Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Debra Connor

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 • as Self

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2005 • as Self - Contestant

Smallville

Smallville

2001 • as Genevieve Teague

Filmography

2025

TV
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
as Evelyn
TV - Released: 12/6/2025

2024

Irish Wish
Irish Wish
as Rosemary Kelly
Movie - Released: 3/14/2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/21/2024
From Roger Moore with Love
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/15/2024

2023

Puppy Love
Puppy Love
as Diane Matthews
Movie - Released: 8/22/2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/21/2023

2022

A Christmas Spark
A Christmas Spark
as Molly
Movie - Released: 11/27/2022
Ruby's Choice
Ruby's Choice
as Ruby
Movie - Released: 3/3/2022
Harry Wild
Harry Wild
as Harry Wild
TV - Released: 4/4/2022
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

Roll Up Your Sleeves
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/18/2021

2020

The War with Grandpa
The War with Grandpa
as Diane
Movie - Released: 8/27/2020
Friendsgiving
Friendsgiving
as Helen
Movie - Released: 10/23/2020
B Positive
B Positive
as Bette
TV - Released: 11/5/2020

2018

Better Start Running
Better Start Running
Movie - Released: 4/28/2018
Little Italy
Little Italy
as Corrine
Movie - Released: 8/24/2018
Mistrust
Mistrust
as Veronica Malloy
Movie - Released: 6/1/2018
High Strung Free Dance
High Strung Free Dance
as Oksana
Movie - Released: 9/13/2018
Buttons
Buttons
as Mrs. Browning
Movie - Released: 12/8/2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/5/2018
I Feel Bad
I Feel Bad
as Chewey's Mom
TV - Released: 9/19/2018
The Kominsky Method
The Kominsky Method
as Madelyn
TV - Released: 11/16/2018
Let's Get Physical
Let's Get Physical
as Janet Force
TV - Released: 1/24/2018

2017

The Female Brain
The Female Brain
as Cheryl
Movie - Released: 6/17/2017
Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
as Maggie
Movie - Released: 3/11/2017
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler
as Cindy Marvelle
Movie - Released: 4/14/2017
Pray for Rain
Pray for Rain
as Olivia Gardner
Movie - Released: 6/16/2017
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started
as Delilah
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/8/2017

2016

Fifty Shades of Black
Fifty Shades of Black
as Claire
Movie - Released: 1/28/2016
High Strung
High Strung
as Oksana
Movie - Released: 4/8/2016
There's Only One America's Team
There's Only One America's Team
Movie - Released: 11/30/2016
Anh's Brush with Fame
Anh's Brush with Fame
as Self
TV - Released: 8/24/2016
Hooten & The Lady
Hooten & The Lady
TV - Released: 9/16/2016

2015

Bereave
Bereave
as Evelyn
Movie - Released: 3/15/2015
About Scout
About Scout
as Gloria
Movie - Released: 4/25/2015

2014

Jake Squared
Jake Squared
as Joanne
Movie - Released: 8/15/2014
A Royal Christmas
A Royal Christmas
as Queen Isadora
Movie - Released: 11/21/2014
Love by Design
Love by Design
as Vivien
Movie - Released: 9/26/2014
Unknown Heart
Unknown Heart
as Sally Haynes
Movie - Released: 4/21/2014
Handel's Messiah
Handel's Messiah
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/20/2014
Jane the Virgin
Jane the Virgin
as Amanda Elaine
TV - Released: 10/13/2014
Forever
Forever
as Maureen Delacroix
TV - Released: 9/22/2014

2013

Austenland
Austenland
as Mrs. Wattlesbrook
Movie - Released: 8/15/2013
Lovestruck: The Musical
Lovestruck: The Musical
as Harper Hutton
Movie - Released: 4/21/2013
An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky
An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky
as Mimi Copeland
Movie - Released: 7/2/2013
Through the Keyhole
Through the Keyhole
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/2013

2012

Freeloaders
Freeloaders
as Carolyn
Movie - Released: 12/18/2012
Lake Effects
Lake Effects
as Vivian
Movie - Released: 5/6/2012
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/4/2012
Men At Work
Men At Work
as Bridget
TV - Released: 5/24/2012
Ben and Kate
Ben and Kate
as Wendy
TV - Released: 9/25/2012

