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Janet Fielding

9th September 1953 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Acting

Janet Claire Mahoney (born 9 September 1953), known professionally as Janet Fielding, is an Australian actress best known for her role as Tegan Jovanka in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1981 to 1984, alongside both Tom Baker and Peter Davison, and reprised the role some times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off audiodramas from Big Finish Productions.

47 Movies 9 TV Shows 58 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks 4th December 2025 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The Passenger poster

Doctor Who: The Passenger 13th July 2023 as Tegan Jovanka

The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years poster

The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years 11th February 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner poster

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner 23rd November 2019 as Herself

The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited poster

The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited 7th October 2019 as Self

Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis poster

Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis 18th March 2019 as Self

Peter Davison: In Conversation poster

Peter Davison: In Conversation 4th December 2018 as Self

Earthshocked poster

Earthshocked 26th November 2018

Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines poster

Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines 21st August 2018 as Self

Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe poster

Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe 26th October 2015 as Self

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage poster

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage 1st October 2015

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion poster

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion 13th August 2014 as Self / Tegan Jovanka (archive footage)

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot poster

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 23rd November 2013 as Self

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor poster

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 4th August 2013 as Self

Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre 17th May 2012 as Self

Come in Number Five poster

Come in Number Five 28th March 2011

Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude... poster

Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude... 7th March 2011 as Self

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' poster

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' 7th March 2011

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 poster

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 9th November 2010 as Tegan Jovanka (archive footage)

The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers poster

The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers 5th October 2009

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams poster

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams 5th October 2009

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 poster

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 3rd March 2008

The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us 3rd March 2008 as Tegan (archive footage)

Mouth on Legs poster

Mouth on Legs 6th July 2007

Myth Runner poster

Myth Runner 1st January 1987 as Herself

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI poster

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI 1st December 1986

A Fix with Sontarans poster

A Fix with Sontarans 23rd February 1985 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani poster

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani 16th March 1984 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks 15th February 1984 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Frontios poster

Doctor Who: Frontios 3rd February 1984 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The Awakening poster

Doctor Who: The Awakening 20th January 1984 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep poster

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep 13th January 1984 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors 25th November 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The King's Demons poster

Doctor Who: The King's Demons 16th March 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Enlightenment poster

Doctor Who: Enlightenment 9th March 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Terminus poster

Doctor Who: Terminus 23rd February 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead poster

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead 9th February 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Snakedance poster

Doctor Who: Snakedance 26th January 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity poster

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity 12th January 1983 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Time-Flight poster

Doctor Who: Time-Flight 30th March 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Earthshock poster

Doctor Who: Earthshock 16th March 1982 as Tegan

Doctor Who: Black Orchid poster

Doctor Who: Black Orchid 2nd March 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: The Visitation poster

Doctor Who: The Visitation 23rd February 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Kinda poster

Doctor Who: Kinda 9th February 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday poster

Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday 26th January 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Castrovalva poster

Doctor Who: Castrovalva 12th January 1982 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Logopolis poster

Doctor Who: Logopolis 21st March 1981 as Tegan Jovanka

Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis 1st November 2023 as Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa poster

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa 2nd July 2018 as Self

Myth Makers poster

Myth Makers 1st February 2015 as Herself

Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror 13th September 1980 as Secretary

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Janice

Shelley poster

Shelley 12th July 1979

Jim'll Fix It poster

Jim'll Fix It 31st May 1975 as Tegan Jovanka

Pebble Mill at One poster

Pebble Mill at One 9th October 1972

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Tegan Jovanka