Jane Seymour: British Actress
Biography
Full Name: Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg
Stage Name: Jane Seymour
Date of Birth: February 15, 1951
Birth Place: Hayes, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Occupation: Actress, Author, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Nationality: British (by birth), American (naturalized in 2005)
Height: 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm)
Education
Schooling: Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Hertfordshire, England
Family
Father: Benjamin John Frankenberg (gynecologist and obstetrician, of Polish-Jewish descent)
Mother: Mieke van Tricht (Dutch nurse and WWII POW)
Marriages:
Michael Attenborough
(1971–1973)
Geoffrey Planer
(1977–1978)
David Flynn
(1981–1992) – 2 children
James Keach
(1993–2015) – 2 children
Children : Four – Katherine, Sean, Christopher, and John
Career Overview
Debut: Extra in Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Breakthrough Role:
Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973 James Bond film)
Notable TV Work:
The Onedin Line (1972–73)
East of Eden (1981) – Golden Globe win
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998) – Globally acclaimed, Golden Globe win
Other Projects:
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) – Emmy win
War and Remembrance, Wedding Crashers (2005), Irish Wish (2024)
Entrepreneurship:
Founded Open Hearts Foundation
Launched Jane Seymour Designs for jewelry, home decor, and art
Books: Authored children's and lifestyle/self-help books
Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth: $60 million (as of 2024)
Awards and Honours
Golden Globe Awards:
East of Eden –
Best Actress in a Miniseries (1982)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – Best Actress in a TV Drama (1996)
Primetime Emmy Awards:
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World – Outstanding Supporting Actress (1988)
Other Nominations:
For Captains and the Kings, War and Remembrance, Dr. Quinn
SAG Award Nominations: For Dr. Quinn
Honours:
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000
