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Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire

Actor · Died March 5, 2026, aged 81 · Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK

Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 26, 1944
Died
March 5, 2026 (aged 81)
From
Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Jane Lapotaire's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
10%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 9 · 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 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
5
Romantic
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Lapotaire's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Lapotaire'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

81 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Burning Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joan Hartman

  • Smyrna(2021)

    as Filio Williams

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Lavinia

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rebecca(2020)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Princess Alice

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • RSC Live: Henry V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Queen Isobel

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Susan Maxwell-Scott

  • Lucan(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susie Maxwell-Scott

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • RSC Live: Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Duchess of Gloucester

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Belasco

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Windsor Castle: After the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Eleventh Hour(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ernestine Carter

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Edith Piaf (segment "Piaf")

  • He Knew He Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Milborough

  • Bella and the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Rogers

  • Can't Stop Breathing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Daisy

  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble(2000)

    as Alice Brewer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Shooting Fish(1997)

    as Dylan's Headmistress

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ain't Misbehavin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Clara Van Trapp

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Mohan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • McCallum(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Testament: The Bible in Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah (voice)

  • Surviving Picasso(1996)

    as Olga Picasso

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Giving Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hilda Jacob

  • Johnny and the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sylvia Liberty

  • Alleyn Mysteries(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Elspeth Cost

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Big Battalions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · as Martha Hoyland

  • Love Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • A Curious Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Betsey McCullough

  • Circles Of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Helen

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Betsey McCullough

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Murder by Moonlight(1989)

    as Louise Mackey

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Madame de la Rougierre

  • Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Katherine Hughes

  • The Master Builder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Aline Solness

  • Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Letizia Bonaparte

  • Daytime Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anouk Khoori

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Madame de la Rougierre

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eileen Jarvis · as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Seal Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miriam Spencer

  • Lady Jane(1986)

    as Princess Mary

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Aline Solness

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

  • Playing Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Piaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Édith Piaf

  • To Catch a King(1984)

    as Irene Neumann

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth(1983)

    as Lady Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(1983)

    as Helen McCann

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Captain's Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Evangeline

  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett

  • Antony & Cleopatra(1981)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Search for Alexander the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Olympias

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Macbeth

  • The Devil's Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 11 episodes · as Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Marie Curie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 5 episodes · as Marie Curie

  • The House of Bernarda Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Magdalena

  • The Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kim

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing(1975)

    as Miss Prescott

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Edward the King(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dowager Empress Dagmar · as Princess Dagmar

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Oranges and Lemons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Sewell

  • The Black Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Orianda

  • The Asphyx(1972)

    as Christina Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Edwardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Hoatson

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Juliet Tomlin

  • On Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jean

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Elly

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Love and Mr Lewisham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 4 episodes · as Miss Heydinger

  • Country Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Orianda Crabbe

  • The Sextet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Antony and Cleopatra(1972)

    as Charmian

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stocker's Copper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Alice Stocker

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Shaw

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Jason King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim

  • Performance(1970)

    as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Crescendo(1970)

    as Lillianne

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1956 to 2023; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Surviving Picasso (1996)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Lady Jane (1986)

Midcredits 82nd

Film career

19562023

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 81 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
7085

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jane Lapotaire's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Smyrna (2021)

98th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Edward the King (1975)

Midcredits 86th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. 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 Lapotaire'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 58 · 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 Lapotaire work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Lapotaire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joss Ackland shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers