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{{Short description|English actress (1927–2018)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Jane Wenham
| name = Jane Wenham
| birth_name = Ann Jane Wenham Figgins
| birth_name = Ann Jane Wenham Figgins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| birth_place = [[Southampton]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2018|11|15|1927|11|26}}
| spouse = [[Albert Finney]] (1957-1961)
| yearsactive = 1954 - 1992
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Albert Finney]]|1957|1961|end=divorced}}
| occupation = Retired actress
| yearsactive = 1954–1992, 2010
| occupation = Actress
| children = 1
}}
}}
'''Ann Jane Wenham Figgins'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Room|first1=Adrian|title=Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786457632|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSIhzKnNUf4C&dq=%22Jane+Wenham%22+actress&pg=PA506|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref> (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018), known professionally as '''Jane Wenham''', was an English movie and television actress born in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]].


Wenham made her movie debut in the adaptation of [[J. B. Priestley]]'s ''[[An Inspector Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954).<ref>{{cite news|title=The Sentimental Mr. Coward Puts Wilde to Music|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8050396/the_age/|work=The Age|date=17 July 1954|location=Australia, Victoria, Melbourne|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 December 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> From 1957 to 1961, she was married to the actor [[Albert Finney]], with whom she had a son,<ref>{{cite news|title=Bard's Yarn Comes True|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8050300/the_salt_lake_tribune/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=16 December 1961|location=Utah, Salt Lake City|page=25|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 December 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> Simon, who is a [[cameraman]].
'''Jane Wenham''' (born 26 November 1927) is an English actress.


Wenham died in November 2018, at age 90.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shorter|first=Eric|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/26/jane-wenham-obituary?CMP=twt_a-stage_b-gdnstage|title=Jane Wenham obituary|work=The Guardian|date=26 November 2018|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>
She was born in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]] and led a long career in film, television and the stage. She made her film debut in the film adaptation of [[J. B. Priestley]]'s ''[[An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954). From 1957 to 1961 she was married to the actor [[Albert Finney]], nine years her junior, by whom she has a son Simon who is a [[cameraman]].


==Film roles==
== Filmography ==
* ''[[An Inspector Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954) ... as Eva Smith
* ''[[The Teckman Mystery]]'' (1954) ... as Ruth Wade
* ''Make Me an Offer'' (1954) ...as Dobbie


===Film===
==Television roles==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1954)
|-
** ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' ... as Luciana
! Year
* BBC Sunday Night Theatre (195
! Title
** ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' ... as Nerissa
! Role
* ''[[An Age of Kings]]'' (1960) (TV series) ... as [[Elizabeth Woodville]]
! class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''Persuasion'' (1960) ... as Mrs Smith
|-
* ''The Spread of the Eagle'' (1963) (TV series) ... as Portia
|1954
** aka [[Antony and Cleopatra]]
|''{{sortname|An|Inspector Calls|An Inspector Calls (1954 film)}}''
** aka [[Coriolanus (play)|Coriolanus]]
|Eva Smith
** aka [[Julius Caesar]]
|
* [[The Wednesday Play]] (1967) (1 episode)
|-
** ''Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness'' ... as Monica Bryant
|1954
* [[ITV Playhouse]] (1970) (1 episode)
|''{{sortname|The|Teckman Mystery}}''
** ''Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam'' ... as Judy Trotter
|Ruth Wade
* ''Waugh on Crime'' (1970) (1 episode)
|
** The Truth of an Old Music Hall Song ... as Avis Mallows
|-
* ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'' (1976) (1 episode)
|1955
** The Desperate Hours ... as Mrs Jamieson
* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1977) (1 episode)
|''[[Make Me an Offer]]''
|Dobbie
** Jubilee ... as Lydia, the Vicar's Wife
|
* ITV Playhouse (1979) (1 episode)
|}
** The Winkler ... as Nelma

