Janet Dibley

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Janet Dibley
birthname = Janet Dibley
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|12|13
location = flagicon|England Doncaster, England
height =
death_date =
death_place =
occupation = Television actor
notable role = Elaine in "The Two of Us"
Amanda Lewis in "Casualty"
Lorna Cartwright in "EastEnders"
Carol in "Fat Friends"
salary =
networth =
spouse = Tyler Butterworth
former spouse =
academyawards =
website =
footnotes =

Janet Dibley (born 13 December, 1958 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English actress.

Biography

After training at the Rose Bruford College, in April 1976 she appeared in GAS with the National Student Drama Festival which won the Royal Shakespeare Company's inaugural Buzz Goodbody Award and The Festival Judges' Awards. [ [http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=76,245,0,0,1,0 holby.tv | Casualty | Janet Dibley ] ]

Dibley came to public attention playing Elaine in ITV's "The Two of Us", a sit-com about a co-habiting couple opposite Nicholas Lyndhurst. [ [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/ustwo/index.html The Two Of Us (Summary/Cast) ] ] In 1993 Dibley played the part of Linda in "The Gingerbread Girl" a series about a single mother trying to raise her daughter. She then played Lorna Cartwright in the BBC soap "EastEnders". However it was reported that she decided to quit the show because she was uncomfortable with the plans for her character, where the script writers proposed Lorna became a prostitute and then end up getting rapedFact|date=October 2007. Dibley agreed an exit strategy, and the scripts rewritten.

Dibley has also done theatre work with the National Theatre and had roles in "Mr Cinders", "Carousel", "Twelfth Night", "Figaro", "Guys and Dolls" and "Cinderella." [ [http://www.skymaster.clara.net/janet.htm Janet Dibley ] ]

She currently stars in BBC drama "The Chase," and also writes. She is married to Tyler Butterworth.

Bibliography

*Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventureshe has 2 kids and liives in eastbourne

Notable TV roles

*"The Chase"
*"Fat Friends"
*"The Two of Us"

References

External links

*imdb|id=0225131|name=Janet Dibley