Janine Duvitski
Biography
Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC TV sitcom series Waiting for God, One Foot in the Grave and Benidorm. Duvitski first came to national attention in the play Abigail's Party, written and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh.
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Acting History
2025
Jay Kelly as Sharon
2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Old Pennicruik (voice)
2024Nikhil & Jay as Nana
2023The Couple Next Door as Gloria
2023Tom Jones as Mrs. Wilkins
2021Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye as Doris Crampton
2021Murder, They Hope as Betty
2019Little Joe as Lady
2018Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday as Herself
2017Hospital People as Mrs. Leydon
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light as Self
2016Houdini & Doyle as Martha
2016Doctor Thorne as Lady Scatcherd
2015Boy Meets Girl as Peggy
2014Still Open All Hours as Elsie Bridges
2013Crackanory as Various
2013Plebs as Soothsayer
2013Old Jack's Boat as Emily Scuttlebutt
2012A Young Doctor's Notebook as Belladonna Zbinka
2011The Big Quiz as Self - Panellist
2010This Is Jinsy as Mrs. Goadion
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2008Little Dorrit as Mrs. Meagles
2007All About 'Abigail's Party' as Self
2007Angel as Aunt Lottie
2007Benidorm as Jacqueline Stewart
2007Benidorm as Jacqueline
2006All Star Family Fortunes as Self - Contestant
2006The Children's Party at the Palace as Maid
2005The New World as Mary
2004The Worst Week of My Life as Eve
2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Life as Gossip
2002Foyle's War as Eve Redmond
2002About a Boy as Caroline / SPAT
1998Vanity Fair as Mrs. Bute Crawley
1998Swept from the Sea
1997Trial & Retribution
1997Midsomer Murders as Dierdre Tibbs
1997Midsomer Murders as Hattie Bainbridge
1996Starbound as Pippa
1996Megamaths as Queen of Hearts
1996London Suite as Emma - Nanny
1995The Wisdom Of The Witch as Pippa
1994The Madness of King George as Margaret Nicholson
1994The Man Who Blew Away as Pippa
1994Giorgino as Josette
1991The Man In The Long Black Coat as Pippa
1991Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again as Speaking Woman
1991Director: Alan Clarke
1990Who's Listening as Pippa
1990Waiting for God as Jane Edwards
1990Who Shot Alan B'Stard? as Interpreter
1990One Foot in the Grave as Pippa
1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1988Number 27 as Traffic Monitor
1988Drowning by Numbers as Marina Bellamy
1987East of Ipswich as Betty
1986Casualty as Joyce
1986Brush Strokes as Natasha
1985The Bride as Serving Girl
1982The Missionary as Millicent
1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)
1981Sons and Lovers as Beatrice
1980Grown-Ups as Sharon
1980Breaking Glass as Jackie
1980Cowboys as Muriel
1980The Black Stuff as Student
1979Minder as Carol
1979Dracula as Annie
1979Afternoon Off as Doreen
1979Blue Remembered Hills as Audrey
1979The Knowledge as Receptionist
1978The First Great Train Robbery as Maggie
1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf as Maureen
1978One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day as Vi
1978Scully's New Year's Eve as Vera
1978Alphabetical Order
1977Abigail's Party as Angela
1977Citizen Smith as Phillipa
1977Jabberwocky as Fanatic
1976A Collier's Friday Night as Gertie
1976The Georgian House as Ariadne
1975Diane as Diane
1974Playhouse as Diane Weaver
1974Playhouse as Sharon
1973Man About the House as Sheila
1970Play for Today as Vera
1970Play for Today as Audrey