Editing Janet Ellis (section)

==Early life==
Ellis was born in [[Chatham, Kent]], on 16 September 1955. Her father Michael "Mike" Ellis was a soldier who was stationed during her childhood at various places in Britain and [[West Germany]], and her mother was Judith Newton. Accordingly, she attended seven schools in the two countries, including Russell House School in [[Otford]], Kent between the ages of five and seven, St Hilary's in [[Sevenoaks]], Kent between the ages of 11 and 13, and from the ages of 13 to 17, her last school was [[Richmond County School for Girls]] in [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[Surrey]] (now in [[London]]).

Having expressed an interest in acting since the age of five, she applied to and was accepted by the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London but because she was too young, her place was deferred for a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/9667907/Janet-Ellis-I-am-an-unashamed-spender.html|title=Janet Ellis: 'I am an unashamed spender' |date=11 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> She spent the year gaining experience of the acting world by working backstage at the [[Harold Pinter Theatre|Comedy Theatre]] in [[central London]].

She has a sister, Sharon, who is two years younger than her.