
Janine Duvitski
Acting • Born 1952-06-28
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Abigail's Party
Movie • 1977
Angela

Angel
Movie • 2007
Aunt Lottie

Swept from the Sea
Movie • 1998

Sons and Lovers
Movie • 1981
Beatrice

Drowning by Numbers
Movie • 1988
Marina Bellamy

The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie • 2006
Maid

Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
Movie • 2021
Doris Crampton

A Collier's Friday Night
Movie • 1976
Gertie

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Movie • 2024
Old Pennicruik (voice)

Alphabetical Order
Movie • 1978

Diane
Movie • 1975
Diane

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
Movie • 2002
Gossip

Dracula
Movie • 1979
Annie

East of Ipswich
Movie • 1987
Betty

Grown-Ups
Movie • 1980
Sharon

Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
Movie • 1991
Speaking Woman

Afternoon Off
Movie • 1979
Doreen

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie • 1978
Maureen

Blue Remembered Hills
Movie • 1979
Audrey

The Bride
Movie • 1985
Serving Girl

The Missionary
Movie • 1982
Millicent

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Movie • 1982
Self (archive footage)

Scully's New Year's Eve
Movie • 1978
Vera

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie • 2016
Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)

The First Great Train Robbery
Movie • 1978
Maggie

Jabberwocky
Movie • 1977
Fanatic

Breaking Glass
Movie • 1980
Jackie

The Knowledge
Movie • 1979
Receptionist

Director: Alan Clarke
Movie • 1991

The Black Stuff
Movie • 1980
Student

About a Boy
Movie • 2002
Caroline / SPAT

All About 'Abigail's Party'
Movie • 2007
Self

The Madness of King George
Movie • 1994
Margaret Nicholson

The New World
Movie • 2005
Mary

Little Joe
Movie • 2019
Lady

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Movie • 2018
Herself

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Movie • 1978
Vi

Giorgino
Movie • 1994
Josette

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Movie • 2016
Self

One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
Movie • 1990
Pippa

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Movie • 1991
Pippa

One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away
Movie • 1994
Pippa

One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
Movie • 1995
Pippa

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Movie • 1996
Pippa

Number 27
Movie • 1988
Traffic Monitor

London Suite
Movie • 1996
Emma - Nanny

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Movie • 1990
Interpreter

Jay Kelly
Movie • 2025
Sharon

The Bank Manager's Wife
Movie • 1983
Maureen

Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Dierdre Tibbs

Waiting for God
TV • 1990
Jane Edwards

Foyle's War
TV • 2002
Eve Redmond

Citizen Smith
TV • 1977
Phillipa

The Worst Week of My Life
TV • 2004
Eve

Brush Strokes
TV • 1986
Natasha

Trial & Retribution
TV • 1997

Benidorm
TV • 2007
Jacqueline Stewart

Murder, They Hope
TV • 2021
Betty

Little Dorrit
TV • 2008
Mrs. Meagles

One Foot in the Grave
TV • 1990
Pippa

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
TV • 2009

All Star Family Fortunes
TV • 2006
Self - Contestant

This Is Jinsy
TV • 2010
Mrs. Goadion

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV • 1989

Old Jack's Boat
TV • 2013
Emily Scuttlebutt

Minder
TV • 1979
Carol

Tom Jones
TV • 2023
Mrs. Wilkins

Casualty
TV • 1986
Joyce

Houdini & Doyle
TV • 2016
Martha

Doctor Thorne
TV • 2016
Lady Scatcherd

Hospital People
TV • 2017
Mrs. Leydon

Still Open All Hours
TV • 2014
Elsie Bridges

Plebs
TV • 2013
Soothsayer

Boy Meets Girl
TV • 2015
Peggy

Play for Today
TV • 1970
Vera

Cowboys
TV • 1980
Muriel

Play for Today
TV • 1970
Audrey

Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Hattie Bainbridge

Benidorm
TV • 2007
Jacqueline

A Young Doctor's Notebook
TV • 2012
Belladonna Zbinka

Nikhil & Jay
TV • 2024
Nana

The Couple Next Door
TV • 2023
Gloria

The Big Quiz
TV • 2011
Self - Panellist

Megamaths
TV • 1996
Queen of Hearts

Playhouse
TV • 1974
Diane Weaver

Playhouse
TV • 1974
Sharon

The Georgian House
TV • 1976
Ariadne

Man About the House
TV • 1973
Sheila

Crackanory
TV • 2013
Various

Screen Two
TV • 1985
Betty

Vanity Fair
TV • 1998
Mrs Bute Crawley

Cartoon Cartoons
TV • 2026
Jean (voice)