Jane Downs
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About
Jane Margaret Downs (22 January 1935 – 20 May 2015) was an English actress born in Bromley, Kent. Her career spanned theatre, radio, and film, and she appeared on Broadway between 1958 and 1963.
Downs began her professional life in the theatre before expanding into other mediums. Her film work included a role in A Night to Remember (1958), in which she played the wife of Kenneth More. Her first husband, Gerald Harper, also appeared in that production.
Her Broadway credits encompassed both dramatic and comedic work. Among the plays she performed in were King Henry V, Hamlet, and Man and Boy. She also appeared in the comedy Twelfth Night during her years on the Broadway stage.
In the 1970s, Downs worked in stage and television productions alongside the actor Terence Alexander. Following her divorce from Harper, she married Alexander in 1976. Downs died in London in May 2015 at the age of 80.
Personal Details
- Born
- January 22, 1935
- Hometown
- Bromley, ENGLAND
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