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Jane Downs(1935-2015)

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Jane Downs
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A Night to Remember (1958)
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Jane Downs was born on 22 January 1935 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and Played Upon a Stage (1959). She was married to Terence Alexander and Gerald Harper. She died on 20 May 2015 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 22, 1935
DiedMay 20, 2015(80)
BornJanuary 22, 1935
DiedMay 20, 2015(80)
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Known for

A Night to Remember (1958)
A Night to Remember
7.9
  • Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller
  • 1958
Stacy Keach and Kevin Conroy in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
7.8
  • Additional Voices
  • 1993
Played Upon a Stage
TV Series
  • Kate Hardcastle
Alan Badel and Jane Downs in Pride and Prejudice (1958)
Pride and Prejudice
7.4
TV Series
  • Elizabeth Bennet

Credits

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Actress

  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dixie Goff
    • 2003
  • Pie in the Sky (1995)
    Pie in the Sky
    5.8
    • Traffic Reporter
    • 1995
  • Ain't Misbehavin (1994)
    Ain't Misbehavin
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Clive's Mother
    • 1994
  • Stacy Keach and Kevin Conroy in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
    7.8
    • Additional Voices
    • 1993
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Irene Gaitskill
    • 1993
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Edna Plummer
    • 1993
  • James Wilby in You, Me and It (1993)
    You, Me and It
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Joyce
    • 1993
  • John Nettles in Bergerac (1981)
    Bergerac
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Petra Crowe-Smith
    • 1991
  • Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)
    Waiting for God
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Daisy Williams
    • 1991
  • James Bond Jr. (1991)
    James Bond Jr.
    6.0
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1991–1992
  • Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
    Jeeves and Wooster
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Lady Glossop
    • 1990–1991
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Countess Czernikov
    • 1991
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • 1988
  • The Bretts (1987)
    The Bretts
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Elsie Carstairs
    • 1987
  • Alfred Molina and Robert Hardy in Sunday Premiere (1986)
    Sunday Premiere
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Miriam Jacobs
    • 1987

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A Night To Remember: The Criterion Collection
Trailer 1:28
A Night To Remember: The Criterion Collection

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jane Downes
  • Born
    • January 22, 1935
    • Bromley, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 20, 2015
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Terence Alexander1976 - May 28, 2009 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in Arthur Macrae's play, "Both Ends Meet", at the Apollo Theatre in London, England with Arthur Macrae, Alan Webb, Brenda Bruce, Miles Malleson, Cyril Raymond, Richard Pearson and Richard Easton in the cast. Peter Brook was the director.

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    Second wife of Terence Alexander.

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