JL
Jane Lapotaire
Actor
Born December 26, 1944Died March 5, 2026 (81 years)
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | The Burning Girls (TV Series) · as Joan Hartman |
| 2021 | Smyrna · as Filio Williams |
| 2021 | Dalgliesh (2021) (TV Series) · as Lady Lavinia |
| 2020 | Rebecca · as Granny |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Princess Alice |
| 2016 | The Young Messiah · as Old Sarah |
| 2013 | Lucan (2013) (TV Series) · as Susie Maxwell-Scott |
| 2013 | Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II · as Duchess Of Gloucester |
| 2012 | Endeavour (TV Series) · as Madame Belasco |
| 2011 | Windsor Castle: After the Fire · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Princess Irina |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes · as Ernestine Carter |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right (TV Series) · as Lady Milborough |
| 2004 | Bella and the Boys · as Mrs. Rogers |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Fiona Deakin-Jones |
| 2001 | The Scottish Play · as Lady Macbeth |
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble · as Alice Brewer |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Miriam |
| 1999 | Stephen King: Shining in the Dark · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution (TV Series) · as Tess |
| 1997 | Shooting Fish · as Dylan's Headmistress |
| 1997 | Ain't Misbehavin' (TV Series) · as Clara Van Trapp |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Mary Mohan |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation (TV Series) · as Sarah (voice) |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso · as Olga Picasso |
| 1995 | McCallum (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Johnny and the Dead (TV Series) · as Sylvia Liberty |
| 1992 | The Big Battalions (TV Series) · as Martha Hoyland |
| 1992 | Love Hurts (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) · as Elspeth Cost |
| 1990 | Chillers (TV Series) · as Betsey Mccullough |
| 1989 | Murder by Moonlight · as Louise Mackey |
| 1989 | The Dark Angel (TV Series) · as Madame De La Rougierre |
| 1987 | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (TV Series) · as Letizia Bonaparte |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Anouk Khoori |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Maureen |
| 1986 | Lady Jane · as Princess Mary |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Aline Solness |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Helen |
| 1984 | To Catch a King · as Irene Neumann |
| 1983 | Macbeth · as Lady Macbeth |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street · as Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett |
| 1982 | Playing Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great · as Olympias |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great (TV Series) · as Olympias |
| 1981 | Antony & Cleopatra · as Cleopatra |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as Lady Macbeth |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown (TV Series) · as Eleanor Of Aquitaine |
| 1977 | Marie Curie (TV Series) · as Marie Curie |
| 1977 | Wings (1977) (TV Series) · as Anne Boissier |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing · as Miss Prescott |
| 1975 | Edward the Seventh (TV Series) · as Dowager Empress Dagmar |
| 1972 | The Asphyx · as Christina Cunningham |
| 1972 | The Edwardians (TV Series) · as Alice Hoatson |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Juliet Tomlin |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Elly |
| 1972 | Country Matters (TV Series) · as Orianda Crabbe |
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra · as Charmian |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Emily Shaw |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Kim |
| 1970 | Performance · as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Crescendo · as Lillianne |
| 1967 | Callan (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1964 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Annie Harrison |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jean |