Janice Adair (25 May 1905 – 11 November 1996) was a British film actress of the early sound era.
[2] After the family moved to West Hartlepool, Beatrice began her acting career when she joined the local Operatic and Musical Society.
[7] Shortly after, Alfred Hitchcock, who was then at Elstree, chose the stage name Janice Adair for Beatrice which she used for her subsequent roles.
[9] The Roomes had two children, a daughter Deirdre, and a son Christopher[10] who died in the Kings Cross Fire in 1987 at age 50.
[11] Beatrice Mary Roome (née Duffy), also known as Janice Adair, died peacefully at her home in Gerrards Cross on 11 November 1996, she was 91.