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name: "Jane Downs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jane-downs"
roles: []
born: "22 January 1935"
died: "20 May 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T04:19:18.516317+00:00"
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# Jane Downs

Actor. Born 22 January 1935 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. Died 20 May 2015.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 January 1935, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 May 2015
- **Active:** 1965–1993
- **Also known as:** Jane Downes
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 70 (1), 1990s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Downs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236185/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96761

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Batman: Mask of the Phantasm*](https://film.one/film/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm.md) (82)

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## Biography

Jane Downs was an English actress. Born on 22 January 1935 in Bromley, Kent, she began her career in the theatre before appearing in film and television. She died on 20 May 2015 in London.

Her screen credits include Mrs Sylvia Lightoller in *A Night to Remember* (1958), Julie in *Darling* (1965), Lady Glossop in the series *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990–1991), and Dixie Goff in *Midsomer Murders* (2003). She provided additional voices for the animated film *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993). Downs also appeared in *Waiting for God* and other series such as *Heartbeat* and *Pie in the Sky*.

She was married to actors Gerald Harper and Terence Alexander.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm.md)
- *Darling* (1965), Fi1m 70, as Julie (as Jane Downes) — [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Dixie Goff
- *Ain't Misbehavin'* (1994), series, as Clive's Mother
- *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm.md)
- *You, Me and It* (1993), series, as Joyce
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Edna Plummer
- *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Countess Czernikov
- *Waiting for God* (1990), series, as Daisy
- *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990), series, as Lady Glossop
- *Starlings* (1988), as Mrs Wilson
- *Harry's Kingdom* (1987), as Miriam Jacobs
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Mrs. Wilson
- *The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby* (1982), series, Actor
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Photographer
- *Claire* (1982), series, as Emma Williamson
- *Happy Ever After* (1974), series, as Sybil Henderson
- *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as Edwina
- *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, as Lucienne
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Constance Williams
- *End in Tears* (1966), as Dinah Gilliver
- *Some Lapse of Time* (1965), as Diana Harrow
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Nora Johnson
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Diana Harrow
- *Darling* (1965), as Julie (as Jane Downes) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Janet Links
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1958), series, as Elizabeth Bennet
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, as Veronique
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Mary Grayson

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