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Biography
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.
Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1981
Filmography29 titles
The Crown
2016as Princess Alice
2016as Princess Alice
Smyrna
2021as Filio Williams
2021as Filio Williams
Endeavour
2013as Madame Belasco
2013as Madame Belasco
Midsomer Murders
1997as Mary Mohan
1997as Mary Mohan
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Emily Shaw
as Emily Shaw
McCallum
Antony & Cleopatra
1981as Cleopatra
1981as Cleopatra
Lucan
as Susie Maxwell-Scott
as Susie Maxwell-Scott
Callan
1967
1967
Lady Jane
1986as Princess Mary
1986as Princess Mary
Dalgliesh
2021as Lady Lavinia
2021as Lady Lavinia
Arabian Nights
2000as Miriam
2000as Miriam
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000as Alice Brewer
2000as Alice Brewer
Performance
1970as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
1970as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
Chillers
as Betsey McCullough
as Betsey McCullough
Eleventh Hour
2006
2006
Edward the Seventh
as Dowager Empress Dagmar
as Dowager Empress Dagmar
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Anouk Khoori
as Anouk Khoori
Macbeth
1983as Lady Macbeth
1983as Lady Macbeth
Rebecca
2020as Granny
2020as Granny
Shooting Fish
1997as Dylan's Headmistress
1997as Dylan's Headmistress
Casualty
1986as Maureen
1986as Maureen
Van der Valk
1972as Elly
1972as Elly
The Asphyx
1972as Christina Cunningham
1972as Christina Cunningham
Surviving Picasso
1996as Olga Picasso
1996as Olga Picasso
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975as Miss Prescott
1975as Miss Prescott
Antony and Cleopatra
1972as Charmian
1972as Charmian
Eureka
1983as Helen McCann
1983as Helen McCann
Crescendo
1970as Lillianne
1970as Lillianne