Janet Henfrey

Janet Henfrey

Acting

August 16, 1935Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Janet E. A. Henfrey (born 16 August 1935) is a British stage and television actress. She is best known for playing Mrs. Bale on As Time Goes By, which is still rerun in the United States on PBS stations, and for her role as the schoolteacher in the BBC Dennis Potter serial The Singing Detective.

Known for

Cruella

Cruella

2021

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

The Crown

The Crown

2016

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

EverAfter

EverAfter

1998

The Omen

The Omen

2006

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Persuasion

Persuasion

2022

Acting67

Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

2023

Miss Hardaker

Persuasion

Persuasion

2022

Viscountess Lady Dalrymple

Cruella

Cruella

2021

Society Maven

The New Pope

The New Pope

2020

Lady Brannox

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

2019

The Adjudicator

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

2019

The Adjudicator

Dirty Little Rascals

Dirty Little Rascals

2018

Nan

The Crown

The Crown

2016

Vita Sackville-West

Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

Mavis Enderbury

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

Dowager

London Road

London Road

2015

Ivy

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

2015

Lady Margaret Pole

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013

Vera Thimble

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

2012

Fairytale of London Town

Fairytale of London Town

2010

Elsie Grindell

National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well

National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well

2009

The Widow

The Omen

The Omen

2006

Mrs. Horton

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Mrs Pitt

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

2002

Mrs. Jex

The Basil Brush Show

The Basil Brush Show

2002

Aunt Quartermass

My Uncle Silas

My Uncle Silas

2001

Aunt Tibby

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

Aerobics Teacher

Attila

Attila

2001

Palcharia

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

2000

Janice Waily

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999

Julie

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

1998

Mistress Hecketty Broomhead

Jilting Joe

1998

Miss Doughty

EverAfter

EverAfter

1998

Celeste

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

1998

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

Ms. Goldstein

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

1997

Miss Pym

Dual Balls

1997

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1996

Mrs. Yolland

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

Governess

A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

Mrs. Veverka

Dragonworld

Dragonworld

1994

Miss Twittingham

Deadly Obsession

Deadly Obsession

1992

Kathleen 'Kay' Calhaem

The Count of Solar

The Count of Solar

1992

Mlle Debierre

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

1992

Mrs. Bale

Bernard and the Genie

Bernard and the Genie

1991

Miss Purse

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

1991

Hester

The Fool

1990

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

1990

Dorothy Cooper

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

Miss Mapleton

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

1989

Miss Hardaker

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

Alice

Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989

Sister Mills

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

1986

Schoolteacher

Foreign Body

Foreign Body

1986

Landlady

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Miss Frobisher

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1985

Martha

Unfair Exchanges

Unfair Exchanges

1985

Teacher

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

Teacher

Chocky

Chocky

1984

Cranky Woman

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas

1984

Lucy

The Weather in the Streets

The Weather in the Streets

1983

Lady Blanche

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983

Receptionist

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill

1983

Lady in Intellegence Office (uncredited

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

1974

Charlotte

The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

1974

Embassy Section Head

Wessex Tales

Wessex Tales

1973

Mary

The Jazz Age

1968

Frau Tonn

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

1965

Miss Tillings

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

1964

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Miss Hardaker

It's All Happening

It's All Happening

1963

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