Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding (born Janet Claire Mahoney, 9 September 1953) is an Australian actress, known for her role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as companion Tegan Jovanka.
Early life and career
Fielding was born in Brisbane. As 'Janet Claire Fielding' she made her UK TV debut in the Hammer House of Horror episode "Charlie Boy", which aired in October 1980 as it was announced she had been cast as the next Doctor Who companion.
Between 1981 and 1984 Fielding played the part of Tegan Jovanka, a companion of the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, and later of the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison. She made a guest appearance on Jim'll Fix It in a Doctor Who-related sketch alongside Colin Baker's Doctor in 1985 (A Fix with Sontarans). She played Mel during Sylvester McCoy's audition for the part of the Seventh Doctor. In 1984 she had a role in the ITV children's drama Murphy's Mob, followed in 1985 with a part in Hold The Back Page.
In 1991 Fielding gave up acting to take up an administrative position with Women in Film and Television UK. While she maintained the position for only three and a half years, she has continued to work with the group since then, managing the Skillset study on successful women in television in 2009. After leaving her position with the group, Fielding worked as a theatrical agent, at one point representing Paul McGann when he took the role of the Eighth Doctor.