2011

Touching Wild Horses
Touching Wild Horses
as Fiona Kelsey
Movie - Released: 11/6/2011
The Family Tree
The Family Tree
as Grandma Ilene
Movie - Released: 9/26/2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Betty
Movie - Released: 6/3/2011
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
as Polynesia (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2011
Perfectly Prudence
Perfectly Prudence
as Prudence MacIntyre
Movie - Released: 7/10/2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/3/2011
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash
as Colleen Bash
TV - Released: 6/1/2011

2009

The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Mom (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/27/2009
Wake
Wake
as Mrs. Reitman
Movie - Released: 2/25/2009
The Assistants
The Assistants
as Sandy Goldman
Movie - Released: 6/24/2009
Castle
Castle
as Gloria Chambers
TV - Released: 3/9/2009

2008

Dear Prudence
Dear Prudence
as Prudence McCoy
Movie - Released: 8/23/2008

2007

After Sex
After Sex
as Janet
Movie - Released: 9/26/2007
In Case of Emergency
In Case of Emergency
TV - Released: 1/3/2007

2006

Blind Dating
Blind Dating
as Dr. Evans
Movie - Released: 7/28/2006
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
as President Lauren Coffey
Movie - Released: 6/23/2006
Modern Men
Modern Men
as Dr. Victoria Stangel
TV - Released: 3/17/2006
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/18/2006

2005

Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers
as Kathleen Cleary
Movie - Released: 7/13/2005
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Professor Lewis
TV - Released: 9/19/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
TV - Released: 6/1/2005
Nigella
Nigella
as Self
TV - Released: 7/4/2005
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
as Jane Seymour
TV - Released: 9/20/2005

2004

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
as Maggie Wiggins (Voice)
Movie - Released: 9/21/2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
TV - Released: 10/12/2004

2003

Christmas in Hollywood
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/13/2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
as Solitaire, 'Live and Let Die' (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/6/2002
Heart of a Stranger
Heart of a Stranger
as Jill Maddox
Movie - Released: 12/9/2002
Movie
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Solitaire
Movie - Released: 11/22/2002

2001

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within
as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
Movie - Released: 5/12/2001
Blackout
Blackout
as Kathy Robbins
Movie - Released: 1/24/2001
Smallville
Smallville
as Genevieve Teague
TV - Released: 10/16/2001

2000

Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
as Jenny Cole / Mary Sutton
Movie - Released: 10/15/2000
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
as Fanny Kemble Butler
Movie - Released: 4/23/2000
Murder in the Mirror
Murder in the Mirror
as Mary Kost Richland
Movie - Released: 1/19/2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/31/2000

1999

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
Movie - Released: 5/22/1999
A Memory in My Heart
A Memory in My Heart
as Rebecca Blake
Movie - Released: 3/2/1999
Movie
The Children are Watching
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Debra Connor
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Anna Robinson
Movie - Released: 7/8/1998
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
as Juliana (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1998
Movie
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
as Roxanne (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1998
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
as Christine 'Chris' Winslow
Movie - Released: 10/18/1998
Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing
Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/17/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/27/1997
The Absolute Truth
The Absolute Truth
as Alison Reid
Movie - Released: 4/30/1997
The Secrets of 007
The Secrets of 007
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/1997
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
as Jane Seymour
TV - Released: 9/24/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Movie
A Hollywood Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/1/1996
TV
Ruby Wax Meets
TV - Released: 1/28/1996

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/25/1994
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
as Hazel Brannon Smith
Movie - Released: 4/17/1994

1993

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
as Linda Crandell
Movie - Released: 8/11/1993
Heidi
Heidi
as Fräulein Rottenmeier
Movie - Released: 7/18/1993
The Nanny
The Nanny
as Jane Seymour
TV - Released: 11/3/1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Michaela Quinn
TV - Released: 1/1/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Jane Seymour
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
Heidi
Heidi
as Fräulein Rottenmeier
TV - Released: 7/18/1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
as Adrienne Welles
Movie - Released: 1/22/1992
Sunstroke
Sunstroke
as Teresa Winters
Movie - Released: 9/23/1992
TV
Vicki!
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/1992

1991

Voices That Care
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Movie - Released: 2/28/1991
Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight
as Catherine Alexander Douglas
TV - Released: 11/25/1991

