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Jane Downs

Biography

Jane Downs

Actor

Born
January 22, 1935
Age at death
80 years old
Place of birth
Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Years active
1956 – 1997
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27

Credits

7

Movies

20

TV series

42

Years active

7.5

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Jane Downs

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Career timeline

  1. 1935 · Born

    Born in Bromley, Kent, England, UK

  2. 1956 · Screen debut

    Armchair Theatre (TV)

  3. 1982 · Breakthrough

    Family Ties (TV)

  4. 1997 · Latest release

    Midsomer Murders (TV)

  5. 2015 · Died

    May 20, 2015

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama18
  • Comedy8
  • Crime2
  • Mystery2
  • Tv Movie2
  • Family1
Highest-rated title Jeeves and Wooster 1990 8.1 Most popular title Midsomer Murders 1997 7.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jane Downs in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Dixie Goff TV
  2. 1994 Ain't Misbehavin' as Clive's Mother TV
  3. 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Additional Voices (voice) Movie
  4. 1993 You, Me and It as Joyce TV
  5. 1991 The Darling Buds of May as Countess Czernikov TV
  6. 1990 Waiting for God as Daisy TV
  7. 1990 Jeeves and Wooster as Lady Glossop TV
  8. 1988 Starlings as Mrs Wilson Movie
  9. 1987 Harry's Kingdom as Miriam Jacobs Movie
  10. 1986 ScreenPlay as Mrs. Wilson TV
  11. 1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby TV
  12. 1982 Family Ties as Photographer TV
  13. 1982 Claire as Emma Williamson TV
  14. 1974 Happy Ever After as Sybil Henderson TV
  15. 1972 Late Night Theatre as Edwina TV
  16. 1968 Ooh La La! as Lucienne TV
  17. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Constance Williams TV
  18. 1966 End in Tears as Dinah Gilliver Movie
  19. 1965 Some Lapse of Time as Diana Harrow Movie
  20. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Nora Johnson TV
  21. 1965 Out of the Unknown as Diana Harrow TV
  22. 1965 Darling as Julie (as Jane Downes) Movie
  23. 1964 Story Parade as Janet Links TV
  24. 1958 A Night to Remember as Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller Movie
  25. 1958 Pride and Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennet TV
  26. 1957 Theatre Night as Veronique TV
  27. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Mary Grayson TV

Quick facts

When did Jane Downs die?

Jane Downs died on May 20, 2015 at the age of 80.

Where was Jane Downs born?

Jane Downs was born in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.

What was Jane Downs’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Jane Downs is Armchair Theatre (1956).

How many movies and series has Jane Downs made?

Our catalogue lists 27 titles for Jane Downs: 7 movies and 20 TV series.

What is Jane Downs’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Jeeves and Wooster has the highest audience rating, with 8.1/10 on TMDB.

Also born on January 22

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