Janet Ellis
Known for

Acting

Credits

21

Gender

Woman

Birthday

16 Sept 1955 (69)

Place of birth

Chatham, Kent, England, UK

Also known as

Janet Ellis

Biography

Janet Michell Ellis, MBE is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook and How It Was.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and GadgetsHerself
2023Talking Doctor WhoSelf (archive footage)
2022Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCSelf
2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
2009Let's Dance for Comic ReliefSelf
2009The Man Behind the MasqueradeNarrator
2008Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
2006Celebrity Masterchef
2005Come Dine with Me
2001Waking the DeadTV Reporter
1999Lingerie: The Industry ExposedNarrator
1998B.P. ConfidentialSelf
1994Ready Steady CookSelf - Contestant
1985Frederick Douglass: An American LifeJulia Griffith
1980Doctor Who: The Horns of NimonTeka
1979Blankety Blank
1975The SweeneySusie
1963Doctor WhoTeka