Jane Wenham (actress)
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Jane Wenham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ann Jane Wenham Figgins 26 November 1927 |
| Occupation | Retired actress |
| Years active | 1954 - 1992 |
| Spouse | Albert 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, by whom she has a son Simon who is a cameraman.
Film roles
- An Inspector Calls (1954) ... as Eva Smith
- The Teckman Mystery (1954) ... as Ruth Wade
- Make Me an Offer (1954) ...as Dobbie
Television roles
- BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1954)
- The Comedy of Errors ... as Luciana
- BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1955)
- The Merchant of Venice ... as Nerissa
- An Age of Kings (1960) (TV series) ... as Princess Elizabeth/Queen Elizabeth I
- Persuasion (1960) ... as Mrs Smith
- The Spread of the Eagle (1963) (TV series) ... as Portia
- aka Antony and Cleopatra
- aka Coriolanus
- aka Julius Caesar
- The Wednesday Play (1967) (1 episode)
- Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness ... as Monica Bryant
- ITV Playhouse (1970) (1 episode)
- Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam ... as Judy Trotter
- Waugh on Crime (1970) (1 episode)
- The Truth of an Old Music Hall Song ... as Avis Mallows
- Porridge (1976) (1 episode)
- The Desperate Hours ... as Mrs Jamieson
- Last of the Summer Wine (1977) (1 episode)
- 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
- Enemy at the Door (1980) (TV Series) (1 episode)
- War Game ... as Louise Gardner
- Bergerac (1981)(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Campaign for Silence ... as Edith Furneaux
- Nanny (1981) (TV series) ... as Dolly Partridge
- Several episodes (1982–1983)
- Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) ... as Sophie
- The Darling Buds of May (1991) (1 episode)
- When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1 ... as Aunt Bridget
- Inspector Morse (1992) (1 episode)
- The Death of the Self ... as Judith Haines
- "Downton Abbey" (2010) (1 episode)
- Episode 7 ... as Mrs. Bates
External links
- Jane Wenham at IMDb
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