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Jane Freeman Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1935-03-15

Birthplace:
Brentford, London, England, UK

Credits:
16 Total Roles

Jane Freeman

Acting

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Biography

Freeman was born in Brentford, London, in 1935 but raised in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, as a child, following the death of her father in an accident when she was 9 years old and her mother's subsequent remarriage. She graduated from the City Cardiff College of Music and Drama in 1955, and after a stay in London joined the Osiris Repertory Theatre touring company, based in Gloucestershire. She joined the Arena Theatre, Sutton Coldfield, in 1958, followed by Birmingham Rep from 1968 and 1973. Her stage appearances include Margaret More in the Welsh Theatre Company's first production, A Man for All Seasons, at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.

She was best known for her role as café owner Ivy, one of the main characters in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine. Freeman died in March 2017 at the age of 81 from lung cancer. Her age was often incorrectly reported as being 96 at the time of her death, but official birth records prove that she was born in 1935

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1984 Androcles and the Lion MOVIE Megaera
1983 Getting Sam Home MOVIE Ivy
1983 Blackadder TV Mrs. Applebottom
1982 Ghost in the Water MOVIE Mrs. Willetts
1982 Scrubbers MOVIE Sister
1981 Marriage MOVIE Aunt Arina
1980 Lindsey MOVIE Mrs. Allen
1980 Dark Water MOVIE Manager's wife
1979 All Day on the Sands MOVIE Self
1978 Scully's New Year's Eve MOVIE Mrs Scully

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