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List of Jane Seymour performances

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Jane Seymour at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010.

Jane Seymour is an English-American actress. She rose to prominence in a leading role in the television series The Onedin Line (1972–1973) and as Bond girl Solitaire in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). From 1993 to 1998, Seymour starred as Dr. Michaela Quinn in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, earning her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe nominations, winning once in 1995. For her role in the miniseries Captains and the Kings (1976), Seymour was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In 1982, Seymour won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for the miniseries East of Eden (1981). She received additional Golden Globe nominations in the same category for the television film The Woman He Loved (1988), in which she portrayed Wallis Simpson, and the miniseries War and Remembrance (1988-1989), for which she was nominated twice consecutively in addition to receiving another Emmy nomination. By this time, Seymour had won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988), in which she played Maria Callas.[1][2]

Seymour's other notable roles include in the films Somewhere in Time (1980), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), La Révolution française (1989), and Wedding Crashers (2005), as well as recurring roles in Battlestar Galactica (1978), Smallville (2004-2005), The Kominsky Method (2019, 2021) and B Positive (2021-2022).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War Chorus Girl Uncredited
1970 The Only Way Lillian Stein
1972 Young Winston Pamela Plowden
1973 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business Kim Thorn
Live and Let Die Solitaire
Frankenstein: The True Story Agatha/Prima
1976 To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream Luisa
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Princess Farah
Killer on Board Jan
1978 The Four Feathers Ethne Eustace
Battlestar Galactica Serina
1980 Oh! Heavenly Dog Jackie Howard
Somewhere in Time Elise McKenna Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
1984 Lassiter Sara Wells
1986 Head Office Jane Caldwell
1988 El Túnel Maria Iribarne
1989 La Révolution française Marie Antoinette
1994 Count on Me Unknown
1997 California Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn
1998 Quest for Camelot Lady Juliana Voice
The New Swiss Family Robinson Anna Robinson
2002 Touching Wild Horses Fiona Kelsey
2005 Wedding Crashers Kathleen Cleary
2006 The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell President Lauren Coffey
Blind Dating Dr. Evans
2007 After Sex Janet
2009 Wake Mrs. Reitman
The Velveteen Rabbit Sarah Voice
The Assistants Sandy Goldman
2011 Perfectly Prudence Prudence Macintyre
Love, Wedding, Marriage Betty
The Family Tree Grandma Ilene
2012 Freeloaders Carolyn
Lake Effects Vikki Tisdale
2013 Austenland Mrs. Wattlesbrook
An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky Miriam "Mimi" Copeland
2014 Love by Design Vivien
2015 Bereave Evelyn
About Scout Gloria Prescott
2016 Fifty Shades of Black Claire Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
High Strung Oksana
2017 Becoming Bond Maggie Documentary
Sandy Wexler Cindy Marvelle
Pray for Rain Olivia Gardner
The Female Brain Cheryl
Just Getting Started Delilah
2018 Better Start Running Mary Linson
Mistrust Veronica Malloy
Little Italy Corinne
High Strung: Free Dance Oksana
Buttons: A Christmas Tale Mrs. Browning
2020 The War with Grandpa Diane
Friendsgiving Helen
2022 Ruby's Choice Ruby
A Christmas Spark Molly
2023 Puppy Love Diane
2024 Irish Wish Rosemary Kelly

