Jennifer Jayne (14 November 1931 – 23 April 2006) was an English film and television actress born in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

to theatrical parents. Born Jennifer Jayne Jones, she adopted her stage name of Jennifer Jayne to avoid confusion with the Hollywood actress

Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...

Career

Her film debut was a minor walk-on in ''

Once a Jolly Swagman ''Once a Jolly Swagman'' is a 1949 British film starring Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Bill Owen, Thora Hird and Sid James. It is centred on the sport of motorcycle speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time. It was releas ...

'' (1948), followed by ''

The Blue Lamp ''The Blue Lamp'' is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that t ...

'' (1949). Both of these starred Dirk Bogarde and she also appeared in the mystery '' The Black Widow'', in 1951, with Anthony Forwood. After guest appearances in the television series ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia d ...

'' (1955), ''

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ''The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'' is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a ...

'' (1956), and ''

Sword of Freedom ''Sword of Freedom'' was a 1958 drama adventure series for a family audience. Like several of its predecessors (most notably ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''), it was produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and fitted into the same sw ...

'' (1957), she was cast as the hero's wife in the next historical adventure series from the film-making division of

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's ATV, ''

The Adventures of William Tell ''The Adventures of William Tell'' is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the episodes aired on the syndicated NTA Film Network in 1958 ...

'' (1958). She was a romantic lead in '' Raising the Wind'' (1961), set in a music academy and in ''Band of Thieves'' (1962), a musical comedy; she was also the leading lady in a Norman Wisdom vehicle, '' On the Beat'' (1962). Under the pseudonym Jay Fairbank, she wrote the screenplays for Tales That Witness Madness (1973) and Son of Dracula (1974)

Personal life

She married art director Peter Mullins in 1958; they remained married until her death in 2006, aged 74.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1949) - Autograph Hunter (uncredited) * '' Poet's Pub'' (1949) - Cyclist (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - June (uncredited) * ''

There Is Another Sun ''There Is Another Sun'', released in the United States as ''Wall of Death'', is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw. It was produced by Ernest G. Roy. The film was shot a ...

'' (1951) - Dora * '' The Black Widow'' (1951) - Sheila Kemp * '' It's a Grand Life'' (1953) - Pvt. Desmond * '' A Yank in Ermine'' (1955) - Enid * '' The End of the Line'' (1957) - Ann * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1958) - (uncredited) * ''

A Woman of Mystery ''A Woman of Mystery'' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, and Ferdy Mayne. The film features an early performance from Michael Caine in an uncredited role. Plot Ray Savage, reporter fo ...

'' (1958) - Ruby Ames * '' The Trollenberg Terror (released in the US as The Crawling Eye)'' (1958) - Sarah Pilgrim * '' Mark of the Phoenix'' (1958) - Airline Ticket Clerk * ''

Dial 999 (TV series) ''Dial 999'' is a British television series that ran for one series of 38 episodes from 1958 to 1959. The series was a co-production between ITV contractor ABC Weekend TV, and American television producer Ziv Television Programs. It stars Robe ...

'' - ('A Mined Area'; episode 21) (1959) - Louise * '' Raising the Wind'' (1961) - Jill Clemons * '' Band of Thieves'' (1962) - Anne * '' On the Beat'' (1962) - Rosanna Guardia * ''

Clash by Night ''Clash by Night'' is a 1952 American film noir drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes. The film is based on the 1941 play by Clifford Odets, adapted for the scre ...

'' (1963) - Nita Lord * ''

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors ''Dr Terror's House of Horrors'' is a 1965 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by veteran horror director Freddie Francis, written by Milton Subotsky, and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. It was the fi ...

'' (1965) - Nicolle Carroll (segment "Vampire") * '' Hysteria'' (1965) - Gina McConnell * '' The Liquidator'' (1965) - Janice Benedict * ''

They Came from Beyond Space ''They Came from Beyond Space'' is a 1967 British Eastman Color science fiction film produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, and directed by Freddie Francis. The screenplay was written by Subotsky, based on the 1941 novel '' The Go ...

'' (1967) - Lee Mason * '' The Medusa Touch'' (1978) - Mother * '' The Jigsaw Man'' (1983) - Nurse * '' The Doctor and the Devils'' (1985) - Barmaid (final film role)

References

Notes Bibliography *

External links

* * Aiming True - The Autobiography of Conrad Phillip
Numerous mentions of Conrad Phillips and his relationship with his co-star, Jenny Jayne
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayne, Jennifer English film actresses English television actresses Actresses from Yorkshire 1931 births 2006 deaths