Person

Jane Lapotaire

Acting · 1944–2026 · Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK

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

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  Midsomer Murders

  Mary Mohan

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  Play for Today

  Kim

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  Casualty

  Eileen Jarvis

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  The Crown

  Princess Alice

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  Screen Two

  Helen

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  Crown Court

  Juliet Tomlin

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  Endeavour

  Madame Belasco

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  The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  Anouk Khoori

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  Dalgliesh

  Lady Lavinia

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  Van der Valk

  1972

• 2023The Burning GirlsJoan Hartman
• 2021SmyrnaFilio Williams
• 2021DalglieshLady Lavinia
• 2020RebeccaGranny
• 2016The CrownPrincess Alice
• 2015RSC Live: Henry VQueen Isobel
• 2013LucanSusan Maxwell-Scott
• 2013LucanSusie Maxwell-Scott
• 2013RSC Live: Richard IIDuchess of Gloucester
• 2013EndeavourMadame Belasco
• 2011Windsor Castle: After the FireNarrator
• 2006Eleventh Hour
• 2006Elizabeth David: A Life in RecipesErnestine Carter
• 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIEdith Piaf (segment "Piaf")
• 2004He Knew He Was RightLady Milborough
• 2004Bella and the BoysMrs. Rogers
• 2004Can't Stop BreathingDaisy
• 2000There's Only One Jimmy GrimbleAlice Brewer
• 2000Arabian NightsMiriam
• 1997Shooting FishDylan's Headmistress
• 1997Ain't Misbehavin'Clara Van Trapp
• 1997Midsomer MurdersMary Mohan
• 1997McCallum
• 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSarah (voice)
• 1996Surviving PicassoOlga Picasso
• 1996Giving TongueHilda Jacob
• 1995Johnny and the DeadSylvia Liberty
• 1993The Inspector Alleyn MysteriesElspeth Cost
• 1992The Big BattalionsMartha Hoyland
• 1992Love Hurts
• 1990Circles Of DeceitHelen
• 1990ChillersBetsey McCullough
• 1989Murder on the MoonLouise Mackey
• 1989The Dark AngelMadame de la Rougierre
• 1988Blind JusticeKatherine Hughes
• 1988The Master BuilderAline Solness
• 1987Napoleon and Josephine: A Love StoryLetizia Bonaparte
• 1987Daytime Live
• 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesAnouk Khoori
• 1987The Dark AngelMadame de la Rougierre
• 1986CasualtyEileen Jarvis
• 1986Seal MorningMiriam Spencer
• 1986Lady JanePrincess Mary
• 1985Screen TwoHelen
• 1984Playing Shakespeare
• 1984PiafÉdith Piaf
• 1984To Catch a KingIrene Neumann
• 1983MacbethLady Macbeth
• 1983EurekaHelen McCann
• 1983The Captain's DollEvangeline
• 1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetElisabeth Moulton-Barrett
• 1981Antony & CleopatraCleopatra
• 1981The Search for Alexander the GreatOlympias
• 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareLady Macbeth
• 1978The Devil's CrownEleanor of Aquitaine
• 1977Marie CurieMarie Curie
• 1976The House of Bernarda AlbaMagdalena
• 1976The Other WomanKim
• 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMiss Prescott
• 1975Edward the SeventhPrincess Dagmar
• 1973Oranges and LemonsAnne Sewell
• 1973The Black DogOrianda
• 1972The AsphyxChristina Cunningham
• 1972The EdwardiansAlice Hoatson
• 1972Crown CourtJuliet Tomlin
• 1972On CallJean
• 1972Van der Valk
• 1972Love and Mr LewishamMiss Heydinger
• 1972Country MattersOrianda Crabbe
• 1972The Sextet
• 1972Antony and CleopatraCharmian
• 1972Stocker's CopperAlice Stocker
• 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesEmily Shaw
• 1971Jason King
• 1970Play for TodayKim
• 1970Performance.Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
• 1970CrescendoLillianne
• 1967Callan
• 1956Armchair TheatreJean