Personal Info
Birth date
1951-02-15 (74 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hayes, Hayes and Harlington, Middlesex, England, UK
Also known as
جین سیمور
Джейн Сеймур
Джойс Пенелопа Вильгельмина Франкенберг
Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg
Jane Seymour
Biography
Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg; 15 February 1951) is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), East of Eden (1982), Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988), and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998). She has earned an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.466
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Castle
7.982
Overview:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.Smallville
8.2
Overview:
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.Dancing with the Stars
6.088
Overview:
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.How I Met Your Mother
8.139
Overview:
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.712
Overview:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.The Nanny
8.076
Overview:
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her offbeat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches Maxwell as well as the kids.Sherri
3.045
Overview:
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Tony Awards
5.9
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.Jane the Virgin
7.914
Overview:
A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."Great Performances
5.762
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.614
Overview:
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.My Name Is Earl
7.7
Overview:
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.64
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.Forever
7.8
Overview:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.Franklin & Bash
7.2
Overview:
When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celebrities, Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are chasing down their latest clients...sometimes literally. With business cards in hand, they're ready to nab a client within seconds after a car accident, arrest for solicitation or any other incident where their legal services may be needed. Once in the courtroom, they show their flair for the dramatic and the shocking.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.Dharma & Greg
6.386
Overview:
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002. It stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who got married on their first date despite being complete opposites. The series is co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The show's theme song was written and performed by composer Dennis C. Brown. Created by executive producers Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre, the comedy took much of its inspiration from so-called culture-clash "fish out of water" situations. The show earned eight Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, and six Satellite Awards nominations. Elfman earned a Golden Globe in 1999 for Best Actress.Little Italy
6.6
Overview:
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?Hollywood Squares
7.3
Overview:
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.Freeloaders
4.6
Overview:
Slackers who live for free in a rock star's mansion find that their ride on the gravy train is coming to an end with the sale of their pal's residence.The Tunnel
4.7
Overview:
A painter becomes obsessed and begins an affair with a mysterious woman who was touched deeply by one of his works.Wedding Crashers
6.494
Overview:
John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.Acting
TBAGlow and Darkness (1 Episode) as Eleanor of Aquitaine
TBAAnd You Are? as Unknown
2025The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas (6 Episodes) as Evelyn
2025Relative Secrets (4 Episodes) as Self - Host
2024From Roger Moore with Love as Self
2024Irish Wish as Rosemary Kelly
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2023Puppy Love as Diane Matthews
2022A Christmas Spark as Molly
2022Sherri (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2022Harry Wild (26 Episodes) as Harry Wild
2022Ruby's Choice as Ruby
2021Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
2020B Positive (16 Episodes) as Bette
2020Friendsgiving as Helen
2020The War with Grandpa as Diane
2018Buttons as Mrs. Browning
2018The Kominsky Method (5 Episodes) as Madelyn
2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self - Narrator
2018I Feel Bad (1 Episode) as Chewey's Mom
2018High Strung Free Dance as Oksana
2018Little Italy as Corrine
2018Mistrust as Veronica Malloy
2018Better Start Running as Unknown
2018Let's Get Physical (8 Episodes) as Janet Force
2017And the Winner Isn't as Self
2017Just Getting Started as Delilah
2017The Female Brain as Cheryl
2017Pray for Rain as Olivia Gardner
2017Sandy Wexler as Cindy Marvelle
2017Becoming Bond as Maggie
2016There's Only One America's Team as Unknown
2016Hooten & The Lady (1 Episode) as Unknown
2016Anh's Brush with Fame (1 Episode) as Self
2016High Strung as Oksana
2016Fifty Shades of Black as Claire
2015About Scout as Gloria
2015Bereave as Evelyn
2014A Royal Christmas as Queen Isadora
2014Handel's Messiah as Narrator
2014Jane the Virgin (3 Episodes) as Amanda Elaine
2014Love by Design as Vivien
2014Forever (1 Episode) as Maureen Delacroix
2014Jake Squared as Joanne
2014Unknown Heart as Sally Haynes
2013Through the Keyhole (1 Episode) as Self
2013Austenland as Mrs. Wattlesbrook
2013An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky as Mimi Copeland
2013Lovestruck: The Musical as Harper Hutton
2012Freeloaders as Carolyn
2012Ben and Kate (1 Episode) as Wendy
2012Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn as Self
2012Men At Work (1 Episode) as Bridget
2012Lake Effects as Vivian
2011Bob Ross: The Happy Painter as Self
2011Touching Wild Horses as Fiona Kelsey
2011The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle as Polynesia (voice)
2011The Family Tree as Grandma Ilene
2011Perfectly Prudence as Prudence MacIntyre
2011Love, Wedding, Marriage as Betty
2011Franklin & Bash (4 Episodes) as Colleen Bash
2009The Assistants as Sandy Goldman
2009Castle (1 Episode) as Gloria Chambers
2009The Velveteen Rabbit as Mom (voice)
2009Wake as Mrs. Reitman
2008Dear Prudence as Prudence McCoy
2007After Sex as Janet
2007In Case of Emergency (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2006The Megan Mullally Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2006Blind Dating as Dr. Evans
2006The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell as President Lauren Coffey
2006Modern Men (7 Episodes) as Dr. Victoria Stangel
2005My Name Is Earl (1 Episode) as Jane Seymour
2005How I Met Your Mother (1 Episode) as Professor Lewis
2005Wedding Crashers as Kathleen Cleary
