---
name: "Juliet Stevenson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/juliet-stevenson"
fi1m_id: "juliet-stevenson"
imdb_id: "nm0828980"
tmdb_id: 6238
wikidata_id: "Q272518"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-22T02:36:32.062149+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Juliet Stevenson

## Identity

Juliet Stevenson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/juliet-stevenson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** juliet-stevenson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0828980
- **TMDB ID:** 6238
- **Wikidata ID:** Q272518
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_Stevenson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6238

Actor. Born 30 October 1956 in Essex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1956, Essex, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson
- **Frequently works with:** [Timothy Spall](https://film.one/person/timothy-spall.md), [Trevor Eve](https://film.one/person/trevor-eve.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (3), 2000s 71 (2), 2010s 75 (4), 2020s 71 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Crime 3, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $77m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_Stevenson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6238

## Coming up

- *Elsinore* (2026-11-20), as Sylvia — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Village*](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md) (78), [*A Doll's House*](https://film.one/film/a-dolls-house.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Enfield Haunting*](https://film.one/tv/the-enfield-haunting.md) (77), [*The Hour*](https://film.one/tv/the-hour.md) (70)
- **Disney+:** [*Bend It Like Beckham*](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md) (76)
- **AMC+:** [*Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman*](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Juliet Stevenson

> Juliet Stevenson lets grief look private, awkward and consuming, without asking us to admire the person suffering. Smaller wife and mother parts have not always made enough use of that commitment.

In *Truly Madly Deeply* (1991), Juliet Stevenson's Nina cries with an awkwardness that makes watching her feel like an intrusion. We were moved because she makes the longing for Jamie embarrassingly private, without asking us to admire her courage. Before Anthony Minghella's romance has anything supernatural to explain, Stevenson has made us understand why this woman needs the impossible to happen.

*Drowning by Numbers* (1988), Peter Greenaway's ensemble film, came before the breakthrough of *Truly Madly Deeply*, which Minghella wrote for her. The latter gives her the responsibility of making a fantasy believable through one woman's pain. Her subsequent screen work has not always offered so much, with the supporting Paula Paxton in *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002) an example of the wife and mother parts that can underuse her. The frustration is that she has already shown how much of a film she can carry.

Minghella gets that weight of feeling from her without making the film depend on solemnity. Alan Rickman's Jamie makes the ghost convincing, and the pair give the romance its humour as well as its hurt. Remi Adefarasin's cinematography keeps Stevenson's performance prominent without drawing attention away from it. Barbara Gosnold's production design supplies ordinary domestic surroundings that help make Jamie someone Nina might actually live with.

The difficulty comes when the film tries to help her. John Stothart's editing is more persuasive with the grief than with the shifts into comedy, which can set Nina's pain aside too readily. Barrington Pheloung's music sometimes presses for tenderness Stevenson has already supplied, while Minghella's writing reaches for sweetness before an uncomfortable feeling has had time to settle. We recommend the film warmly, but those interventions make it cloying in places.

On stage, she has continued to take demanding leads, including Ruth Wolff in Robert Icke's *The Doctor* (2019). We would welcome screen roles that give her comparably substantial work, without requiring another bereavement. Start with *Truly Madly Deeply*, and forgive the occasions when the film does not leave her alone.

## Biography

Juliet Stevenson is an English actress of stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before appearing in numerous National Theatre productions.

