Birth date | 29 Oct, 1985 |
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Age |
34 yrs
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Occupations |
Actor
Film actor |
Citizenship |
United Kingdom
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Birth place |
Bournemouth
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Education | Stella Mann College of Performing Arts |
Gender |
Female
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Description | British actress |
Janet Montgomery is an English actress who starred in the television series ‘Human Target’ for a year and in movies such as ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The Rapture’.
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Personal life
Janet Montgomery was born on 29th October, 1985 in Bournemouth, Dorset. She is a British by nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Janet was raised in Bournemouth itself along with her brother Jason Montgomery in Bournemouth itself. Janet’s parents were really supportive of her decision to pursue an acting career as they had seen their daughter’s potential in that field. Janet has also mastered the art of dancing. She trained at Stella Mann College of Performing Arts which is based in Bedford.
Janet used to be a great dancer during her college days but later she changed her mind and shifted her focus towards acting. Janet Montgomery got featured in a kid’s program called ‘Short Change’. Due to lack of professional training and support from an established actor, Janet could only land a few minor acting roles for many years. Things slowly changed for the better as her friend Gethin Anthony casted Janet in his production.
Janet Montgomery was in a relationship with actor Charlie Cox whom she met at Bowery hotel, New York. Her love affair did not last long and the couple decided to separate. Currently, Janet is single and has no kids. Janet loves to use her instagram account wherein she can be seen uploading pictures from her work, travel and home.
Career
Despite receiving professional training in dancing, Janet somehow knew that acting was her real calling and so she chose to pursue acting. In the year 2008, Janet starred in an episode of ‘Skins’. Subsequently, she appeared in the film ‘Dis/Connected’ and ‘Flushed’. The following year meant many great films for Janet as she went on to star in ‘Sofia’, ‘Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead’ and ‘Bulgaria- The Hills Run Red’. Then in 2010, Janet starred as Ruth in ‘The Rupture’ and as Giselle in ‘Dead Cert’. She also got to play the supporting role in ‘Black Swan’ which later got nominated for the Academy Award.
Janet’s audition tape impressed a few producers who signed her to appear in ‘Entourage’. While shooting for ‘Entourage’ in New York, Janet got an invitation to appear on ‘The League’, which is an American football show. Janet starred as Princess Mithian in the show ‘King Arthur’ in December 2011. The following year, she played the main role in ‘Made in Jersey’. Janet has also enacted alongside David Tennant in ‘Spies of Warsaw’ television series.
She has portrayed Grace Van Helsing in ‘Gothica’. Later in 2014, ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ made and announcement that Janet was to star as a prostitute in the movie ‘Amateur Night’ opposite Jason Biggs. Janet began recurring in ‘This Is Us’ since October 2016. Janet has been nominated for the ‘Fangoria Chainsaw Awards’ twice in her life for the TV series ‘Salem’. Janet has a net worth of $40 thousand as of now.
Last Modified: Feb 7, 2020