Jane Wenham (actress)
English actress (1927–2018)
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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.
Born
26 November 1927
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins
26 November 1927
Southampton, England
Died15 November 2018 (aged 90)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1954–1992, 2010
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 | |
| Children | 1 |
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
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" |
| 1968–1970 | Hector's House | Zaza | 78 episodes |
| 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" |
