Jane Sherwin ( Parsons; 3 November 1934 – 16 December 2022) was a British actress, known for her appearances in

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television, with roles in the ''

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'' serial ''

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'' and ''

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''. From SVG, she trained at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...

, graduating in 1954. She started her career using her maiden name, appearing on television and in Provincial Repertory but took a break for a while to look after her three children. Returning to acting in the late 1960s, Jane adopted her marriage name (after her marriage to actor/producer Derrick Sherwin) and resumed her TV career. After leaving her acting career and the breakup of her marriage, Sherwin took on voluntary work for good causes. These included Amnesty International (being the Central America Co-ordinator for the British Section), Refugees and the Homeless. She collated poetry for collections and held sessions at the

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, where she attended for over 50 years, writing and performing into old age. Sherwin died on 16 December 2022, at the age of 88.

Television roles

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'' - Lady Jennifer Buckingham (1969) * ''

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'' - Alex Bisset (1971) * ''The Man Outside'' - Mrs. Thrush (1972) * '' Softly, Softly'' - Mrs. Sadler (1972) * '' Hawkeye, the Pathfinder'' - Mrs. Watson (1973) * ''

Barlow at Large ''Barlow at Large'', later ''Barlow'', is a British police procedural television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the title role. Johns had previously played Barlow in the ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'' and '' So ...

'' - Amanda (1974) * ''

'': ''Pressure Point'' - Kasabi (1979) * ''

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'' - Chairwoman (1981) * ''

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'' - Lady Mortimer (1981)

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* * 1934 births 2022 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British television actresses {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub