Jane Seymour

73 · Born: Feb 15, 1951

Personal Details

Born Feb 15, 1951 Hayes, Hayes and Harlington, Middlesex, England, UK

Spouse

James Keach
( May 15, 1993 to Dec 16, 2015 )
David Flynn
( Jul 18, 1981 to May 1, 1992 )
Victor Geoffrey Planer
( Aug 20, 1977 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Michael Attenborough
( Jul 10, 1971 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Mieke Gysbertha Johanna Adriana Van Tricht
John Benjamin Frankenberg

Relatives

Anne Gould (Sibling)

Biography

Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg; 15 February 1951) is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), East of Eden (1982), Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988), and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998). She has earned an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000.

Career

acting

2024

Irish Wish as Rosemary Kelly

2023

Puppy Love as Diane Matthews

2022

A Christmas Spark

A Christmas Spark as Molly

Ruby's Choice as Ruby

2021

B Positive as Bette

2020

The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa as Diane

Friendsgiving as Helen

2019

The Kominsky Method

The Kominsky Method as Madelyn

2018

High Strung Free Dance

High Strung Free Dance as Oksana

Little Italy as Corrine

Buttons, A New Musical Film

Buttons, A New Musical Film as Mrs. Browning

Better Start Running

Better Start Running

Mistrust as Veronica Malloy

Let's Get Physical

Let's Get Physical as Janet Force

2017

Becoming Bond as Maggie

Pray for Rain as Olivia Gardner

2016

Fifty Shades of Black

Fifty Shades of Black as Claire

High Strung as Oksana

Hooten & the Lady

Hooten & the Lady

2015

Bereave as Evelyn

About Scout as Gloria

2014

Jake Squared as Joanne

A Royal Christmas

A Royal Christmas as Queen Isadora

Love by Design as Vivien

Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher as Sally Haynes

Forever as Maureen Delacroix

Men at Work as Bridget

2013

Saige Paints the Sky

Saige Paints the Sky as Mimi Copeland

Lovestruck: The Musical

Lovestruck: The Musical as Harper Hutton

Austenland as Mrs. Wattlesbrook

2012

Lake Effects as Vivian

Freeloaders as Carolyn

Ben and Kate as Wendy

2011

Love, Wedding, Marriage

Love, Wedding, Marriage as Betty

Perfectly Prudence

Perfectly Prudence as Prudence MacIntyre

The Family Tree

The Family Tree as Grandma Ilene

The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle

The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle as Polynesia

2009

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit as Mom

Wake as Mrs. Reitman

The Assistants as Sandy Goldman

2008

Dear Prudence as Prudence McCoy

2006

Blind Dating as Dr. Evans

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell as President Lauren Coffey

Modern Men as Dr. Victoria Stangel

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother as Professor Lewis

2005

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers as Kathleen Cleary

2004

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree as Maggie Wiggins (Voice)

Smallville as Genevieve Teague

2002

Touching Wild Horses

Touching Wild Horses as Fiona Kelsey

Heart of a Stranger

Heart of a Stranger as Jill Maddox

2001

Blackout as Kathy Robbins

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn

2000

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Fanny Kemble Butler

Yesterday's Children

Yesterday's Children as Jenny Cole / Mary Sutton

Murder in the Mirror

Murder in the Mirror as Mary Kost Richland

1999

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn

A Memory in My Heart

A Memory in My Heart as Rebecca Blake

1998

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot as Juliana (voice)

The New Swiss Family Robinson

The New Swiss Family Robinson as Anna Robinson

A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience as Chris Winslow Whitney

1997

The Absolute Truth

The Absolute Truth as Alison Reid

1993

Praying Mantis as Linda Crandell

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Michaela Quinn

Heidi as Fräulein Rottenmeier

1992

Sunstroke as Teresa Winters

Are You Lonesome Tonight

Are You Lonesome Tonight as Adrienne Welles

1991

Memories of Midnight

Memories of Midnight as Catherine Alexander Douglas

1990

Angel of Death as Laura Hendricks

Matters of the Heart

Matters of the Heart as Hadley Norman

1989

The French Revolution

The French Revolution as Maria Antonieta

1988

The Tunnel as Maria Iribarne

Keys to Freedom

Keys to Freedom as Gillian

The Woman He Loved

The Woman He Loved as Wallis Simpson

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Maria Callas

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance as Natalie Henry

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper as Emma

1986

Crossings as Hillary Burnham

1985

Head Office as Jane Caldwell

Obsessed with a Married Woman

Obsessed with a Married Woman as Diane Putnam

1984

Dark Mirror as Leigh Cullen / Tracy Cullen

Lassiter as Sara Wells

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises as Brett Ashley

1983

Jamaica Inn as Mary Yellan

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera as Elena Korvin/Maria Gianelli

The Haunting Passion

The Haunting Passion as Julia Evans

1982

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel as Marguerite St. Just

1981

East of Eden as Kate Trask

1980

Oh Heavenly Dog

Oh Heavenly Dog as Jackie

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time as Elise McKenna

1979

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as Laura Cole

1978

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica as Serina

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers as Ethne Eustace

The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land as Genny Luckett

1977

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Princess Farah

Killer on Board

Killer on Board as Jan

Seventh Avenue as Eva Meyers

1976

The Story of David

The Story of David as Bathsheba

Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings as Marjorie Chisholm Armagh

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story as Agatha / Prima

1973

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die as Solitaire

1972

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line as Emma Callon

1970

The Only Way as Lillian Stein

appearances

2023

2018

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2011

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

2007

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2003

Christmas from Hollywood

Christmas from Hollywood

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever

Bond Girls Are Forever

1998

Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing

Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1993

Great Performances

Great Performances