Actor
Jane Merrow
Born August 26, 1941 in Hertfordshire, England, UK
22 films
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Jane Merrow (born 26 August 1941) is a British actress, born in London to an English mother and German refugee, who was active in the 1960s and 1970s in England and the US. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her most notable role was as Alais, the mistress of Henry II (played by Peter O'Toole) in The Lion in Winter (1968), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of actress in a supporting role, losing to Ruth Gordon who won for Rosemary's Baby.
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First watchThe Lion in Winter19687.4as AlaisChristmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex.View filmEssential films
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22 films as actor- TBAGet LostAnna (The White Queen)
- 2025In the Grip of TerrorMatron Margaret
- 2020The Haunting of Margam CastleEdith Withers
- 2018New Chilling Tales: The AnthologyMrs. White / Woman ("The Monkey's Paw" "The Yellow Wallpaper")
- 2013The Yellow Wallpaper
- 2010Beware of What You Wish ForMrs White
- 1997Sharpe's WaterlooDuchess of Richmond
- 1983The AppointmentDianna
- 1981The Patricia Neal StoryVal Eaton
- 1974A Time for LoveJanice
- 1974Diagnosis: MurderMary Dawson
- 1973The Horror at 37,000 FeetSheila O'Neill
- 1972The Hound of the BaskervillesBeryl Stapleton
- 1971Hands of the RipperLaura
- 1970Adam's WomanBess
- 1968The Lion in WinterAlais
- 1968Assignment KMartine
- 1967Night of the Big HeatAngela Roberts
- 1965The World of George Orwell: 1984Julia
- 1965CatacombsAlice Taylor
- 1964The SystemNicola
- 1961Don't Bother to KnockAmerican Girl