2005Nigella (1 Episode) as Self
2005Dancing with the Stars (14 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 Episode) as Self
2004Who Do You Think You Are? (1 Episode) as Self
2004The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree as Maggie Wiggins (Voice)
2003Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self
2002Heart of a Stranger as Jill Maddox
2002Best Ever Bond as Self / Solitaire
2001Smallville (6 Episodes) as Genevieve Teague
2001Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
2001Blackout as Kathy Robbins
2000Back To "Somewhere In Time" as Self
2000Yesterday's Children as Jenny Cole / Mary Sutton
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Fanny Kemble Butler
2000Murder in the Mirror as Mary Kost Richland
1999Inside 'Live and Let Die' as Unknown
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Debra Connor
1999Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
1999A Memory in My Heart as Rebecca Blake
1999The Children are Watching as Self
1998Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever as Roxanne (voice)
1998Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing as Self
1998A Marriage of Convenience as Christine 'Chris' Winslow
1998Hollywood Squares (5 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
1998The New Swiss Family Robinson as Anna Robinson
1998Quest for Camelot as Juliana (voice)
1997The Secrets of 007 as Self
1997Dharma & Greg (1 Episode) as Jane Seymour
1997The View (3 Episodes) as Self
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
1997The Absolute Truth as Alison Reid
1996A Hollywood Christmas as Unknown
1996Ruby Wax Meets (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein as Self
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story as Hazel Brannon Smith
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
1993The Nanny (1 Episode) as Jane Seymour
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Jane Seymour
1993Praying Mantis as Linda Crandell
1993Heidi as Fräulein Rottenmeier
1993Heidi (2 Episodes) as Fräulein Rottenmeier
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (149 Episodes) as Michaela Quinn
1992Sunstroke as Teresa Winters
1992Vicki! (1 Episode) as Self
1992Are You Lonesome Tonight? as Adrienne Welles
1991Memories of Midnight (2 Episodes) as Catherine Alexander Douglas
1991Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
1990Matters of the Heart as Hadley Norman
1990Angel of Death as Laura Hendricks
1990Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! as Unknown
198950 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Self - Host
1989The French Revolution (2 Episodes) as Marie Antoinette
1989The French Revolution as Marie Antoinette
1988An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
1988War and Remembrance (12 Episodes) as Natalie Henry
1988Jack the Ripper (2 Episodes) as Emma
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Maria Callas
1988The Tunnel as Maria Iribarne
1988The Woman He Loved as Wallis Simpson
1988Keys to Freedom as Gillian
1987The Dame Edna Experience (1 Episode) as Self
1987The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1986Crossings (3 Episodes) as Hillary Burnham
1986Wedden, dat..? (1 Episode) as Self
1985Head Office as Jane Caldwell
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985Obsessed with a Married Woman as Diane Putnam
1984Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage as Self
1984The Sun Also Rises (2 Episodes) as Brett Ashley
1984Dark Mirror as Leigh Cullen / Tracy Cullen
1984Lassiter as Sara Wells
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team as Unknown
1983The Haunting Passion as Julia Evans
1983Jamaica Inn as Mary Yellan
1983Jamaica Inn (3 Episodes) as Mary Yellan
1983The Phantom of the Opera as Elena Korvin/Maria Gianelli
1982The Scarlet Pimpernel as Marguerite St. Just
1981East of Eden (3 Episodes) as Kate Trask
1981East of Eden (3 Episodes) as Kate Trask
1980Somewhere in Time as Elise McKenna
1980Oh! Heavenly Dog as Jackie
1980Challenge of the Tiger as Jane Seymour (cameo / uncredited)
1979Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as Laura Cole
1978The Magic of David Copperfield (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Battlestar Galactica as Serina
1978Battlestar Galactica (3 Episodes) as Serina
1978Love’s Dark Ride as Diana
1978The Awakening Land (3 Episodes) as Genny Luckett
1978An Audience with... (2 Episodes) as Self
1978The Four Feathers as Ethne Eustace
1977Killer on Board as Jan
1977US Against the World as Self
1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Princess Farah
1977Seventh Avenue (3 Episodes) as Eva Meyers
1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Margie Parks
1976Captains and the Kings (8 Episodes) as Marjorie Chisholm Armagh
1976To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream as Luisa
1976The Story of David as Bathsheba
1976The Devil's Model as Unknown
1976Our Mutual Friend (6 Episodes) as 'Bella' Wilfer
1975The Hanged Man (1 Episode) as Laura Burnett
1974Frankenstein: The True Story as Agatha / Prima
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1 Episode) as Veronique d' Aubray
1973Live and Let Die as Solitaire
1973Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary as Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1 Episode) as Self
1973The Big Screen as Self
1973The Best Pair of Legs in the Business as Kim Thorn
1972The Strauss Family (4 Episodes) as Karoline
1972Young Winston as Pamela Plowden
1971The Onedin Line (1, 8 Episode) as Emma Fogarty, Emma Callon
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970The Only Way as Lillian Stein
1969Oh! What a Lovely War as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
1947Kraft Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1944Golden Globe Awards (4, 1, 4, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee, Self - Hostess, Self - Nominee / Presenter
Production
2025Conviction of the Heart ... Co-Producer
2022Harry Wild (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion ... Co-Producer
2018High Strung Free Dance ... Executive Producer
2015Bereave ... Executive Producer
2014Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me ... Executive Producer
2011Perfectly Prudence ... Producer
2010Waiting for Forever ... Executive Producer
2006Blind Dating ... Executive Producer
2001Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within ... Executive Producer
2001Blackout ... Executive Producer
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble ... Executive Producer
2000Murder in the Mirror ... Executive Producer
1998A Marriage of Convenience ... Executive Producer
1997The Absolute Truth ... Executive Producer
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story ... Executive Producer
1993Praying Mantis ... Executive Producer
1992Sunstroke ... Executive Producer