as Eve
  • Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive (2002) as Narrator (voice)
  • Play (2001) as 2nd Woman
  • The Search for John Gissing (2001) as Gwenyth Moore
  • Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Mrs. Cratchit / Mother Gimlet (voice)
  • The Beginning of the End of the Affair (2000) as Readings (voice)
  • Trial by Fire (1999) as Helen West
  • Cider with Rosie (1998) as Annie Lee
  • B.P. Confidential (1998) as Narrator
  • Arthouse (1997) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Treasure Island (1997) as Jane
  • Stone, Scissors, Paper (1997) as Jean
  • Evita: A Grave Without Peace (1997) as Narrator
  • Emma (1996) as Mrs. Elton
  • Paris Was a Woman (1996) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Politician's Wife (1995) as Flora Matlock
  • The Legends of Treasure Island (1993) as Jane (voice)
  • The World of Eric Carle (1993) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Trial (1993) as Fraulein Burstner
  • The Legends of Treasure Island (1993) as Jane (voice)
  • The Secret Rapture (1993) as Isobel Coleridge
  • Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me (1993) as Narrator
  • A Doll's House (1992) as Nora Helmer
  • Performance (1991) as Nora Helmer
  • Aimée (1991) as Lucy
  • Truly Madly Deeply (1991) as Nina
  • Living with Dinosaurs (1990) as Vicky
  • Ladder of Swords (1990) as Alice Howard
  • The March (1990) as Clare Fitzgerald
  • 4 Play (1989) as Margaret
  • Drowning by Numbers (1988) as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
  • This Is David Lander (1988)
  • Out Of Love (1988) as Ruth
  • Stanley (1988) as Hilda Carline
  • Dispatches (1987)
  • Life Story (1987) as Rosalind Franklin
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Ruth
  • Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986) as Antigone
  • Theban Plays: Antigone (1986) as Antigone
  • Screen Two (1985) as Fräulein Bürstner
  • Screen Two (1985) as Hilda Carline
  • Screen Two (1985) as Lucy
  • Screen Two (1985) as Jean
  • Freud (1984) as Elizabeth von Rietberg
  • Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984) as Thaisa
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator (voice)
  • Timewatch (1982) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Mallen Curse (1980) as Barbara Mallen
  • The Mallens (1979) as Barbara Bensham (née Mallen)
  • The Mallens (1979) as Barbara Mallen
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Thaisa
  • Dustfall
  • Elsinore

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Juliet Stevenson best known for?

Juliet Stevenson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Secret Invasion (2023), Remembers… (2022), The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022), The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022).

When and where was Juliet Stevenson born?

Juliet Stevenson was born on October 30, 1956 in Essex, England, UK.

How many credits does Juliet Stevenson have?

Juliet Stevenson has accumulated over 138 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1978 to 2026.

What is Juliet Stevenson's background in cinema and television?

Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE, was born on 30 October 1956 in Kelvedon, Essex, England. An English actress of stage and screen, she is also recognised as a narrator. Stevenson’s professional name appears in credits as Juliet Stevenson and she is also listed under the full name Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson. As o...