Jane Lapotaire

Profile

Jane Lapotaire

Acting

Born 1944-12-26 · Died 2026-03-05

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Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK

Biography

Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.

Filmography

75 credits across movies and TV

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

2000 · Alice Brewer

The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

1981 · Olympias

Performance

Performance

1970 · Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004 · Edith Piaf (segment "Piaf")

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

2006 · Ernestine Carter

The Asphyx

The Asphyx

1972 · Christina Cunningham

Crescendo

Crescendo

1970 · Lillianne

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1987 · Madame de la Rougierre

Macbeth

Macbeth

1983 · Lady Macbeth

Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990 · Helen

To Catch a King

To Catch a King

1984 · Irene Neumann

Can't Stop Breathing

Can't Stop Breathing

2004 · Daisy

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 · Miss Prescott

Windsor Castle: After the Fire

Windsor Castle: After the Fire

2011 · Narrator

Eureka

Eureka

1983 · Helen McCann

Stocker's Copper

Stocker's Copper

1972 · Alice Stocker

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1972 · Charmian

RSC Live: Henry V

RSC Live: Henry V

2015 · Queen Isobel

Smyrna

Smyrna

2021 · Filio Williams

On Call

On Call

1972 · Jean

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

1976 · Kim

Murder on the Moon

Murder on the Moon

1989 · Louise Mackey

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

1988 · Aline Solness

Bella and the Boys

Bella and the Boys

2004 · Mrs. Rogers

Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish

1997 · Dylan's Headmistress

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986 · Princess Mary

Giving Tongue

Giving Tongue

1996 · Hilda Jacob

Lucan

Lucan

2013 · Susan Maxwell-Scott

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

1996 · Olga Picasso

Piaf

Piaf

1984 · Édith Piaf

Antony & Cleopatra

Antony & Cleopatra

1981 · Cleopatra

Rebecca

Rebecca

2020 · Granny

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1982 · Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett

RSC Live: Richard II

RSC Live: Richard II

2013 · Duchess of Gloucester

The Captain's Doll

The Captain's Doll

1983 · Evangeline

The Black Dog

The Black Dog

1973 · Orianda

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Mary Mohan

McCallum

McCallum

1997

Jason King

Jason King

1971

Callan

Callan

1967

The Crown

The Crown

2016 · Princess Alice

Eleventh Hour

Eleventh Hour

2006

The Big Battalions

The Big Battalions

1992 · Martha Hoyland

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · Kim

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

1972

Seal Morning

Seal Morning

1986 · Miriam Spencer

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Emily Shaw

Love Hurts

Love Hurts

1992

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

1987

Marie Curie

Marie Curie

1977 · Marie Curie

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

1972 · Elly

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

2021 · Lady Lavinia

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972 · Juliet Tomlin

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987 · Anouk Khoori

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1989 · Madame de la Rougierre

The Burning Girls

The Burning Girls

2023 · Joan Hartman

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Eileen Jarvis

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Maureen

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

1997 · Clara Van Trapp

Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

1987 · Letizia Bonaparte

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

1984

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

2000 · Miriam

Lucan

Lucan

2013 · Susie Maxwell-Scott

Endeavour

Endeavour

2013 · Madame Belasco

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996 · Sarah (voice)

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

1993 · Elspeth Cost

Johnny and the Dead

Johnny and the Dead

1995 · Sylvia Liberty

The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown

1978 · Eleanor of Aquitaine

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

1972 · Alice Hoatson

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975 · Princess Dagmar

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975 · Dowager Empress Dagmar

Chillers

Chillers

1990 · Betsey McCullough

The Sextet

The Sextet

1972

Country Matters

Country Matters

1972 · Orianda Crabbe

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Jean