Kirsten Elizabeth Keswick 'Kirsty' Hughes (11 November 1962 – 27 May 2022) was a
British
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actress best known for playing
cartoon strip
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heroine
Jane
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* ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd
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in the 1987 film ''
Jane and the Lost City
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''.
Hughes was the daughter of a
BP businessman and was raised in
Fleet
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Canada
* Fleet, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
England
* The Fleet Lagoon, at Chesil Beach ...
in
Hampshire
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before training at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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(RADA), graduating with a diploma in 1983. She first came to notice when she appeared as an air stewardess in an ad for
British Airways
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in 1986. She played Elizabeth Robertson in an episode of the schools' series ''
Starting Out
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Background
The five-night-a-week series was created by Reg Watson as the network's replacement for the long-running s ...
'' alongside
Joanna Lumley
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and
Rebecca Lacey
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Early life
She was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of actor Ronald Lacey and actress Mela White.
Career
Lacey is best k ...
(1986). In 1987 she played
cartoon strip
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heroine
Jane
Jane may refer to:
* Jane (given name), a feminine given name
* Jane (surname), related to the given name
Film and television
* ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd
* ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...
in the film ''
Jane and the Lost City
''Jane and the Lost City'' is a 1987 UK film, based on the British newspaper strip '' Jane'' by Norman Pett. An adventure comedy set during World War II, the film was directed by Terry Marcel, and stars Kirsten Hughes in the title role, Sam Jone ...
''. Hughes played Mary McKinnon in ''
The Kitchen Toto
''The Kitchen Toto'' is a 1988 British drama film written and directed by Harry Hook and starring Edwin Mahinda, Bob Peck and Phyllis Logan.
Plot
In Kenya in 1950, a British policeman takes a murdered black priest's son to live with him at his ...
'' (1987), Anna in ''At the Cafe Continental'' (1989), Trudy/Kate Hindley in ''
Boon
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'' (1987-1991), Allison Mannering in the
Channel 5 children's television series ''
The Enid Blyton Adventures
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'' (1997), and Cynthia Barton in ''Reversals'' (2003).
[Hughes]
on the Internet Movie Database
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From 1995 to 2011 she was the partner of
Sir Benjamin Slade, and worked with him in making
Maunsel House
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and neighbouring Woodlands Castle into a successful wedding venue. After a three-year affair, she later "ran off with the handyman".
['Wanted: Baby-maker for eccentric toff, 70' - '']Daily Express
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'' 19 April 2017 pg 24
After breaking up with her new partner after a year, Hughes worked firstly as Operations Manager and later Business Manager at Dillington House, Somerset.
References
External links
*
'Actress dumps aristocrat lover who made her wealthy.. for his gardener'- ''
Daily Record'' 11 April 2012
'Sir Ben freezes the family assets'- ''
Daily Express
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'' 17 February 2013
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Kirsten
1962 births
English television actresses
English film actresses
Alumni of RADA
2022 deaths