* ''[[Testament of Youth]]'' (1979) (TV Series) ... as Mrs Brittain
===Television===
* ''[[Enemy at the Door]]'' (1980) (TV Series) (1 episode)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
** War Game ... as Louise Gardner
|-
* ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' (1981)(TV Series) (1 episode)
! Year
** Campaign for Silence ... as Edith Furneaux
! Title
* ''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]'' (1981) (TV series) ... as Dolly Partridge
! Role
** Several episodes (1982–1983)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna]]'' (1986) ... as Sophie
|-
* ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'' (1991) (1 episode)
|1953
** When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1 ... as Aunt Bridget
|''Who Dotes Yet Doubts''
* ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' (1992) (1 episode)
|Carol Airdley
** The Death of the Self ... as Judith Haines
|TV film
* "[[Downton Abbey]]" (2010) (1 episode)
|-
** Episode 7 ... as Mrs. Bates
|1953–1956
|''[[Sunday Night Theatre]]''
|Various
|9 episodes
|-
|1958
|''One Man Absent''
|Jane Peters
|TV film
|-
|1959
|''[[Saturday Playhouse]]''
|Beth
|Episode: "It Isn't Enough"
|-
|1960
|''[[BBC Sunday-Night Play]]''
|Laura Simmons
|Episode: "Young Woodley"
|-
|1960
|''[[Suspense (UK TV series)|Suspense]]''
|Mattilda Loisel
|Episode: "Payment in Full"
|-
|1960
|''[[ITV Play of the Week]]''
|Margaret Anderson
|Episode: "Reputation for a Song"
|-
|1960
|''{{sortname|An|Age of Kings}}''
|[[Elizabeth Woodville|Queen Elizabeth]]
|Episodes: "Henry VI: Parts 4 & 5", "Richard III: Parts 1 & 2"
|-
|1961
|''[[Persuasion (1960 TV series)|Persuasion]]''
|Mrs. Smith
|Episode: "1.4"
|-
|1962
|''They Hanged My Saintly Billy''
|Annie Brookes
|TV film
|-
|1962
|''[[Saki (1962 TV series)|Saki]]''
|Louisa Mebbin
|Episode: "1.5"
|-
|1963
|''It Happened Like This''
|Erica
|Episode: "Fer-de-Lance"
|-
|1963
|''{{sortname|The|Spread of the Eagle}}''
|Portia
|Episodes: "Julius Caesar: Parts 1 & 2"
|-
|1963
|''[[Sergeant Cork]]''
|Ivy Strong
|Episode: "The Case of the Soldier's Rifle"
|-
|1963
|''Teletale''
|Lou Parker
|Episode: "The Black Madonna"
|-
|1966
|''[[Theatre 625]]''
|Mathilde
|Episode: "Conquest: The Encounter"
|-
|1967
|''{{sortname|The|Wednesday Play}}''
|Monica Bryant
|Episode: "Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness"
|-
|1970
|''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]''
|Avis Mallows
|Episode: "Waugh on Crime"
|-
|1970, 1979
|''[[ITV Playhouse]]''
|Judy Trotter, Nelma
|Episodes: "Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam", "The Winkler"
|-
|1972
|''Six Faces''
|Edna Chapple
|Episode: "True Life"
|-
|1972
|''{{sortname|The|Strauss Family}}''
|Mrs. Pruckmayr
|TV miniseries
|-
|1975
|''Rooms''
|Liz
|Episodes: "Mr. Cotgrove & Miss Hicks: Parts 1 & 2"
|-
|1975
|''[[Shades of Greene]]''
|Frau Puckler
|Episode: "The Root of All Evil"
|-
|1976
|''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]''
|Mrs. Jamieson
|Episode: "The Desperate Hours"
|-
|1977
|''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
|Lydia
|Episode: "Jubilee"
|-
|1977–78
|''{{sortname|The|Sunday Drama|nolink=1}}''
|Mrs. Lomax, Nora
|Episodes: "Why Here?", "Alphabetical Order"
|-
|1979
|''[[Testament of Youth (TV series)|Testament of Youth]]''
|Mrs. Brittain
|TV miniseries
|-
|1980
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|Ethel Marshall
|1 episode
|-
|1980
|''[[Enemy at the Door]]''
|Louise Gardner
|Episode: "War Game"
|-
|1981
|''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
|Edith Furneaux
|Episode: "Campaign for Silence"
|-
|1982
|''Something in Disguise''
|Myrtle Hanger-Davies
|Episodes: "One Fine Day", "An Old Devil"
|-
|1982–83
|''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]''
|Dolly Partridge
|Episodes: "A Twist of Fate", "The Home Front"
|-
|1985
|''[[By the Sword Divided]]''
|Mrs. Lambe
|Episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Fateful Days"
|-
|1985
|''Black Silk''
|Mrs. Drummond
|Episode: "Without Prejudice"
|-
|1986
|''[[Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna]]''
|Sophie
|TV film
|-
|1991
|''{{sortname|The|Darling Buds of May|The Darling Buds of May (TV series)}}''
|Aunt Bridget
|Episode: "When the Green Buds Laugh: Part 1"
|-
|1991
|''{{sortname|A|Perfect Hero}}''
|Mrs. Hobbs
|Episode: "1.3"
|-
|1992
|''Old Boy Network''
|Margery White
|Episode: "Dances with Moles"
|-
|1992
|''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''
|Judith Haines
|Episode: "The Death of the Self"
|-
|2010
|''[[Downton Abbey]]''
|Mrs. Bates
|Episode: "1.7"
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0920993|Jane Wenham}}
* {{IMDb name|0920993|Jane Wenham}}

