Jane Lapotaire

Biography

Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.

Career Overview

Jane Lapotaire has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Signature works include There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, Piaf, Eureka. 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

44

Birth Date

1944-12-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK

Known For

• 

  There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
• 

  Piaf
• 

  Eureka
• 

  Windsor Castle: After the Fire
• Can't Stop Breathing
• 

  The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Frequent Collaborators

• Lewis McKenzie (1 collaborations)
• Gina McKee (1 collaborations)
• Robert Carlyle (1 collaborations)
• Ben Miller (1 collaborations)
• Wayne Galtrey (1 collaborations)
• Ciarán Griffiths (1 collaborations)
• Bobby Power (1 collaborations)
• Ray Winstone (1 collaborations)
• Samia Longchambon (1 collaborations)
• Antony Marsh (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (44 credits)

  • Smyrna

    Filio Williams

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Dalgliesh

    - A Taste for Death (2) (2021) ... Lady Lavinia actor actors

    - A Taste for Death (1) (2021) ... Lady Lavinia actor actors
    2021
  • Rebecca

    Granny

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Crown

    - Coup (2019) ... Princess Alice actor actors

    - Bubbikins (2019) ... Princess Alice actor actors
    2016
  • RSC Live: Henry V

    Queen Isobel

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Lucan

    Susan Maxwell-Scott

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • RSC Live: Richard II

    Duchess of Gloucester

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Endeavour

    - Prelude (2023) ... Madame Belasco actor actors
    2013
  • Windsor Castle: After the Fire

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

    Ernestine Carter

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Bella and the Boys

    Mrs. Rogers

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Can't Stop Breathing

    Daisy

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    Alice Brewer

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Shooting Fish

    Dylan's Headmistress

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - Who Killed Cock Robin? (2001) ... Mary Mohan actor actors
    1997
  • Surviving Picasso

    Olga Picasso

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Giving Tongue

    Hilda Jacob

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • A Curious Suicide

    Betsey McCullough

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Circles Of Deceit

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Murder on the Moon

    Louise Mackey

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Master Builder

    Aline Solness

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Dark Angel

    Madame de la Rougierre

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Lady Jane

    Princess Mary

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Casualty

    - Better Drowned (2009) ... Maureen actor actors

    - Crush (2009) ... Maureen actor actors

    - We Shall Overcome (1996) ... Eileen Jarvis actor actors
    1986
  • Piaf

    Édith Piaf

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • To Catch a King

    Irene Neumann

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Macbeth

    Lady Macbeth

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Eureka

    Helen McCann

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Captain's Doll

    Evangeline

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Search for Alexander the Great

    Olympias

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The House of Bernarda Alba

    Magdalena

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Other Woman

    Kim

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

    Miss Prescott

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Black Dog

    Orianda

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Asphyx

    Christina Cunningham

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • On Call

    Jean

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Charmian

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Stocker's Copper

    Alice Stocker

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Crown Court

    - Robin and His Juliet: Part 3 (1973) ... Juliet Tomlin actor actors

    - Robin and His Juliet: Part 2 (1973) ... Juliet Tomlin actor actors

    - Robin and his Juliet: Part 1 (1973) ... Juliet Tomlin actor actors
    1972
  • Performance.

    Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Crescendo

    Lillianne

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Play for Today

    - The Other Woman (1976) ... Kim actor actors
    1970