ACTOR
Jane Seymour
Known for How I Met Your Mother · Smallville · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Feb 15, 1951
- Birthplace
- Hayes, Hayes and Harlington, Middlesex, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
TV
How I Met Your MotherProfessor Lewis · 2005
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
SmallvilleGenevieve Teague · 2001
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDebra Connor · 1999
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
CastleGloria Chambers · 2009
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
The NannyJane Seymour · 1993
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
My Name Is EarlJane Seymour · 2005
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Jane the VirginAmanda Elaine · 2014
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 2003
★ 5.6
★ 5.6
Filmography
Movies
Oh! What a Lovely WarChorus Girl (uncredited)
1969
The Only WayLillian Stein
1970
Young WinstonPamela Plowden
1972
Bond 1973: The Lost DocumentarySelf
1973
Live and Let DieSolitaire
1973
The Best Pair of Legs in the BusinessKim Thorn
1973
The Big ScreenSelf
1973
Frankenstein: The True StoryAgatha / Prima
1974
The Devil's ModelChristine
1976
The Story of DavidBathsheba
1976
To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to DreamLuisa
1976
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas UndercoverMargie Parks
1977
Killer on BoardJan
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerPrincess Farah
1977
US Against the WorldSelf
1977
Battlestar GalacticaSerina
1978
Love’s Dark RideDiana
1978
The Four FeathersEthne Eustace
1978
Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersLaura Cole
1979
Challenge of the TigerJane Seymour (cameo / uncredited)
1980
Oh! Heavenly DogJackie
1980
Somewhere in TimeElise McKenna
1980
The Scarlet PimpernelMarguerite St. Just
1982
Jamaica InnMary Yellan
1983
The Haunting PassionJulia Evans
1983
The Phantom of the OperaElena Korvin/Maria Gianelli
1983
Another Audience with Dame Edna EverageSelf
1984
Dark MirrorLeigh Cullen / Tracy Cullen
1984
LassiterSara Wells
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamSelf - Performer
1984
Head OfficeJane Caldwell
1985
Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1985
Obsessed with a Married WomanDiane Putnam
1985
The Grand Knockout TournamentSelf
1987
An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf
1988
Keys to FreedomGillian
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldMaria Callas
1988
The TunnelMaria Iribarne
1988
The Woman He LovedWallis Simpson
1988
50 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationSelf - Host
1989
The French RevolutionMarie Antoinette
1989
Angel of DeathLaura Hendricks
1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsSelf
1990
Matters of the HeartHadley Norman
1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
Voices That CareSelf - Choir Member
1991
Are You Lonesome Tonight?Adrienne Welles
1992
SunstrokeTeresa Winters
1992SunstrokeExecutive Producer
1992
HeidiFräulein Rottenmeier
1993
Praying MantisLinda Crandell
1993Praying MantisExecutive Producer
1993
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith StoryHazel Brannon Smith
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith StoryExecutive Producer
1994
It's Alive: The True Story of FrankensteinSelf
1994AH
A Hollywood Christmas
1996
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf
1997
The Absolute TruthAlison Reid
1997The Absolute TruthExecutive Producer
1997
The Secrets of 007Self
1997
A Marriage of ConvenienceChristine Winslow
1998A Marriage of ConvenienceExecutive Producer
1998
Hemingway: Winner Take NothingSelf
1998
Quest for CamelotJuliana (voice)
1998
Roxanne's Best Christmas EverRoxanne (voice)
1998
The New Swiss Family RobinsonAnna Robinson
1998
A Memory in My HeartRebecca Blake
1999
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The MovieDr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
1999
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999TC
The Children are WatchingSelf
1999
Back To "Somewhere In Time"Self
2000
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny KembleFanny Kemble Butler
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny KembleExecutive Producer
2000
Murder in the MirrorMary Kost Richland
2000Murder in the MirrorExecutive Producer
2000
Yesterday's ChildrenJenny Cole / Mary Sutton
2000
BlackoutKathy Robbins
2001BlackoutExecutive Producer
2001
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart WithinDr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
2001Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart WithinExecutive Producer
2001
Best Ever BondSelf / Solitaire
2002
Bond Girls Are ForeverHerself
2002
Heart of a StrangerJill Maddox
2002
Christmas from HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2003
The Littlest Light on the Christmas TreeMaggie Wiggins (Voice)
2004
Wedding CrashersKathleen Cleary
2005
The Beach Party at the Threshold of HellPresident Lauren Coffey
2006
After SexJanet
2007
Blind DatingDr. Evans
2007Blind DatingExecutive Producer
2007
Dear PrudencePrudence McCoy
2008
The AssistantsSandy Goldman
2009
The Velveteen RabbitMom (voice)
2009
WakeMrs. Reitman
2009
Waiting for ForeverExecutive Producer
2010
Bob Ross: The Happy PainterSelf
2011
Love, Wedding, MarriageBetty