She is known for her leading role as Nina in *Truly, Madly, Deeply* (1991), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Other film roles include Mrs Elton in *Emma* (1996), Paula Paxton in *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002) and Amanda Armstrong in *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003). In 1999 she was appointed a CBE for services to drama.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, screenonline.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), Fi1m 68, as Peggy — [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *Elsinore* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Sylvia — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *The Enfield Haunting* (2015), Fi1m 77, as Betty Grosse — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-enfield-haunting.md)
- *The Village* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Clem Allingham — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *The Hour* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Lady Elms — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hour.md)
- *Accused* (2010), Fi1m 76, as Helen Ryland — [page](https://film.one/tv/accused.md)
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), Fi1m 66, as Annie Pierrepoint — [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Paula Paxton — [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md)
- *The Politician's Wife* (1995), Fi1m 76, as Flora Matlock — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-politicians-wife.md)
- *A Doll's House* (1992), Fi1m 78, as Nora Helmer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-dolls-house.md)
- *Truly Madly Deeply* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Nina — [page](https://film.one/film/truly-madly-deeply.md)

## Complete filmography (125)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Elsinore* (2026), as Sylvia — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), as Peggy — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *Dustfall* (2026), series, Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/dustfall.md)
- *National Theatre at Home: The Land of the Living* (2025), as Ruth
- *The Deal* (2025), series, as Cindy Cohen
- *King & Conqueror* (2025), series, as Emma
- *A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story* (2025), series, as Dr. Charity Taylor
- *Rhoda* (2024), as Rhoda
- *Reawakening* (2024), as Mary
- *Wolf* (2023), series, as Matilda Anchor-Ferrers
- *Secret Invasion* (2023), series, as Maria Hill's Mum
- *Ceres* (2022), Actor
- *Walls Like Windows* (2022), as Maggie
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), series, as Sister Mary Lou, Mary Lou Prescott
- *The Long Call* (2021), series, as Dorothy Venn
- *Professor T* (2021), series, as Helena Goldberg
- *Out of Her Mind* (2020), series, as Carol
- *Four* (2020), as The Dowager
- *Queens of Mystery* (2019), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *London Unplugged* (2018), as Jayne
- *Let Me Go* (2018), as Helga
- *Hamlet* (2018), as Gertrude
- *Love Is Thicker Than Water* (2017), as Ethel
- *Riviera* (2017), series, as Cassandra Eltham
- *One of Us* (2016), series, as Louise Elliot
- *Departure* (2016), as Beatrice
- *The Enfield Haunting* (2015), series, as Betty Grosse — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-enfield-haunting.md)
- *X Company* (2015), series, as Major Marie Bellaire
- *On Angel Wings* (2014), as Mary
- *In Search of Chopin* (2014), as Narrator
- *The Portrait* (2014), as Laura Burrell
- *The Letters* (2014), as Mother Teresa
- *Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape* (2013), as Narrator
- *Atlantis* (2013), series, as The Oracle
- *Diana* (2013), as Sonia
- *Penelope* (2013), as Penny
- *The Village* (2013), series, as Clem Allingham — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *White Heat* (2012), series, as Charlotte
- *In Search of Haydn* (2012), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Hour* (2011), series, as Lady Elms — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hour.md)
- *Accused* (2010), series, as Helen Ryland — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/accused.md)
- *The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories* (2010), as Narrator (voice)
- *Triage* (2009), as Amy
- *A Previous Engagement* (2009), as Julia Reynolds
- *Desert Flower* (2009), as Lucinda
- *In Search of Beethoven* (2009), as Narrator (voice)
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, as Rachel Callaghan
- *The Secret of Moonacre* (2009), as Miss Heliotrope
- *Dustbin Baby* (2008), as Marion
- *Place of Execution* (2008), series, as Catherine Heathcote
- *The Burning Season* (2008), as Narrator (voice)
- *10 Days to War* (2008), series, as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
- *And When Did You Last See Your Father?* (2007), as Kim Morrison
- *A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman* (2007), Actor
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Diana Ellerby
- *Comedy Map of Britain* (2007), series, Actor
