Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire

Known for
Acting
Born
December 26, 1944
Died
March 5, 2026 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK

Biography

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 poster

The Burning Girls

TV · as Joan Hartman · 6 eps

2021
Smyrna poster

Smyrna

Movie · as Filio Williams

2021
Dalgliesh poster

Dalgliesh

TV · as Lady Lavinia · 2 eps

2020
Rebecca poster

Rebecca

Movie · as Granny

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Princess Alice · 2 eps

2015
RSC Live: Henry V poster

RSC Live: Henry V

Movie · as Queen Isobel

2013
Lucan poster

Lucan

Movie · as Susan Maxwell-Scott

2013
RSC Live: Richard II poster

RSC Live: Richard II

Movie · as Duchess of Gloucester

2013
Lucan poster

Lucan

TV · as Susie Maxwell-Scott · 2 eps

2013
Endeavour poster

Endeavour

TV · as Madame Belasco · 1 ep

2011
Windsor Castle: After the Fire poster

Windsor Castle: After the Fire

Movie · as Narrator

2006
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes poster

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Movie · as Ernestine Carter

2006
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

TV · 1 ep

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Movie · as Edith Piaf (segment "Piaf")

2004
Can't Stop Breathing poster

Can't Stop Breathing

Movie · as Daisy

2004
Bella and the Boys poster

Bella and the Boys

Movie · as Mrs. Rogers

2004
He Knew He Was Right poster

He Knew He Was Right

TV · as Lady Milborough · 1 ep

2000
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble poster

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

Movie · as Alice Brewer

2000
Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights

TV · as Miriam · 2 eps

1997
Shooting Fish poster

Shooting Fish

Movie · as Dylan's Headmistress

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Mary Mohan · 1 ep

1997
McCallum poster

McCallum

TV · 1 ep

1997
Ain't Misbehavin' poster

Ain't Misbehavin'

TV · as Clara Van Trapp · 3 eps

1996
Giving Tongue

Giving Tongue

Movie · as Hilda Jacob

1996
Surviving Picasso poster

Surviving Picasso

Movie · as Olga Picasso

1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation

TV · as Sarah (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Johnny and the Dead poster

Johnny and the Dead

TV · as Sylvia Liberty · 4 eps

1993
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries poster

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

TV · as Elspeth Cost · 1 ep

1992
The Big Battalions poster

The Big Battalions

TV · as Martha Hoyland · 5 eps

1992
Love Hurts poster

Love Hurts

TV · 20 eps

1990
Circles Of Deceit poster

Circles Of Deceit

Movie · as Helen

1990
A Curious Suicide

A Curious Suicide

Movie · as Betsey McCullough

1990
Chillers poster

Chillers

TV · as Betsey McCullough · 1 ep

1989
Murder on the Moon poster

Murder on the Moon

Movie · as Louise Mackey

1989
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

TV · as Madame de la Rougierre · 3 eps

1988
The Master Builder poster

The Master Builder

Movie · as Aline Solness

1988
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

TV · as Katherine Hughes · 5 eps

1987
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

Movie · as Madame de la Rougierre

1987
Daytime Live

Daytime Live

TV · 1 ep

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Anouk Khoori · 3 eps

1987
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story poster

Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

TV · as Letizia Bonaparte · 3 eps

1986
Lady Jane poster

Lady Jane

Movie · as Princess Mary

1986
Seal Morning poster

Seal Morning

TV · as Miriam Spencer · 6 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Eileen Jarvis, Maureen · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Aline Solness · 1 ep

1984
To Catch a King poster

To Catch a King

Movie · as Irene Neumann

1984
Piaf poster

Piaf

Movie · as Édith Piaf

1984
Playing Shakespeare poster

Playing Shakespeare

TV · 9 eps

1983
Macbeth poster

Macbeth

Movie · as Lady Macbeth

1983
Eureka poster

Eureka

Movie · as Helen McCann

1983
The Captain's Doll poster

The Captain's Doll

Movie · as Evangeline

1982
The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Movie · as Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett

1981
Antony & Cleopatra poster

Antony & Cleopatra

Movie · as Cleopatra

1981
The Search for Alexander the Great poster

The Search for Alexander the Great

TV · as Olympias · 4 eps

1978
The Devil's Crown poster

The Devil's Crown

TV · as Eleanor of Aquitaine · 11 eps

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Lady Macbeth · 1 ep

1977
Marie Curie poster

Marie Curie

TV · as Marie Curie · 5 eps

1976
The Other Woman poster

The Other Woman

Movie · as Kim

1976
The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

Movie · as Magdalena

1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Movie · as Miss Prescott

1975
Edward the Seventh poster

Edward the Seventh

TV · as Princess Dagmar, Dowager Empress Dagmar · 2 eps

1973
The Black Dog

The Black Dog

Movie · as Orianda

1973
Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

TV · as Anne Sewell · 1 ep

1972
The Asphyx poster

The Asphyx

Movie · as Christina Cunningham

1972
Stocker's Copper poster

Stocker's Copper

Movie · as Alice Stocker

1972
Antony and Cleopatra poster

Antony and Cleopatra

Movie · as Charmian

1972
On Call

On Call

Movie · as Jean

1972
Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk

TV · as Elly · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Juliet Tomlin · 3 eps

1972
The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians

TV · as Alice Hoatson · 1 ep

1972
The Sextet poster

The Sextet

TV · 1 ep

1972
Country Matters poster

Country Matters

TV · as Orianda Crabbe · 1 ep

1972
Love and Mr Lewisham poster

Love and Mr Lewisham

TV · as Miss Heydinger · 4 eps

1971
Jason King poster

Jason King

TV · 1 ep

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Emily Shaw · 1 ep

1970
Performance. poster

Performance.

Movie · as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

1970
Crescendo poster

Crescendo

Movie · as Lillianne

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Kim · 1 ep

1967
Callan poster

Callan

TV · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Jean · 1 ep