Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg,known throughout the world as Jane Seymour - actress, writer, producer, public figure, world-renowned for her role as Bond girl, starred in the movie "Live and Die", and in a drama series that has gained great popularity, "Dr. Quinn, woman doctor. " He is nominated for the film awards Golden Globe and Emmy.
Jane Seymour was born in 1951, February 15, in Hayes and Harlington, England - in a Dutch-Jewish family.
Father - John Benjamin Frankenberg, a British Jew who came from Poland, worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist. Mother - Mickey Bath Troy, a Dutch Protestant, worked as a nurse.
In addition to Jane, the parents had two more daughters.
After a short visit to the ballet schoola young girl graduates from acting courses in London, and works in a dramatic theater under the stage name Jane Seymour. She then begins her dizzying career as Jane Seymour, the movie actress.
The first minor role was played by the futureactress in the film directed by F. Zeffirelli "Romeo and Juliet." This film has become for young talent the acquisition of acting experience, as well as skills when working with the producer. The career of actress Jane Seymour developed gradually. The next unremarkable actor's role was in the film directed by R. Attenborough "This Beautiful War", but in the credits the name of the actress did not appear. These were the roles that Jane played at a young age. She was not even seventeen.
World fame Jane Seymour received,having executed in an insurgent "Live and allow to die" a role of the girlfriend of James Bonda. But this role could not be! After all, the film's heroine originally planned to make a black woman, and it could be played by Diane Ross.
Since then, Jane Seymour is an actress who has played morethan in sixty films. The brightest were her roles in the films: "Scarlet Pimper", "Jack the Ripper", "The New Robinsons." But the real glory Jane has made when she played a role in the series "Doctor Quinn: A Woman Doctor". Here Jane Seymour is an actress who shines in the role of a doctor, a woman who opposes the official position of a secure life.
And yet, despite the fact that Jane Seymour -an actress whose filmography is simply huge, she gave the advantage of filming in the television series before the roles in feature films, becoming thus the owner of the title "Queen serials."
In addition to roles in feature films andtelevision series, Seymour has mastered a "role" called "television producer." In 2004, she produced the first full-length feature film as a producer. Over the next ten years, Jane, as a director, shot about two dozen films. The brightest of them:
In the eighties, Jane Seymour mastered the role of the writer, writing several books both independently and in collaboration with her then-husband, James Kic.
The most famous were the works:"A Guide to Romantic History", "If your heart is open, then it will never be broken", "Twins - two at a time: a journey through pregnancy and birth."
Jane Seymour, four times married, foundfamily happiness only in his fourth marriage. The first husband of Jane - Michael Attenborough, was the son of the famous producer R. Attenborough. Soon their union collapsed. Then the actress marries businessman D.Plejnera, but also this family union has appeared short-lived. The third husband - manager D. Flynn gave the actress two children: Son Sean and daughter Cathy.
Ten years later their marriage broke up.In 1993, Seymour for the fourth time is married to actor D. Keach. But with him, she divorced in 2013. In this family alliance, the actress gave birth in 1995 to the twins: the sons Christopher and John. Jane Seymour is an actress whose children were born in the last two marriages.
Jane Seymour, an actress whose biography did not provide laurels and honors, becomes laureate and nominee of various film festivals.
1981 year. The actress starred in the movie "East of Paradise" based on the novel by D. Steinbeck and receives his first "Golden Globe", playing the role of Cathy Eames.
1990 year. The actress signs a contract to participate in the famous drama series "Doctor Quinn: A Woman Doctor". For the role of Mikaela Queen, she receives the second "Golden Globe".
1988 year. For the best female role in the series "Onassis: The richest man in the world", the actress receives the Emmy award.
She was also a multiple winner in the nomination for Best Actress.
1999 year. The actress receives the title of "Order of the British Empire" officer at the hands of the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth. And on the Hollywood Boulevard on the alley of glory was laid star Jane Seymour.
Interesting facts about the life and creative activities of the Queen of TV series:
The unusual and multifaceted fate of the actressformed thanks not so much to her talent, as to the enormous diligence and patience. Jane, striving for fame and success, was not only an actress, but also a mother who wanted to have many children.
