Jane Wymark (born 31 October 1952) is an English actress. The daughter of English actor
Patrick Wymark (1926–1970) and the American writer and playwright
Olwen Wymark, she is best known for playing Morwenna Chynoweth Whitworth (Morwenna Carne by the close of the series) in the 1970s BBC television period drama ''
Poldark
''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice ...
'' (1977), and more recently as Joyce Barnaby (1997–2011) in the
ITV detective series ''
Midsomer Murders''. She has appeared in television dramas such as ''
The Bass Player and the Blonde
''The Bass Player and the Blonde'' was a television play in the ITV Playhouse series, first broadcast 14 June 1977. It was followed up with a three-part serial with the episodes given the names of musical terms: Rondo (8 August 1978), Allegro (1 ...
'', ''
A Touch of Frost
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes' ...
'', ''
Dangerfield'', ''
Lovejoy'' and ''
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the sky, an idiom meaning an impossible or unlikely idea or plan as well as an empty wish or promise.
Pie in the sky may refer to:
* ''Pie in the Sky'' (TV series), a UK television series about a police officer turned restaurateur
* ''Pie ...
''. She also appeared as Jill Mason in the
Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...
production of ''
Equus''.
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1952 births
Living people
British people of English descent
British people of American descent
British people of Finnish descent
English people of American descent
English people of Finnish descent
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
English television actresses
Actresses from London