Jane Wenham (actress)
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Jane Wenham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ann Jane Wenham Figgins 26 November 1927 Southampton, England |
| Died | 15 November 2018 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–1992, 2010 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins[1] (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018), known professionally as Jane Wenham, was an English film and television actress born 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, eleven days before her 91st birthday. [4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Eva Smith | |
| 1954 | The Teckman Mystery | Ruth Wade | |
| 1955 | Make Me an Offer | Dobbie |
Television[]
| 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 | 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[]
- ^ 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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