Janet Brown Janet Brown Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 192327 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth who was best known for his appearances in the "Carry on" films. Butterworth died in 1979 and Brown never remarried. Brown was born in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, and educated at Rutherglen Academy. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Brown gained increasing prominence because of her realistic impression of the Tory politician. She performed as
Gawn Grainger following plays: "Four to One" (1976), "Vamp Till Ready" (1978), "Lies in Plastic Smiles" (1979) and "Paradise Lost" (1980). His first marriage was to the actress Janet Key in 1970. Together they had two children. Their marriage lasted until Key's death from cancer in July 1992. His second marriage is to American-British actress Zoë Wanamaker, to whom he has been married since November 1994. Grainger was a close friend of Laurence Olivier and his family, and helped the actor write his second book "On Acting" (1986). From February to April 2012 Grainger performed as Mr Balance in The Recruiting Officer,