About
Jennifer Jayne (14 November 1931 – 23 April 2006) was an English film and television actress. Her name at birth was Jennifer Jones, which she altered in order to avoid confusion with Jennifer Jones, the Hollywood actress. She was born in Yorkshire to theatrical parents. Her film debut was a minor walk-on in Once a Jolly Swagman (1948), followed by The Blue Lamp (1949). Both of these starred Dirk Bogarde and she also appeared in the mystery The Black Widow, in 1951, with Anthony Forwood, Bogarde's lifelong partner. After guest appearances in the television series The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), Sword of Freedom (1957), and Danger Man (1961), she was cast as the hero's wife in the next historical adventure series from the film-making division of Lew Grade's The Adventures of William Tell. She was a romantic lead in Raising the Wind (1961),...
Known for
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Theatre 625Series • 1964
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
Danger ManSeries • 1960
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries • 1955
Richard the LionheartSeries • 1962
The Adventures of William TellSeries • 1958
IvanhoeSeries • 1958
Man in a SuitcaseSeries • 1967
The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries • 1956
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsMovie • 1965
The Medusa TouchMovie • 1978
The Blue LampMovie • 1950
The Doctor and the DevilsMovie • 1985
The Crawling EyeMovie • 1958
The Jigsaw ManMovie • 1983
They Came from Beyond SpaceMovie • 1967
The LiquidatorMovie • 1965
Tales That Witness MadnessMovie • 1973
On the BeatMovie • 1962