Actor
Jane Lapotaire
Born December 26, 1944 in Ipswitch, Suffolk, UKDied March 5, 202635 films
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.
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First watchLady Jane19866.9as Princess MaryThe death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed.View filmEssential films
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35 films as actor- 2021SmyrnaFilio Williams
- 2020RebeccaGranny
- 2015RSC Live: Henry VQueen Isobel
- 2013LucanSusan Maxwell-Scott
- 2013RSC Live: Richard IIDuchess of Gloucester
- 2006Elizabeth David: A Life in RecipesErnestine Carter
- 2004Bella and the BoysMrs. Rogers
- 2004Can't Stop BreathingDaisy
- 2000There's Only One Jimmy GrimbleAlice Brewer
- 1997Shooting FishDylan's Headmistress
- 1996Surviving PicassoOlga Picasso
- 1996Giving TongueHilda Jacob
- 1990A Curious SuicideBetsey McCullough
- 1990Circles Of DeceitHelen
- 1989Murder on the MoonLouise Mackey
- 1988The Master BuilderAline Solness
- 1987The Dark AngelMadame de la Rougierre
- 1986Lady JanePrincess Mary
- 1984PiafÉdith Piaf
- 1984To Catch a KingIrene Neumann
- 1983MacbethLady Macbeth
- 1983EurekaHelen McCann
- 1983The Captain's DollEvangeline
- 1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetElisabeth Moulton-Barrett
- 1981Antony & CleopatraCleopatra
- 1976The House of Bernarda AlbaMagdalena
- 1976The Other WomanKim
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMiss Prescott
- 1973The Black DogOrianda
- 1972The AsphyxChristina Cunningham
- 1972On CallJean
- 1972Antony and CleopatraCharmian
- 1972Stocker's CopperAlice Stocker
- 1970Performance.Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
- 1970CrescendoLillianne