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==Television roles==
==Television roles==
{| class="wikitable"
* BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1954)
|-
** ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' ... as Luciana
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* BBC Sunday Night Theatre (195
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
** ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' ... as Nerissa
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* ''[[An Age of Kings]]'' (1960) (TV series) ... as [[Elizabeth Woodville]]
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* ''Persuasion'' (1960) ... as Mrs Smith
|-
* ''The Spread of the Eagle'' (1963) (TV series) ... as Portia
|1953
** aka [[Antony and Cleopatra]]
|Who Dobts Yet Doubts
** aka [[Coriolanus (play)|Coriolanus]]
|Carol Airdley
** aka [[Julius Caesar]]
|TV Movie
* [[The Wednesday Play]] (1967) (1 episode)
|-
** ''Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness'' ... as Monica Bryant
| 1954-1956
* [[ITV Playhouse]] (1970) (1 episode)
|[[Sunday Night Theatre]]
** ''Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam'' ... as Judy Trotter
| Luciana/Nerissa/Nellie Moore
* ''Waugh on Crime'' (1970) (1 episode)
| 7 episodes
** The Truth of an Old Music Hall Song ... as Avis Mallows
|-
* ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'' (1976) (1 episode)
|rowspan=2|1960
** The Desperate Hours ... as Mrs Jamieson
* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1977) (1 episode)
| ''[[An Age of Kings]]''
| [[Elizabeth Woodville]]/Lady Elizabeth Grey/[[Queen Elizabeth]]
** Jubilee ... as Lydia, the Vicar's Wife
| 4 episodes
* ITV Playhouse (1979) (1 episode)
|-
** The Winkler ... as Nelma
| ''Persuasion''
* ''[[Testament of Youth]]'' (1979) (TV Series) ... as Mrs Brittain
| Mrs Smith
* ''[[Enemy at the Door]]'' (1980) (TV Series) (1 episode)
|1 episode
** War Game ... as Louise Gardner
|-
* ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' (1981)(TV Series) (1 episode)
|1963
** Campaign for Silence ... as Edith Furneaux
| ''The Spread of the Eagle''
* ''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]'' (1981) (TV series) ... as Dolly Partridge
| Portia
** Several episodes (1982–1983)
|
* ''[[Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna]]'' (1986) ... as Sophie
|-
* ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'' (1991) (1 episode)
|1967
** When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1 ... as Aunt Bridget
| [[The Wednesday Play]]
* ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' (1992) (1 episode)
|Monica Bryant
** The Death of the Self ... as Judith Haines
| (episode:''Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness'')
* "[[Downton Abbey]]" (2010) (1 episode)
|-
** Episode 7 ... as Mrs. Bates
|1970
|[[ITV Playhouse]]
|Judy Trotter/Avis Mallows
| 2 episodes
|-
|1976
| ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]''
|Mrs. Jamieson
|(episode:''The Desperate Hours'')
|-
|1977
| ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
|Lydia, the Vicar's Wife
|(episode:''Jubilee'')
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
| [[ITV Playhouse]]
|Nelma
| (episode:''The Winkler'')
|-
| ''[[Testament of Youth]]''
| Mrs Brittain
|
|-
|1980
| ''[[Enemy at the Door]]''
|Louise Gardner
|(episode:''War Game'')
|-
|1981
| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
|Edith Furneaux
|(episode:''Campaign for Silence'')
|-
|1982-1983
|''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]''
| Dolly Partridge
|
|-
|1986
| ''[[Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna]]''
| Sophie
|TV Movie
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]''
|Aunt Bridget
|(episode: ''When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1'')
|-
|1992
| ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''
|Judith Haines
|(episode: ''The Death of the Self'')
|-
|2010
| "[[Downton Abbey]]"
| Mrs. Bates
| 1 episode
|}


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Revision as of 07:23, 5 June 2016

Jane Wenham
Born
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins

(1927-11-26) 26 November 1927 (age 97)
OccupationRetired actress
Years active1954 - 1992
SpouseAlbert Finney (1957-1961)

Jane Wenham (born 26 November 1927) is an English actress.

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

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

Television roles

Year Title Role Notes
1953 Who Dobts Yet Doubts Carol Airdley TV Movie
1954-1956 Sunday Night Theatre Luciana/Nerissa/Nellie Moore 7 episodes
1960 An Age of Kings Elizabeth Woodville/Lady Elizabeth Grey/Queen Elizabeth 4 episodes
Persuasion Mrs Smith 1 episode
1963 The Spread of the Eagle Portia
1967 The Wednesday Play Monica Bryant (episode:Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness)
1970 ITV Playhouse Judy Trotter/Avis Mallows 2 episodes
1976 Porridge Mrs. Jamieson (episode:The Desperate Hours)
1977 Last of the Summer Wine Lydia, the Vicar's Wife (episode:Jubilee)
1979 ITV Playhouse Nelma (episode:The Winkler)
Testament of Youth Mrs Brittain
1980 Enemy at the Door Louise Gardner (episode:War Game)
1981 Bergerac Edith Furneaux (episode:Campaign for Silence)
1982-1983 Nanny Dolly Partridge
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Sophie TV Movie
1991 The Darling Buds of May Aunt Bridget (episode: When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1)
1992 Inspector Morse Judith Haines (episode: The Death of the Self)
2010 "Downton Abbey" Mrs. Bates 1 episode