Jane Hayward (actress)

Hayward made appearances in over twenty films and television programmes. She had roles in productions such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (film), BBC police procedural drama The Bill, Never the Twain, and Executive Stress.[1]

Jane Hayward
Died(2019-06-15)15 June 2019
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1968–2019

Jane Hayward was a British actress.

Career

In the 1970s, Jane Hayward focused her career mostly on the stage. Her roles included A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Ipswich Theatre, the title role in Cinderella at the Northampton Theatre Royal, and Jane Eyre, the stage adaptation of Dial M for Murder, and The Woman in White, also at the Northampton Theatre Royal.[2]

Hayward returned to the acting profession in 2011 after taking a break to raise her family.[3]

Death

She died after being hit by an Arriva Shires & Essex double-decker bus in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in June 2019.[4] BBC News reported in November 2019 that Hayward attempted to "cross the road without looking.[5] At the time of the accident, BBC News reported that Hayward died at the scene.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
19682001: A Space OdysseyUncredited
1973Softly, Softly: TaskforceShop AssistantEpisode: "Trial"
1974House of WhipcordEstelle
1976House of Mortal SinNurse Fowler
1978TycoonSecretaryEpisode: "Deeds and Misdeeds"
1983The ConsultantSusan Faulkner4 episodes
1983BergeracReceptionistEpisode: "A Hole in the Bucket"
1984TenkoEnid Trotter1 episode
1986Fresh FieldsMrs. HemmingsEpisode: "A Nose for Trouble"[7]
1987Executive StressPatsy Stuart2 episodes
1988The BillYuppie WomanEpisode: "Evacuation"
1989-1990The Labours of EricaSonia2 episodes
1990Never the TwainSue PrestonEpisode: "S.W.A.L.K."
2014The Crow ScarerLilly
2015Five PillarsMary
2017The GeneratorMona
2018My Month with Mrs PotterMrs. Potter
2018Love SticksDenise Blossom

References
  1. "Jane Hayward - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "Credits". Official website of Jane Hayward. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. Hayward, Jane. "About me". Official Website of Jane Hayward. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. Cunningham, Alice (14 November 2019). "Talented 'The Bill' actor died after she was 'dragged underneath' bus in Rickmansworth". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "Actor killed by bus in Rickmansworth 'crossed without looking'". BBC News. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. "Pedestrian hit in Rickmansworth bus crash dies". BBC News. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. "Jane Hayward - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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