Janine is originally from Yorkshire, in the North of England.  She started dancing at the age of 7 and has been performing ever since!

She became interested in acting and joined S.A.D.S and after many successful productions with them (including a devised show at the West Yorkshire Playhouse) she was cast in the historical 'York Mystery Plays'. 

Janine was then offered a place at the prestigious Drama Institute - 'The Arts Educational School', London.  There she studied the techniques of many playwrights including Chekhov, Brecht, Eugene O'Neill, Noel Coward, Pinter, Shakespeare and Mike Leigh. 

She has gone on to appear in many successful theatre productions which included Duckling Smith in 'Our Country's Good' at York Theatre Royal; Mandy in 'Studs' at the Soho Theatre; Fabian in 'Twelfth Night' at The Tabard Theatre; Nita in 'Red Devils' at The Criterion; and most recently she performed in the comedy 'Forget Me Knot' by David Tristram as Samantha with Rolling Sky Productions at The Courtyard Theatre's new venue in Old Street. 

             

Her film credits include Sam in 'All or Nothing At All'; Karen in 'China in Your Hand''; Trisha in 'Lesson'; Claudia in 'Three and a Half'; Jane in 'The Zombie Enigma' ; Anne-Marie in 'Product of the 80's''; Anna in 'Right Thing' and Candy in 'All Bound Up'. 

In August 2007 Janine went to Los Angeles to work with International Acting Coach Bernard Hiller.  Whilst there, she studied techniques of The Method Actors Studio, from Lee Strasberg to Sandy Meisner in depth.  Guests who attended - Director Gary Marshall (Pretty Woman, Georgia Rule), Producer Mark Harris (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), Casting Directors April Webster (Lost, Star Trek), Debra Aquila (The Shawshank Redemption, Sex, Lies and Video Tapes).

During her time in the US Janine filmed 'Pablo' in Las Vegas, taking on the role of Maya.  Since being back in the UK she has starred in the feature 'What We Think But Don't Say' as Kate Roberts, directed by Prince Davis.  At the beginning of 2008 she filmed 'The English Language' playing Michelle Robertson.  In addition to this she has just completed 'The Test' with Joel Chu at Etc Films.  She plays Natasha, a south east London gangland girl.  Then in May she took the film with ETC Films to Cannes. 

In the summer ETC Films will be doing a martial arts feature film 'In Too Deep' and Janine will be taking on the role of an undercover detective.  Then later in the year she will be playing the lead in 'Carnivores' , her second feature with Prince Davis. 

Awards and Achievements

Janine has received many awards for her performing excellence over the last couple of years including -The Lilian Baylis Award Winner 2004 - presented at The Old Vic by Brian Daniels (Chief Executive and Artistic Director of The New End Theatre - Picture on the left); The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust Bursary 2004; The Lionel Bart Foundation Award 2004 and The Tim Rice Charitable Trust among others. 

Janine would like to thank Graham Norton, Julia Walters, Sir Ian Holm, Susan Hampshire, Brian Cox, Nathaniel Parker, Noah Taylor, Kevin Whately, Richard Briers, Matthew Kelly and Esta Charkham for their support encouragement.