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'''Ann Jane Wenham Figgins''' (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018) was an English actress born Jane Figgins<ref>{{cite book|last1=Room|first1=Adrian|title=Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786457632|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSIhzKnNUf4C&pg=PA506&dq=%22Jane+Wenham%22+actress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisuLqlvJjRAhUGTCYKHWlDBE4Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Jane%20Wenham%22%20actress&f=false|accessdate=29 December 2016|language=en}}</ref> in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]]. |
'''Ann Jane Wenham Figgins''' (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018) was an English actress born Jane Figgins<ref>{{cite book|last1=Room|first1=Adrian|title=Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786457632|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSIhzKnNUf4C&pg=PA506&dq=%22Jane+Wenham%22+actress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisuLqlvJjRAhUGTCYKHWlDBE4Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Jane%20Wenham%22%20actress&f=false|accessdate=29 December 2016|language=en}}</ref> in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]]. |
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Wenham made her film 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=July 17, 1954|location=Australia, Victoria, Melbourne|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 28, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> From 1957 to 1961 she was married to the actor [[Albert Finney]] |
Wenham made her film 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=July 17, 1954|location=Australia, Victoria, Melbourne|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 28, 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=December 16, 1961|location=Utah, Salt Lake City|page=25|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 28, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> Simon, who is a [[cameraman]]. |
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Wenham died in November 2018.<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> |
Wenham died in November 2018.<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> |
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Jane Wenham | |
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| Born | Ann Jane Wenham Figgins 26 November 1927 Southampton, England |
| Died | 15 November 2018 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–1992, 2010 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018) was an English actress born Jane Figgins[1] in Southampton, Hampshire.
Wenham made her film 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.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Eva Smith | |
| The Teckman Mystery | Ruth Wade | ||
| Make Me an Offer | Dobbie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Who Dotes 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 |
References
- ^ Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Shorter, Eric (26 November 2018). "Jane Wenham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External links
- Jane Wenham at IMDb
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