2011
Perfectly PrudencePrudence MacIntyre
2011Perfectly PrudenceProducer
2011
The Family TreeGrandma Ilene
2011
The Voyages of Young Doctor DolittlePolynesia (voice)
2011
Touching Wild HorsesFiona Kelsey
2011
FreeloadersCarolyn
2012
Lake EffectsVivian
2012
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan GunnSelf
2012
An American Girl: Saige Paints the SkyMimi Copeland
2013
AustenlandMrs. Wattlesbrook
2013
Lovestruck: The MusicalHarper Hutton
2013
A Royal ChristmasQueen Isadora
2014
Glen Campbell: I'll Be MeExecutive Producer
2014
Handel's MessiahNarrator
2014
Jake SquaredJoanne
2014
Love by DesignVivien
2014
Unknown HeartSally Haynes
2014
About ScoutGloria
2015
BereaveEvelyn
2015BereaveExecutive Producer
2015
Fifty Shades of BlackClaire
2016
High StrungOksana
2016
There's Only One America's Team
2016
And the Winner Isn'tSelf
2017
Becoming BondMaggie
2017
Just Getting StartedDelilah
2017
Pray for RainOlivia Gardner
2017
Sandy WexlerCindy Marvelle
2017
The Female BrainCheryl
2017
Better Start Running
2018
ButtonsMrs. Browning
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of InclusionSelf - Narrator
2018CinemAbility: The Art of InclusionCo-Producer
2018
High Strung Free DanceOksana
2018High Strung Free DanceExecutive Producer
2018
Little ItalyCorrine
2018
MistrustVeronica Malloy
2018
FriendsgivingHelen
2020
The War with GrandpaDiane
2020
Roll Up Your SleevesSelf
2021
A Christmas SparkMolly
2022
Ruby's ChoiceRuby
2022
Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicSelf
2023
Puppy LoveDiane Matthews
2023
From Roger Moore with LoveSelf
2024
Irish WishRosemary Kelly
2024
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the HeartCo-Producer
2026
And You Are?
Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 4 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 4 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Hostess · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
1944
Kraft Television Theatre1 eps
1947
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
1956
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
McCloud1 eps
1970F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971
The Onedin LineEmma Fogarty · 1 eps
1971The Onedin LineEmma Callon · 8 eps
1971
The Strauss FamilyKaroline · 4 eps
1972
Frankenstein: The True StoryAgatha/Prima · 2 eps
1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesVeronique d' Aubray · 1 eps
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975TH
The Hanged ManLaura Burnett · 1 eps
1975
Captains and the KingsMarjorie Chisholm Armagh · 8 eps
1976
Our Mutual Friend'Bella' Wilfer · 6 eps
1976
The Story of DavidBathsheba · 2 eps
1976
Seventh AvenueEva Meyers · 3 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self · 2 eps
1978
Battlestar GalacticaSerina · 3 eps
1978
The Awakening LandGenny Luckett · 3 eps
1978
The Magic of David Copperfield1 eps
1978
East of EdenKate Trask · 3 eps
1981
Jamaica InnMary Yellan · 3 eps
1983
The Sun Also RisesBrett Ashley · 2 eps
1984
CrossingsHillary Burnham · 3 eps
1986WD
Wedden, dat..?Self · 1 eps
1986
The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf · 1 eps
1987
Jack the RipperEmma · 2 eps
1988
War and RemembranceNatalie Henry · 12 eps
1988
The French RevolutionMarie Antoinette · 2 eps
1989
Memories of MidnightCatherine Alexander Douglas · 2 eps
1991TG
The General Motors Playwrights TheaterCarrie · 1 eps
1991V
Vicki!Self · 1 eps
1992
Diagnosis: MurderJane Seymour · 1 eps
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanMichaela Quinn · 149 eps
1993
HeidiFräulein Rottenmeier · 2 eps
1993
Intimate PortraitSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1993
The NannyJane Seymour · 1 eps
1993
Ruby Wax Meets1 eps
1996
Dharma & GregJane Seymour · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 3 eps
1997
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 5 eps
1998
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDebra Connor · 1 eps
1999
SmallvilleGenevieve Teague · 6 eps
2001
CMT Music AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
Who Do You Think You Are?Self · 1 eps
2004
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 14 eps
2005
How I Met Your MotherProfessor Lewis · 1 eps
2005
My Name Is EarlJane Seymour · 1 eps
2005
NigellaSelf · 1 eps
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 1 eps
2005
Modern MenDr. Victoria Stangel · 7 eps
2006
The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006
In Case of Emergency3 eps
2007
CastleGloria Chambers · 1 eps
2009
The TalkSelf · 1 eps
2010
Franklin & BashColleen Bash · 4 eps
2011
Ben and KateWendy · 1 eps
2012
Men at WorkBridget · 1 eps
2012
Beat Bobby FlaySelf · 1 eps
2013
Through the KeyholeSelf · 1 eps
2013
ForeverMaureen Delacroix · 1 eps
2014
Jane the VirginAmanda Elaine · 3 eps
2014
Anh's Brush with FameSelf · 1 eps
2016
Hooten & The Lady1 eps
2016
I Feel BadChewey's Mom · 1 eps
2018
Let's Get PhysicalJanet Force · 8 eps
2018
The Kominsky MethodMadelyn · 5 eps
2018
B PositiveBette · 16 eps
2020GA
Glow and DarknessEleanor of Aquitaine · 1 eps
2021
Harry WildHarry Wild · 32 eps
2022Harry WildExecutive Producer
2022
SherriSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2022
Relative SecretsSelf - Host · 4 eps
2025
Twelve Dates 'Til ChristmasEvelyn · 6 eps
2025Photos
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