Jennifer Jayne

Acting

Jennifer Jayne

Born
Died
(aged 74)
Birthplace
Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits
40 titles

Biography

Jennifer Jayne (14 November 1931 – 23 April 2006) was an English film and television actress.

Her name at birth was Jennifer Jones, which she altered in order to avoid confusion with Jennifer Jones, the Hollywood actress. She was born in Yorkshire to theatrical parents.

Her film debut was a minor walk-on in Once a Jolly Swagman (1948), followed by The Blue Lamp (1949). Both of these starred Dirk Bogarde and she also appeared in the mystery The Black Widow, in 1951, with Anthony Forwood, Bogarde's lifelong partner.

After guest appearances in the television series The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), Sword of Freedom (1957), and Danger Man (1961), she was cast as the hero's wife in the next historical adventure series from the film-making division of Lew Grade's The Adventures of William Tell.

She was a romantic lead in Raising the Wind (1961), set in a music academy; she was also the leading lady in a Norman Wisdom vehicle, On the Beat (1962).

She married art director Peter Mullins in 1958; they remained married until her death in 2006.

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Known For

Acting credits 38

YearTitleRole
1985 The Doctor and the Devils Film Barmaid
1983 The Jigsaw Man Film Nurse
1978 The Medusa Touch Film Mrs. Morlar
1968 Nearest and Dearest TV Penelope (1 ep)
1967 Man in a Suitcase TV (1 ep)
1967 ITV Playhouse TV Laura (1 ep)
1967 The Further Adventures of the Musketeers TV Madeleine (9 ep)
1967 They Came from Beyond Space Film Lee Mason
1965 The Liquidator Film Janice Benedict
1965 Riviera Police TV Joyce Perelli (1 ep)
1965 Hysteria Film Gina McConnell
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Film Nicolle (segment 5 "Vampire")
1964 The Wednesday Play TV Natalie (1 ep)
1964 Clash by Night Film Nita Lord
1964 Theatre 625 TV Secretary (1 ep)
1962 On the Beat Film Rosanna Guardia
1962 The Saint TV Olga Geraldi (1 ep)
1962 Band of Thieves Film Anne
1962 Richard the Lionheart TV Mary (1 ep)
1961 Raising the Wind Film Jill Clemons
1961 Whiplash TV (1 ep)
1960 Danger Man TV Rosa (1 ep)
1959 No Hiding Place TV (1 ep)
1958 Mark of the Phoenix Film Airline Ticket Clerk
1958 The Adventures of William Tell TV Hedda Tell (15 ep)
1958 The Trollenberg Terror Film Sarah Pilgrim
1958 A Woman of Mystery Film Ruby Ames
1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Film (uncredited)
1958 Ivanhoe TV Vatain, Lady Eleanor (1 ep)
1957 The End of the Line Film Anne Bruce
1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot TV Iolta, Elsa (1 ep)
1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Gladys, Olivia, Carlotta (1 ep)
1955 A Yank in Ermine Film Enid
1953 It's a Grand Life Film Pvt. Desmond
1951 Black Widow Film Sheila Kemp
1951 There Is Another Sun Film Dora
1950 The Blue Lamp Film June (Uncredited)
1949 Once a Jolly Swagman Film Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Crew credits 2

YearTitleJob
1974 Son of Dracula Film Screenplay
1973 Tales That Witness Madness Film Writer
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