Jane Wheeler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Jane Wheeler (born June 11, 1962, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, and casting director whose exact birthday and height are not publicly confirmed in major sources. She entered the industry in 1989 as part of the loop group on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and made her feature film debut as Dr. Wayborn in the psychological thriller The Neighbor (1993, with James Woods). She has accumulated over 90 film and television credits, frequently portraying authority figures, mothers, and edgy everywomen across both thriller and family genres, and also works as an ADR voice director and casting director. Her most notable film credits include Elizabeth Anderson in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008, with Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson), TV Host in I'm Not There (2007, directed by Todd Haynes, with Cate Blanchett), Catherine Darcy in A Different Loyalty (2004, with Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett), Mrs. Henderson in Stonewall (2015), a Bartocci customer in Brooklyn (2015, with Joel Edgerton and Alicia Vikander), Harvard Mother in Brad's Status (2017, directed by Mike White), and Aunt Anne in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018, directed by Xavier Dolan). On television she is best known as Sally Dawkins in Big Wolf on Campus (1999–2002, 13 episodes), with additional credits in The Dead Zone (1996, 1 episode), Red Creek (2017, 10 episodes), This Life (2015, 5 episodes), The Bold Type (2017, 1 episode), and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990, 1995). As a voice actress she provided the voice of Mrs. Barnes in Arthur (2000–2010, 11 seasons), and she served as ADR voice director on Blue Beetle (2023) and Deep Impact (1998).
Known For
Filmography
Plan B
TV · as Music Teacher · 1 ep
Merry Swissmas
Movie · as Carol
A Royal Queens Christmas
Movie · as Queen Alexandra
Swept Up by Christmas
Movie · as Linda
FLQ : la traque
TV · as Barbara Cross · 2 eps
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Movie · as Aunt Anne
Lemonade
Movie · as Principal
The Detectives
TV · as Connie Pangburn · 1 ep
Brad's Status
Movie · as Harvard Mother
Red Creek
TV · as Mallory Coxx · 10 eps
The Disappearance
TV · as Maria Perez · 1 ep
The Bold Type
TV · as Tina · 1 ep
The New Life of Paul Sneijder
Movie · as Dr. Walcott
Madame Hollywood
Movie · as Anchorwoman
Stonewall
Movie · as Mrs. Henderson
Brooklyn
Movie · as Bartocci Customer #1
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Movie · as Woman in Park
This Life
TV · as Theresa Lorr · 5 eps
An Eye for Beauty
Movie · as Professeur de Calgary
Exploding Sun
Movie · as Simone Mathany
Dog Pound
Movie · as Davis’ Mother
Blue Seduction
Movie · as Joyce
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Movie · as Elizabeth Anderson
The Secret
Movie · as Maggie Adams
I'm Not There
Movie · as TV Host
My Goldfish Is Evil
TV · as Beanie's Mom (voice) · 26 eps
René Lévesque
TV · as Épouse d'Eric Kierans · 1 ep
Invasion of the Space Lobsters
Movie
Crimes of Passion
Movie · as Emily Poole
Saving Emily
Movie · as Dr. Marshall
Noel
Movie · as Karen
A Different Loyalty
Movie · as Catherine Darcy / Tolland Dinner Guest #1
Tripping the Rift
TV · as (voice) · 14 eps
Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage
Movie · as Laura Bux
Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection
Movie · as Laura Bux
Obsessed
Movie · as Claire Stillman
The Dead Zone
TV · as Marcia · 1 ep
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning
Movie · as Laura Bux
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift
Movie · as Laura Bux
Tales from the Neverending Story
TV · as Laura Bux · 1 ep
The Courage to Love
Movie · as Sister Jane
Big Wolf on Campus
TV · as Sally Dawkins · 17 eps
Barney's Great Adventure
Movie · as Mom
Captive
Movie · as Female Administrator
The Kid
Movie · as Doreen Albright
Lassie
TV · as Female Tourist · 1 ep
Student Bodies
TV · as Robber · 1 ep
The Hunger
TV · as Paula · 1 ep
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Movie · as Lisa
Marked Man
Movie · as Kate Gallagher
Never Too Late
Movie · as Bank Manager
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
TV · as Kay Epps · 1 ep
Arthur
TV · as Mrs. Barnes (voice) · 1 ep
The Boys of St. Vincent
Movie · as Receptionist
Stalked
Movie · as Female Executive
Obstruction of Justice
Movie · as Maureen Coleman
By Woman's Hand
Movie · as Anne Savage (voice)
The Neighbor
Movie · as Dr. Wayborn
Sirens
TV · as Sheila · 1 ep
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
TV · as Reporter #2 · 2 eps
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
TV · as Mrs. Petterson, Ellen · 1 ep
Tropical Heat
TV · as Mrs. Mcallister · 1 ep
E.N.G.
TV · as Investigator · 1 ep