Television movies

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Story of David Bathsheba
1977 Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover Margie Parks
Seventh Avenue Eva Meyers
1978 Love's Dark Ride Diana
1979 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Laura Cole
1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Marguerite Blakeney
1983 The Phantom of the Opera Maria Gianelli/Elena Korvin
Jamaica Inn Mary Yellan
The Haunting Passion Julia Evans
1984 Dark Mirror Leigh Cullen/Tracy Cullen
The Sun Also Rises Brett Ashley
1985 Obsessed with a Married Woman Diane Putnam
1986 Crossings Hillary Burnham
1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament Herself Television special
1988 Keys to Freedom Gillian
The Woman He Loved Wallis Simpson Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Maria Callas Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Jack the Ripper Emma Prentiss
1990 Angel of Death Laura Hendricks
Matters of the Heart Hadley Norman
1991 Passion Amanda Brooks
Memories of Midnight Catherine Alexander
1992 Are You Lonesome Tonight? Adrienne Welles
Sunstroke Teresa Winters
1993 Praying Mantis Linda Crandell
Heidi Fräulein Rottenmeier
1994 A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story Hazel Brannon Smith
1997 The Absolute Truth Alison Reed
1998 A Marriage of Convenience Chris Winslow Whitney
1999 A Memory in My Heart Rebecca Vega
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn
2000 Murder in the Mirror Dr. Mary Kost Richland
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble Fanny Kemble Butler
Yesterday's Children Jenny Cole/Mary Sutton
2001 Blackout Kathy Robbins
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn
2002 Heart of a Stranger Jill Maddox
2008 Dear Prudence Prudence Macintyre
2013 Lovestruck: The Musical Harper Hutton
An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky Mimi
2014 Unknown Heart Sally Haynes
A Royal Christmas Isadora, Queen of Cordinia

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 Here Come the Double Deckers Alice Episode: "Scooper Strikes Out"
1972 The Pathfinders Shelia Conway Episode: "Fly There, Walk Back"
The Strauss Family Karolin 4 episodes
The Onedin Line Emma Callon 10 episodes
1973 Orson Welles Great Mysteries Veronique d' Aubray Episode: "The Leather Funnel"
1975 The Hanged Man Laura Burnett Episode: "Ring of Return"
1976 Our Mutual Friend Bella Wilfer 6 episodes
Captains and the Kings Marjorie Chisholm Armagh 4 episodes
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series
1977 McCloud Nidavah Ritzach Episode: "The Great Taxicab Stampede"
1978 The Awakening Land Genny Luckett 3 episodes
Battlestar Galactica Serina 5 episodes
1981 East of Eden Cathy/Kate Ames 3 episodes
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
BBC2 Playhouse Episode: "Last Summer's Child"
1988–1989 War and Remembrance Natalie Henry 12 episodes
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (1988–1989)
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
1993–1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn 149 episodes
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama (1995)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama (1993–1994, 1996)
Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Television Performer (1993)
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1994, 1998)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1994, 1996)
Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1993–1994, 1997–1998)
1997 Diagnosis: Murder Herself Episode: "Must Kill TV"
1998 Dharma & Greg Episode: "Dharma's Tangled Web"
1998-2000 Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever Roxanne movie
1999 Healthy Living 14 episodes
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Debra Connor Episode: "Families"
2004–2005 Smallville Genevieve Teague 6 episodes
2006 Modern Men Dr. Victoria Stangel 7 episodes
How I Met Your Mother Professor Lewis Episode: "Aldrin Justice"
Justice Karen Patterson Episode: "Filicide"
2007 In Case of Emergency Donna 3 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple Rachel Argyle Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence"
2008 My Name Is Earl Jane Seymour Episode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car"
2009 The Quitter Show Mother 3 episodes
2011 Castle Gloria Chambers Episode: "One Life to Lose"
2012 Once Upon a Christmas Narrator Special
2012–2013 Franklin & Bash Colleen Bash 2 episodes
2013 Ben and Kate Wendy Episode: "B-Squad"
Newsreaders Claire Clatter Episode: "Unborn Again"
2014 Men at Work Bridget Episode: "Gigo-Milo"
Back in the Game Mrs. Crosby Episode: "Who's on First"
Rosamunde Pilcher Sally Haynes Episode: "Unknown Heart"
Forever Maureen Delacroix Episode: "The Ecstasy of Agony"
2015–2016 Jane the Virgin Amanda Elaine 3 episodes
2016 Hooten & the Lady Lady Lindo-Parker 3 episodes
2018 Let's Get Physical Janet 8 episodes
I Feel Bad Chewey's Mom Episode: "My Kid Has to Grow Up"
2019 The Hypnotist's Love Story Anne Episode: "Pilot"
2019, 2021 The Kominsky Method Madelyn 7 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2019)
2021–2022 B Positive Bette Recurring role; 14 episodes
2022 The Guardians of Justice Addison Walker Main Role; 7 episodes
2022–present Harry Wild Harry Wild Main Role, also Executive Producer

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 270
  2. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 665
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