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[[Category:Living people]]




Latest revision as of 21:53, 18 September 2024

Jane Wenham
Born
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins

(1927-11-26)26 November 1927
Southampton, England
Died15 November 2018(2018-11-15) (aged 90)
OccupationActress
Years active1954–1992, 2010
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1957; div. 1961)​
Children1

Ann Jane Wenham Figgins[1] (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018), known professionally as Jane Wenham, was an English movie and television actress born in Southampton, Hampshire.

Wenham made her movie debut in the adaptation of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls (1954).[2] From 1957 to 1961, she was married to the actor Albert Finney, with whom she had a son,[3] Simon, who is a cameraman.

Wenham died in November 2018, at age 90.[4]

Filmography

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Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1954 An Inspector Calls Eva Smith
1954 The Teckman Mystery Ruth Wade
1955 Make Me an Offer Dobbie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 Who Dotes Yet Doubts Carol Airdley TV film
1953–1956 Sunday Night Theatre Various 9 episodes
1958 One Man Absent Jane Peters TV film
1959 Saturday Playhouse Beth Episode: "It Isn't Enough"
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play Laura Simmons Episode: "Young Woodley"
1960 Suspense Mattilda Loisel Episode: "Payment in Full"
1960 ITV Play of the Week Margaret Anderson Episode: "Reputation for a Song"
1960 An Age of Kings Queen Elizabeth Episodes: "Henry VI: Parts 4 & 5", "Richard III: Parts 1 & 2"
1961 Persuasion Mrs. Smith Episode: "1.4"
1962 They Hanged My Saintly Billy Annie Brookes TV film
1962 Saki Louisa Mebbin Episode: "1.5"
1963 It Happened Like This Erica Episode: "Fer-de-Lance"
1963 The Spread of the Eagle Portia Episodes: "Julius Caesar: Parts 1 & 2"
1963 Sergeant Cork Ivy Strong Episode: "The Case of the Soldier's Rifle"
1963 Teletale Lou Parker Episode: "The Black Madonna"
1966 Theatre 625 Mathilde Episode: "Conquest: The Encounter"
1967 The Wednesday Play Monica Bryant Episode: "Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness"
1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre Avis Mallows Episode: "Waugh on Crime"
1970, 1979 ITV Playhouse Judy Trotter, Nelma Episodes: "Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam", "The Winkler"
1972 Six Faces Edna Chapple Episode: "True Life"
1972 The Strauss Family Mrs. Pruckmayr TV miniseries
1975 Rooms Liz Episodes: "Mr. Cotgrove & Miss Hicks: Parts 1 & 2"
1975 Shades of Greene Frau Puckler Episode: "The Root of All Evil"
1976 Porridge Mrs. Jamieson Episode: "The Desperate Hours"
1977 Last of the Summer Wine Lydia Episode: "Jubilee"
1977–78 The Sunday Drama Mrs. Lomax, Nora Episodes: "Why Here?", "Alphabetical Order"
1979 Testament of Youth Mrs. Brittain TV miniseries
1980 General Hospital Ethel Marshall 1 episode
1980 Enemy at the Door Louise Gardner Episode: "War Game"
1981 Bergerac Edith Furneaux Episode: "Campaign for Silence"
1982 Something in Disguise Myrtle Hanger-Davies Episodes: "One Fine Day", "An Old Devil"
1982–83 Nanny Dolly Partridge Episodes: "A Twist of Fate", "The Home Front"
1985 By the Sword Divided Mrs. Lambe Episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Fateful Days"
1985 Black Silk Mrs. Drummond Episode: "Without Prejudice"
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Sophie TV film
1991 The Darling Buds of May Aunt Bridget Episode: "When the Green Buds Laugh: Part 1"
1991 A Perfect Hero Mrs. Hobbs Episode: "1.3"
1992 Old Boy Network Margery White Episode: "Dances with Moles"
1992 Inspector Morse Judith Haines Episode: "The Death of the Self"
2010 Downton Abbey Mrs. Bates Episode: "1.7"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Room, Adrian (10 January 2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "The Sentimental Mr. Coward Puts Wilde to Music". The Age. Australia, Victoria, Melbourne. 17 July 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Bard's Yarn Comes True". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. Associated Press. 16 December 1961. p. 25. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Shorter, Eric (26 November 2018). "Jane Wenham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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