Jan Ravens

Biography

Career Overview

Jan Ravens has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Signature works include Canned Laughter, TK Maxx: How Do They Do It?, The Best of 2D TV (2002). Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

20

Birth Date

1958-05-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Canned Laughter
• 

  TK Maxx: How Do They Do It?
• 

  The Best of 2D TV (2002)
• 

  David Hockney: Double Portrait
• La Passione
• 

  The Final Frame

Frequent Collaborators

• Grace Dent (1 collaborations)
• Shakaila Forbes-Bell (1 collaborations)
• Amna Khan (1 collaborations)
• Jon Culshaw (1 collaborations)
• Dave Lamb (1 collaborations)
• David Hockney (1 collaborations)
• Lindy Dufferin (1 collaborations)
• Grey Gowrie (1 collaborations)
• Neiti Gowrie (1 collaborations)
• Margaret Hockney (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (19 credits)

  • The Best of 2D TV (2002)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Canned Laughter

    Deirdre

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • TK Maxx: How Do They Do It?

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    - Champions Week 3: Friday (2024) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Champions Week 3: Thursday (2024) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Champions Week 3: Wednesday (2024) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Champions Week 3: Tuesday (2024) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Champions Week 3: Monday (2024) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2017
  • Pointless Celebrities

    - Episode 7 (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2011
  • Fry and Laurie Reunited

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Skins

    - Effy (2008) ... Madame Deluca actor actors
    2007
  • David Hockney: Double Portrait

    Self - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • QI

    - Over and Ova (2017) ... Self actor actors

    - Gifts (2010) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • La Passione

    Mama

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - Death and Dreams (2003) ... Sarah Wroath actor actors
    1997
  • Ready, Steady, Cook

    - Episode 39 (2009) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1994
  • Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict

    Ruth Streeting

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • B&B

    Carol Dudley

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Final Frame

    Thea

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Jan Ravens, Charles Kennedy MP (1992) ... Self actor actors

    - Jan Ravens, Martin Young (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Jan Ravens, Martin Young (1990) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • One Foot in the Grave

    - Monday Morning Will Be Fine (1992) ... actor actors
    1990
  • Newsnight

    - Musk Tears Into Trump (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1980

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Cellar Tapes

    director

    directing
    1982