Janine Duvitski
Acting
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.
Born: June 28, 1952
Place of Birth: Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
The Wisdom Of The Witch
A witch predicts an untimely end for Victor; Patrick and Pippa prepare to move far away from the Meldrews, but Patrick gets stuck with Victor while trying to escape his secretary's jealous boyfriend.
The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006. It was written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Scully's New Year's Eve
Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.
Starbound
The Meldrews find a man living in their shed; he turns out to be a drug-dealer. Victor takes a gardening job, working for Patrick's new boss and dealing with very effective herbicide.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Little Dorrit
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
Vanity Fair
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
Filmography
as Sharon
as Old Pennicruik (voice)
as Nana
as Gloria
as Mrs. Wilkins
as Doris Crampton
as Betty
as Lady
as Herself
as Mrs. Leydon
as Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Martha
as Lady Scatcherd
as Peggy
as Elsie Bridges
as Various
as Soothsayer
as Emily Scuttlebutt
as Belladonna Zbinka
as Self - Panellist
as Mrs. Goadion
as Mrs. Meagles
as Self
as Aunt Lottie
as Jacqueline Stewart
as Jacqueline
as Self - Contestant
as Mary
as Eve Redmond
as Caroline / SPAT
as Mrs. Bute Crawley
as Dierdre Tibbs
as Hattie Bainbridge
as Pippa
as Emma - Nanny
as Pippa
as Margaret Nicholson
as Pippa
as Josette
as Pippa
as Speaking Woman
as Pippa
as Jane Edwards
as Interpreter
as Pippa
as Traffic Monitor
as Marina Bellamy
as Betty
as Joyce
as Natasha
as Serving Girl
as Betty
as Millicent
as Self (archive footage)
as Beatrice
as Sharon
as Jackie
as Muriel
as Student
as Carol
as Annie
as Doreen
as Audrey
as Receptionist
as Maggie
as Maureen
as Vera
as Angela
as Phillipa
as Fanatic
as Gertie
as Diane
as Diane Weaver
as Sharon
as Sheila
as Vera
as Audrey