Acting
Jane Lapotaire
Born 26 December 1944 in Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK · Died 5 March 2026
80 credits
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.
Known for
Acting 80
- 2023The Burning GirlsSeriesJoan Hartman
- 2021DalglieshSeriesLady Lavinia
- 2021SmyrnaFilmFilio Williams
- 2020RebeccaFilmGranny
- 2016The CrownSeriesPrincess Alice
- 2015RSC Live: Henry VFilmQueen Isobel
- 2013EndeavourSeriesMadame Belasco
- 2013LucanSeriesSusie Maxwell-Scott
- 2013RSC Live: Richard IIFilmDuchess of Gloucester
- 2013LucanFilmSusan Maxwell-Scott
- 2011Windsor Castle: After the FireFilmNarrator
- 2006Eleventh HourSeries
- 2006Elizabeth David: A Life in RecipesFilmErnestine Carter
- 2004He Knew He Was RightSeriesLady Milborough
- 2004Bella and the BoysFilmMrs. Rogers
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIFilmEdith Piaf (segment "Piaf")
- 2004Can't Stop BreathingFilmDaisy
- 2000There's Only One Jimmy GrimbleFilmAlice Brewer
- 2000Arabian NightsSeriesMiriam
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesMary Mohan
- 1997Shooting FishFilmDylan's Headmistress
- 1997McCallumSeries
- 1997Ain't Misbehavin'SeriesClara Van Trapp
- 1996Surviving PicassoFilmOlga Picasso
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSeriesSarah (voice)
- 1996Giving TongueFilmHilda Jacob
- 1995Johnny and the DeadSeriesSylvia Liberty
- 1993The Inspector Alleyn MysteriesSeriesElspeth Cost
- 1992Love HurtsSeries
- 1992The Big BattalionsSeriesMartha Hoyland
- 1990ChillersSeriesBetsey McCullough
- 1990Circles Of DeceitFilmHelen
- 1990A Curious SuicideFilmBetsey McCullough
- 1989Murder on the MoonFilmLouise Mackey
- 1989The Dark AngelSeriesMadame de la Rougierre
- 1988Blind JusticeSeriesKatherine Hughes
- 1988The Master BuilderFilmAline Solness
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeriesAnouk Khoori
- 1987Daytime LiveSeries
- 1987Napoleon and Josephine: A Love StorySeriesLetizia Bonaparte
- 1987The Dark AngelFilmMadame de la Rougierre
- 1986CasualtySeriesEileen Jarvis, Maureen
- 1986Lady JaneFilmPrincess Mary
- 1986Seal MorningSeriesMiriam Spencer
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesHelen
- 1984Playing ShakespeareSeries
- 1984To Catch a KingFilmIrene Neumann
- 1984PiafFilmÉdith Piaf
- 1983EurekaFilmHelen McCann
- 1983MacbethFilmLady Macbeth
- 1983The Captain's DollFilmEvangeline
- 1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetFilmElisabeth Moulton-Barrett
- 1981Antony & CleopatraFilmCleopatra
- 1981The Search for Alexander the GreatSeriesOlympias
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeriesLady Macbeth
- 1978The Devil's CrownSeriesEleanor of Aquitaine
- 1977Marie CurieSeriesMarie Curie
- 1976The Other WomanFilmKim
- 1976The House of Bernarda AlbaFilmMagdalena
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilmMiss Prescott
- 1975Edward the SeventhSeriesDowager Empress Dagmar, Princess Dagmar
- 1973The Black DogFilmOrianda
- 1973Oranges and LemonsSeriesAnne Sewell
- 1972Crown CourtSeriesJuliet Tomlin
- 1972Van der ValkSeriesElly
- 1972The AsphyxFilmChristina Cunningham
- 1972Antony and CleopatraFilmCharmian
- 1972Country MattersSeriesOrianda Crabbe
- 1972The EdwardiansSeriesAlice Hoatson
- 1972The SextetSeries
- 1972Stocker's CopperFilmAlice Stocker
- 1972On CallFilmJean
- 1972Love and Mr LewishamSeriesMiss Heydinger
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeriesEmily Shaw
- 1971Jason KingSeries
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesKim
- 1970Performance.FilmMrs. Farrell (uncredited)
- 1970CrescendoFilmLillianne
- 1967CallanSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesJean
Filmography from TMDB.