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Jane Bertish

Jane Bertish

Actor · Lewisham, London, England, UK

Jane Bertish has worked as an actress extensively in theatre, film, television and radio for more than 30 years. She has also directed many productions and projects at RADA, and other leading drama schools and universities. She has also taught on the RADA summer schools. Jane is a founding member and associate of The Wrestling School, a unique company that for 23 years has been dedicated to performing the work of one living author, Howard Barker, under his direction, and which has a worldwide reputation for the high aesthetic distinctiveness of its work.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Jane Bertish's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
26%
Survival
18%
Power
13%
Morality
8%
Society
8%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
2
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Bertish's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Bertish's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miss Tregaron

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Wonka(2023)

    as Baroness Von Schmeichelhammer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Erveen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Lazarus Project(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Vera

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Megan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • You, Me and the Apocalypse(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother Benedicta

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Head of MI5

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ashes to Ashes(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Frisch

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley(2007)

    as Ursula

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sensitive Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Olga

  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(2003)

    as Karen's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Cicerones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Woman on Train

  • Bodywork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Solicitor

  • Sword of Honour(2001)

    as Mme Kanyi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Passion's Way(1999)

    as Mrs. Farlow

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Magenis

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Katisha Empson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Seeing in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sarah

  • Paperhouse(1988)

    as Miss Vanstone

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Smart Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Connors

  • Dance with a Stranger(1985)

    as Carole Findlater

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Quatermass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bee

  • The Quatermass Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bee

Career shape

Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dance with a Stranger (1985)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Paperhouse (1988)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jane Bertish's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley (2007)

74th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wonka (2023)

Midcredits 76th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jane Bertish's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jane Bertish work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Bertish's MovieCove titles; Robert Allan Ackerman shares the most, 2.