1990

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Movie - Released: 6/7/1990
Angel of Death
Angel of Death
as Laura Hendricks
Movie - Released: 10/2/1990
Matters of the Heart
Matters of the Heart
as Hadley Norman
Movie - Released: 12/26/1990

1989

The French Revolution
The French Revolution
as Marie Antoinette
Movie - Released: 5/10/1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 11/26/1989

1988

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Maria Callas
Movie - Released: 5/1/1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/10/1988
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
as Maria Iribarne
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988
Keys to Freedom
Keys to Freedom
as Gillian
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved
as Wallis Simpson
Movie - Released: 4/3/1988
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Natalie Henry
TV - Released: 11/13/1988
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as Emma
TV - Released: 10/11/1988

1987

Movie
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/19/1987
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience
as Self
TV - Released: 9/12/1987

1986

Crossings
Crossings
as Hillary Burnham
TV - Released: 2/23/1986
TV
Wedden, dat..?
as Self
TV - Released: 1/2/1986

1985

Head Office
Head Office
as Jane Caldwell
Movie - Released: 6/6/1985
Obsessed with a Married Woman
Obsessed with a Married Woman
as Diane Putnam
Movie - Released: 2/11/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985

1984

Lassiter
Lassiter
as Sara Wells
Movie - Released: 2/17/1984
Dark Mirror
Dark Mirror
as Leigh Cullen / Tracy Cullen
Movie - Released: 3/5/1984
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
as Brett Ashley
TV - Released: 12/9/1984

1983

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan
Movie - Released: 5/1/1983
The Haunting Passion
The Haunting Passion
as Julia Evans
Movie - Released: 10/24/1983
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
as Elena Korvin/Maria Gianelli
Movie - Released: 1/29/1983
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan
TV - Released: 1/30/1983

1982

The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Marguerite St. Just
Movie - Released: 11/9/1982

1981

East of Eden
East of Eden
as Kate Trask
TV - Released: 2/8/1981

1980

Oh! Heavenly Dog
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Jackie
Movie - Released: 7/11/1980
Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time
as Elise McKenna
Movie - Released: 10/2/1980
Challenge of the Tiger
Challenge of the Tiger
as Jane Seymour (cameo / uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1979

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
as Laura Cole
Movie - Released: 1/14/1979

1978

Love’s Dark Ride
Love’s Dark Ride
as Diana
Movie - Released: 4/2/1978
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
as Ethne Eustace
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Serina
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
The Magic of David Copperfield
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV - Released: 10/27/1978
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/1978
The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land
as Genny Luckett
TV - Released: 2/19/1978
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Serina
TV - Released: 9/17/1978

1977

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Princess Farah
Movie - Released: 7/15/1977
US Against the World
US Against the World
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/1977
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
as Jan
Movie - Released: 10/10/1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Margie Parks
Movie - Released: 1/19/1977
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue
as Eva Meyers
TV - Released: 2/10/1977

1976

To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream
To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream
as Luisa
Movie - Released: 8/24/1976
The Story of David
The Story of David
as Bathsheba
Movie - Released: 4/8/1976
Captains and the Kings
Captains and the Kings
as Marjorie Chisholm Armagh
TV - Released: 9/30/1976
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend
as Miss Bella Wilfer
TV - Released: 3/1/1976

1975

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man
as Laura Burnett
TV - Released: 2/15/1975

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Agatha / Prima
Movie - Released: 9/19/1974

1973

Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
as Solitaire
Movie - Released: 6/27/1973
The Big Screen
The Big Screen
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/20/1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/21/1973
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Kim Thorn
Movie - Released: 2/1/1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Veronique d' Aubray
TV - Released: 9/1/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Young Winston
Young Winston
as Pamela Plowden
Movie - Released: 7/20/1972
The Strauss Family
The Strauss Family
as Karoline
TV - Released: 11/7/1972

1971

The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line
as Emma Fogarty
TV - Released: 10/15/1971
The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line
as Emma Callon
TV - Released: 10/15/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

The Only Way
The Only Way
as Lillian Stein
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/10/1969

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Hostess
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner/Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

And You Are?
And You Are?
Movie
TV
Glow and Darkness
as Leonor de Aquitania
TV