Janice Adair

Biography

Janice Adair was a British film actress of the early sound era, born Beatrice Mary Duffy in 1905 to Thomas and Bridget Duffy. She began her acting career with local Operatic and Musical Society, gaining praise for performances like Franzi in A Waltz Dream and Lucy in The Streets of London. She adopted the stage name Janice Adair after meeting Alfred Hitchcock, whom she married to film editor Alfred Roome in 1936.