Janine Duvitski Actress - Born June 28, 1952 · Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

Birth name Christine Janine Drzewicki

Mini Bio Janine Drzewicki was born in the Lancashire town of Lancaster to an English mother and a Polish father. She attended school in Nottingham and later moved to London to train as an actress at the E 15 theatre school. Shortly after leaving she was given a couple of small roles in television dramas but had no agent and placed an advert in the 'Spotlight' agency catalogue with a photograph. As a result, she was approached by the BBC to test for a play about incest, entitled Diane (1975). Although she was in her early 20s the part was that of a 13-year-old girl, but her audition was sufficiently convincing to win her the role. The door thus opened to her for more TV and stage roles and, whilst she was appearing in 'Don Juan' at Hampstead Theatre, London, she was spotted by Mike Leigh who offered her the part of Angie in the stage production of Abigail's Party (1977), which she repeated in the television version. A familiar face in television comedy series, she has nonetheless been given very little of note in the cinema, playing typically small roles as mad women in Dracula (1979) and The Madness of King George (1994). Married to the actor Paul Bentall, she has two sons and two daughters, one being the actress Ruby Bentall, and lives in London.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: don @ minifie-1

Family

Spouse

Paul Bentall (1983 - present) 4 children M1. Jack Bentall () M2. Albert Bentall () F3. Ruby Bentall () F4. Edith Bentall ()

Children

Jack Bentall

Albert Bentall

Ruby Bentall

Edith Bentall

Trivia

Her stage surname Duvitski is a phonetic representation of her real surname Drzewicki which she thought no-one would know how to pronounce.

Mother of Jack Bentall, Albert Bentall, Ruby Bentall, and Edith Bentall.

Some sources give her birthplace as Nottingham, which was where she grew up, but records show she was born further northwest, in the Lancashire city of Lancaster.

Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki, 28 June 1952) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC television 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.

Personal life Duvitski was born in Lancaster and grew up in Nottingham to a Polish father and an English mother. She attended Nottingham Girls' High School, then a direct grant grammar school.

She trained at East 15 Acting School in Essex. She has four children, Jack, Albert, Ruby, and Edith Bentall, with her actor husband Paul Bentall. Her youngest daughter Edith is the lead singer of the band FOURS.