List of Jane Seymour performances
Jane Seymour is an English-American actress. She rose to prominence in a leading role in the television series The Onedin Line (1972–1973) and as Bond girl Solitaire in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). From 1993 to 1998, Seymour starred as Dr. Michaela Quinn in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, earning her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe nominations, winning once in 1995. For her role in the miniseries Captains and the Kings (1976), Seymour was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In 1982, Seymour won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for the miniseries East of Eden (1981). She received additional Golden Globe nominations in the same category for the television film The Woman He Loved (1988), in which she portrayed Wallis Simpson, and the miniseries War and Remembrance (1988-1989), for which she was nominated twice consecutively in addition to receiving another Emmy nomination. By this time, Seymour had won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988), in which she played Maria Callas.[1][2]
Seymour's other notable roles include in the films Somewhere in Time (1980), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), La Révolution française (1989), and Wedding Crashers (2005), as well as recurring roles in Battlestar Galactica (1978), Smallville (2004-2005), The Kominsky Method (2019, 2021) and B Positive (2021-2022).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Chorus Girl | Uncredited |
| 1970 | The Only Way | Lillian Stein | |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Pamela Plowden | |
| 1973 | The Best Pair of Legs in the Business | Kim Thorn | |
| Live and Let Die | Solitaire | ||
| Frankenstein: The True Story | Agatha/Prima | ||
| 1976 | To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream | Luisa | |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Princess Farah | |
| Killer on Board | Jan | ||
| 1978 | The Four Feathers | Ethne Eustace | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Serina | ||
| 1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Jackie Howard | |
| Somewhere in Time | Elise McKenna | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1984 | Lassiter | Sara Wells | |
| 1986 | Head Office | Jane Caldwell | |
| 1988 | El Túnel (The Tunnel) | Maria Iribarne | |
| 1989 | La Révolution française | Marie Antoinette | |
| 1994 | Count on Me | Unknown | |
| 1997 | California | Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Lady Juliana | Voice |
| The New Swiss Family Robinson | Anna Robinson | ||
| 2002 | Touching Wild Horses | Fiona Kelsey | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Kathleen Cleary | |
| 2006 | The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell | President Lauren Coffey | |
| Blind Dating | Dr. Evans | ||
| 2007 | After Sex | Janet | |
| 2009 | Wake | Mrs. Reitman | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Sarah | Voice | |
| The Assistants | Sandy Goldman | ||
| 2011 | Perfectly Prudence | Prudence Macintyre | |
| Love, Wedding, Marriage | Betty | ||
| The Family Tree | Grandma Ilene | ||
| 2012 | Freeloaders | Carolyn | |
| Lake Effects | Vikki Tisdale | ||
| 2013 | Austenland | Mrs. Wattlesbrook | |
| An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky | Miriam "Mimi" Copeland | ||
| 2014 | Love by Design | Vivien | |
| 2015 | Bereave | Evelyn | |
| About Scout | Gloria Prescott | ||
| 2016 | Fifty Shades of Black | Claire | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
| High Strung | Oksana | ||
| 2017 | Becoming Bond | Maggie | Documentary |
| Sandy Wexler | Cindy Marvelle | ||
| Pray for Rain | Olivia Gardner | ||
| The Female Brain | Cheryl | ||
| Just Getting Started | Delilah | ||
| 2018 | Better Start Running | Mary Linson | |
| Mistrust | Veronica Malloy | ||
| Little Italy | Corinne | ||
| High Strung: Free Dance | Oksana | ||
| Buttons: A Christmas Tale | Mrs. Browning | ||
| 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Diane | |
| Friendsgiving | Helen | ||
| 2022 | Ruby's Choice | Ruby | |
| A Christmas Spark | Molly | ||
| 2023 | Puppy Love | Diane | |
| 2024 | Irish Wish | Rosemary Kelly |
Television movies
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Story of David | Bathsheba | |
| 1977 | Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover | Margie Parks | |
| Seventh Avenue | Eva Meyers | ||
| 1978 | Love's Dark Ride | Diana | |
| 1979 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | Laura Cole | |
| 1982 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite Blakeney | |
| 1983 | The Phantom of the Opera | Maria Gianelli/Elena Korvin | |
| Jamaica Inn | Mary Yellan | ||
| The Haunting Passion | Julia Evans | ||
| 1984 | Dark Mirror | Leigh Cullen/Tracy Cullen | |
| The Sun Also Rises | Brett Ashley | ||
| 1985 | Obsessed with a Married Woman | Diane Putnam | |
| 1986 | Crossings | Hillary Burnham | |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Herself | Television special |
| 1988 | Keys to Freedom | Gillian | |
| The Woman He Loved | Wallis Simpson | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
| Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Maria Callas | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | |
| Jack the Ripper | Emma Prentiss | ||
| 1990 | Angel of Death | Laura Hendricks | |