- *Cult Killer* (2006), as Narrator (voice)
- *Breaking and Entering* (2006), as Rosemary
- *Infamous* (2006), as Diana Vreeland
- *In Search of Mozart* (2006), as Narrator
- *The Snow Queen* (2005), as Gerda's Mother
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), as Annie Pierrepoint — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction* (2005), as Narrator
- *Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace* (2005), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart* (2005), as Narrator
- *Red Mercury* (2005), as Sofia Warburton
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Gwenda
- *Being Julia* (2004), as Evie
- *If...* (2004), series, Actor
- *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), as Amanda Armstrong
- *Hear the Silence* (2003), as Christine Shields
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (2002), as Mrs. Squeers
- *Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Pact* (2002), as Gus Harte
- *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), as Paula Paxton — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md)
- *The Road from Coorain* (2002), as Eve
- *Food of Love* (2002), as Pamela Porterfield
- *Christmas Carol: The Movie* (2001), as Mrs. Cratchit / Mother Gimlet (voice)
- *The Search for John Gissing* (2001), as Gwenyth Moore
- *Play* (2001), as 2nd Woman
- *Animated Tales of the World* (2001), series, as Narrator (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
- *Treasure Island* (1997), as Jane
- *Evita: A Grave Without Peace* (1997), as Narrator
- *Stone, Scissors, Paper* (1997), as Jean
- *Emma* (1996), as Mrs. Elton
- *Paris Was a Woman* (1996), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Politician's Wife* (1995), series, as Flora Matlock — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-politicians-wife.md)
- *The Secret Rapture* (1993), as Isobel Coleridge
- *The World of Eric Carle* (1993), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Legends of Treasure Island* (1993), series, as Jane (voice)
- *The Legends of Treasure Island* (1993), as Jane (voice)
- *The Trial* (1993), as Fraulein Burstner
- *Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me* (1993), as Narrator
- *A Doll's House* (1992), as Nora Helmer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/a-dolls-house.md)
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Nora Helmer
- *Truly Madly Deeply* (1991), as Nina — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/truly-madly-deeply.md)
- *Aimée* (1991), as Lucy
- *Living with Dinosaurs* (1990), as Vicky
- *The March* (1990), as Clare Fitzgerald
- *Ladder of Swords* (1990), as Alice Howard
- *4 Play* (1989), series, as Margaret
- *The Jim Henson Hour* (1989), series, as Vicky Marshall
- *This Is David Lander* (1988), series, as Penny Foster
- *Drowning by Numbers* (1988), as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
- *Out Of Love* (1988), as Ruth
- *Stanley* (1988), as Hilda Carline
- *Life Story* (1987), as Rosalind Franklin
- *Theban Plays: Antigone* (1986), as Antigone
- *Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus* (1986), as Antigone
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Ruth
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Fräulein Bürstner, Hilda Carline, Lucy, Jean
- *Pericles, Prince of Tyre* (1984), as Thaisa
- *Freud* (1984), series, as Elizabeth von Rietberg
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator, Narrator (voice)
- *Maybury* (1981), series, as Joanna Langston
- *The Mallens* (1979), as Barbara Mallen
- *The Mallens* (1979), series, as Barbara Bensham (née Mallen)
- *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, as Thaisa
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Catherine Lloyd
- *Black Palace*, Actor
- *Each Coming Night*, as Grandma

## Gallery

- ![Juliet Stevenson](https://film.one/media/person/78129/gallery-2ae74eadca18.jpg) Juliet Stevenson — Liam Daniel/Kindle Entertainment; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 05:07, 25 April 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Dustbin_Baby-_April_and_Marion_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A publicity still from Dustbin Baby showing April (left, played by Dakota Blue Richards) and Marion (Juliet Stevenson)](https://film.one/media/person/78129/gallery-4edf09331611.jpg) A publicity still from Dustbin Baby showing April (left, played by Dakota Blue Richards) and Marion (Juliet Stevenson) — Liam Daniel/Kindle Entertainment, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Dustbin_Baby-_April_and_Marion.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Juliet Stevenson](https://film.one/media/person/78129/gallery-938498000953.jpg) Juliet Stevenson — Image via TMDB
- ![Juliet Stevenson](https://film.one/media/person/78129/gallery-a64b835fe544.jpg) Juliet Stevenson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award 1991: Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award (won), for *Truly, Madly, Deeply*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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