Jane Wenham (actress)
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.
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 |
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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