| Matters of the Heart | Hadley Norman | ||
| 1991 | Passion | Amanda Brooks | |
| Memories of Midnight | Catherine Alexander | ||
| 1992 | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Adrienne Welles | |
| Sunstroke | Teresa Winters | ||
| 1993 | Praying Mantis | Linda Crandell | |
| Heidi | Fräulein Rottenmeier | ||
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | Hazel Brannon Smith | |
| 1997 | The Absolute Truth | Alison Reed | |
| 1998 | A Marriage of Convenience | Chris Winslow Whitney | |
| 1999 | A Memory in My Heart | Rebecca Vega | |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn | ||
| 2000 | Murder in the Mirror | Dr. Mary Kost Richland | |
| Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | Fanny Kemble Butler | ||
| Yesterday's Children | Jenny Cole/Mary Sutton | ||
| 2001 | Blackout | Kathy Robbins | |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn | ||
| 2002 | Heart of a Stranger | Jill Maddox | |
| 2008 | Dear Prudence | Prudence Macintyre | |
| 2013 | Lovestruck: The Musical | Harper Hutton | |
| An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky | Mimi | ||
| 2014 | Unknown Heart | Sally Haynes | |
| A Royal Christmas | Isadora, Queen of Cordinia |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Here Come the Double Deckers | Alice | Episode: "Scooper Strikes Out" |
| 1972 | The Pathfinders | Shelia Conway | Episode: "Fly There, Walk Back" |
| The Strauss Family | Karolin | 4 episodes | |
| The Onedin Line | Emma Callon | 10 episodes | |
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Veronique d' Aubray | Episode: "The Leather Funnel" |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man | Laura Burnett | Episode: "Ring of Return" |
| 1976 | Our Mutual Friend | Bella Wilfer | 6 episodes |
| Captains and the Kings | Marjorie Chisholm Armagh | 4 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | |
| 1977 | McCloud | Nidavah Ritzach | Episode: "The Great Taxicab Stampede" |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Genny Luckett | 3 episodes |
| Battlestar Galactica | Serina | 5 episodes | |
| 1981 | East of Eden | Cathy/Kate Ames | 3 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| BBC2 Playhouse | — | Episode: "Last Summer's Child" | |
| 1988–1989 | War and Remembrance | Natalie Henry | 12 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (1988–1989) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| 1993–1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn | 149 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama (1995) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama (1993–1994, 1996) Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Television Performer (1993) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1994, 1998) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1994, 1996) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1993–1994, 1997–1998) |
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Herself | Episode: "Must Kill TV" |
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | Episode: "Dharma's Tangled Web" | |
| 1998-2000 | Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever | Roxanne | movie |
| 1999 | Healthy Living | 14 episodes | |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Debra Connor | Episode: "Families" |
| 2004–2005 | Smallville | Genevieve Teague | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Modern Men | Dr. Victoria Stangel | 7 episodes |
| How I Met Your Mother | Professor Lewis | Episode: "Aldrin Justice" | |
| Justice | Karen Patterson | Episode: "Filicide" | |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Donna | 3 episodes |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Rachel Argyle | Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence" | |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Jane Seymour | Episode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car" |
| 2009 | The Quitter Show | Mother | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Castle | Gloria Chambers | Episode: "One Life to Lose" |
| 2012 | Once Upon a Christmas | Narrator | Special |
| 2012–2013 | Franklin & Bash | Colleen Bash | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Wendy | Episode: "B-Squad" |
| Newsreaders | Claire Clatter | Episode: "Unborn Again" | |
| 2014 | Men at Work | Bridget | Episode: "Gigo-Milo" |
| Back in the Game | Mrs. Crosby | Episode: "Who's on First" | |
| Rosamunde Pilcher | Sally Haynes | Episode: "Unknown Heart" | |
| Forever | Maureen Delacroix | Episode: "The Ecstasy of Agony" | |
| 2015–2016 | Jane the Virgin | Amanda Elaine | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Hooten & the Lady | Lady Lindo-Parker | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Let's Get Physical | Janet | 8 episodes |
| I Feel Bad | Chewey's Mom | Episode: "My Kid Has to Grow Up" | |
| 2019 | The Hypnotist's Love Story | Anne | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019, 2021 | The Kominsky Method | Madelyn | 7 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2019) |
| 2021–2022 | B Positive | Bette | Recurring role; 14 episodes |
| 2022 | The Guardians of Justice | Addison Walker | Main Role; 7 episodes |
| 2022–present | Harry Wild | Harry Wild | Main Role, also Executive Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 270
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 665