Jane Lapotaire Biography (1944-)

Full name, Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire; born December 26, 1944, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; daughter of Louise Elise (maiden name, Burgess) Lapotaire; stepdaughter of Yves Lapotaire (in oil industry); married Oliver Wood, 1965(divorced, 1967); married Roland Joffe (a film director), 1974 (divorced, 1982); children: Rowan (a screenwriter). Addresses: Agent: Storm ArtistsManagement, 47 Brewer St., London W1R 3FD, England.

Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: December 26, 1944; Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Ruby Birtle, When We Are Married, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1965
Vivie, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1965-1967
Natasha, War and Peace, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1965-1967
Ruth, The Homecoming, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1965-1967
Judith, The Dance of Death, National Theatre, London, 1967
Antoinette, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre, 1967
Mincing, later Mrs. Fainall, The Way of the World, National Theatre, 1969
Tania, Macrune's Guevara, National Theatre, 1969
Zanche, The White Devil, National Theatre, 1969
Don Quixote's niece, The Travails of Sancho Panza, National Theatre, 1969
Jessica, The Merchant of Venice, National Theatre, 1970
Zerbinetta, Scapino, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1970-1971
Katherina, The Taming of the Shrew, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-1971
Jocasta, Oedipus, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-1971
Isabella, Measure for Measure, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-1971
Lieschen, The Captain of Koepenick, National Theatre, 1971
Lady Macduff, Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1974
Sonya, Uncle Vanya, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1974
Rosalind, As You Like It, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975
Viola, Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975
Vera, A Month in the Country, Royal Shakespeare Company, Albery Theatre, London, 1975
Lucy Honeychurch, A Room with a View, Royal Shakespeare Company, Albery Theatre, 1975
Rosalind, As You Like It, Riverside Studios, London, 1976
Title role, The Duchess of Malfi, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976
Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost, Stratford, 1978 then Aldwych Theatre, 1979
Edith Piaf, Piaf, Other Place Theatre, London, then Warehouse Theatre, London, later Aldwych Theatre, all 1979 then Wyndham's Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre, both London, 1980 later Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1981
Eileen, Kick for Touch, National Theatre, 1983
Belvidera, Venice Preserv'd, National Theatre, 1984
Antigone, National Theatre, 1984
Title role, Saint Joan, Compass Company, 1985
Double Double, Fortune Theatre, London, 1986
Misalliance, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1986
Archbishop's Ceiling, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1986
Greenland, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1988
Joy Davidman, Shadowlands, Queen's Theatre, London, 1989-1990
Gertrude, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, London, 1992

Mrs. Alving, Ghosts, Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, Stratford, 1993
Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII (also known as The Famous History of the Life of Henry VIII), Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1998
Major Tours
Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII (also known as The Famous History of the Life of Henry VIII), Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. cities, 1998
Maria Callas, Master Class, British cities, 1999
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Empress Marie of Russia, Edward the King (also known as Edwardthe Seventh and The Royal Victorians), 1975
Title role, Marie Curie, 1977
Playing Shakespeare, 1984
Letizia, Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
Clara von Trapp, Ain't Misbehavin', 1997
Miriam, Arabian Nights, NBC, 2000
Specials
Country Matters, 1975
Edith Piaf, Piaf, syndicated, 1982
Mrs. Solness, The Master Builder, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
Movies
Irene Neumann, To Catch a King, HBO, 1984
Louise Mackey, Murder by Moonlight (also known as Dark of the Moon and Murder on the Moon), CBS, 1989
Episodic
French maid, "Buried in the Cold Cold Ground," Jason King, 1971
Kristina, "The Contract," Callan, 1972
Cleopatra, "Antony and Cleopatra," The Shakespeare Plays (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra), PBS and Showtime, 1981
Lady Macbeth, "Macbeth," The Shakespeare Plays (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Macbeth), PBS and Showtime, 1983
Miriam Spencer, "Seal Morning," WonderWorks, PBS, 1985
Madame de la Rougierre, "The Dark Angel," Mystery!, 1987 PBS, 1991
Series
Aliener d'Aquitaine, The Devil's Crown, 1978
Blind Justice, 1988
Diane Warburg, Love Hurts, BBC, 1991-1993
Martha, The Big Battalions, Channel 4 (England), 1992
Other
Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, 1982
The Captain's Doll, 1983
Claire, The Testament of John, 1984
Anouk Khoori, Simisola, 1995
Hilda Jacob, Giving Tongue, 1996
Also appeared in The Other Woman and Stocker's Copper.
Film Appearances
Isadora, 1968
Lillianne, Crescendo, 1970
Charmian, Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antonio y Cleopatra), 1973
Christina Cunningham, The Asphyx (also known as Spirit of the Dead), 1973
Miss Prescott, One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, 1976
Helen McCann, Eureka, 1983
Princess Mary, Lady Jane, Paramount, 1986
Olga Picasso, Surviving Picasso, Warner Bros., 1996
Principal, Shooting Fish, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Old woman, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (also known as JimmyGrimble), Pathe, 2000
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Coauthor, Do Us Part, 1982
Other Writings
Grace and Favour (autobiography), 1989
Out of Order, 1999

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