Jane Carr

Ellen Jane Carr (born August 13, 1950 in Loughton , England ) is a British film, television and theater actress as well as musical actress and voice actress .

Life

Carr is the daughter of steel worker Patrick Carr and postal worker Gwendoline Rose (nee Clark). She attended the Arts Educational School and the Corona Stage School in London .

She made her stage actress debut in 1964 as Pippa in The Spider's Web at the Sheffield Playhouse (UK). She made her London stage debut in 1965 as Mary McGregor in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's Theater . For her role Mary Mooney in the comedy Once a Catholic , she received a 1977 Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Another nomination for this award followed in 1982 for her work in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream . She made her first appearance on Broadway , directed by John Caird and Trevor Nunn , in David Edgar's adaptation of Charles Dickens ' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby at the Broadhurst Theater in 1986 . She played several roles in the play, for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for the Drama Logue Award and a nomination for the Drama Desk Award in 1987 . In 1992 she impersonated Poppy in Lynne Meadows production of Alan Ayckbourn's A Small Family Business at the Music Box Theater . In 1995 she received the Los Angeles Theater Critics Award for her work in She Stoops to Conquer . She also appeared as a musical actress on Broadway. Once from 2006 to 2009 as Mrs. Brill in the musical Mary Poppins staged by Matthew Bourne and Richard Eyre at the New Amsterdam Theater and again from 2013 to 2014 as the original cast for the role of Miss Shingle in the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder , directed by Darko Tresnjak, at the Walter Kerr Theater. In October 2014, Carole Shelley took on the role of Miss Shingle.

Carr made her film debut in 1969 as Mary McGregor in Ronald Neame's romantic drama The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie . Other movies she starred in include Something for Everyone (1970), Danny Jones (1972), Deal of a Lifetime (1999), Crazy as Hell (2002), Garfield 2 (2006) and the Horror thriller 31 from 2016. On television she was seen in numerous series, for example as Gillian Page-Wood "Pudding" in the sitcom It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971), as Alma in Time of Your Life (1971-1972), as Madge Brailsford in the miniseries Love Among the Artists (1979) and as Louise Mercer in Mein Lieber John (1988-1992).

As a voice actress in English, she lent her voice to several characters in various cartoon series, such as in The Scary Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001-2007), Mama Cosma in Cosmo & Wanda - When Elves Help (2001-2008), Grandma Winifred Fletcher in Phineas and Ferb (2008–2012) and Dan Chovie and Ann Chovie in The Fish Club (2010–2012). She also spoke the character Mrs. Dunwitty in Ron Clements ' and John Musker's 2002 adventure film Treasure Planet and Moria McTaggert in the 2005 computer game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse .

She has been married to actor Mark Arnott since 1987 . Their son is the filmmaker Dash Arnott.

Filmography

Movies

• 1969: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
• 1970: Something for Everyone
• 1972: Danny Jones
• 1974: To Sir, with Love (TV movie)
• 1974: Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV movie)
• 1978: Daphne Laureola (TV movie)
• 1981: The Bunker ( The Bunker , TV movie)
• 1985: What Mad Pursuit? (TV movie)
• 1990: Death came with the meal ( Menu for Murder , TV film)
• 1992: Perry Mason and the art of painting ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing , TV movie)
• 1995: A Munsters ( Here Come the Munsters , TV movie)
• 1995: An Angel for Sam ( Dad, the Angel & Me , TV movie)
• 1996: Neil Simon's London Suite ( London Suite , movie for TV)
• 1998: Lucky, the richest dog in the world ( You Lucky Dog , TV movie)
• 1999: Austin Powers - Spy Who Shagged Me (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
• 1999: The Diamond Cop (Blue Streak)
• 1999: Deal of a Lifetime - A diabolical plan (Deal of a Lifetime)
• 2000: Candidate in the Crossfire ( An American Daughter , TV movie)
• 2001: Evil Con Carne (short film)
• 2002: Crazy as Hell
• 2003: The Book of Days ( Book of Days , TV movie)
• 2006: Air Buddies - The puppies are on the loose (Air Buddies)
• 2006: Garfield 2 (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties)
• 2009: Hannah Montana: The Movie
• 2012: Almost married (The Five-Year Engagement)
• 2012: Medicine Men (short film)
• 2013: How I Became the Devil (short film)
• 2016: 31
• 2017: My Christmas Prince (TV movie)
• 2018: Killer Single Dad (TV Movie)

TV Shows

• 1967: Acting in the Sixties (one episode)
• 1968: Scene (an episode)
• 1969: Fraud Squad (an episode)
• 1969: The Gold Robbers (miniseries, episode)
• 1969: The Wednesday Play (an episode)
• 1971: Comedy Playhouse (one episode)
• 1971: It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (7 episodes)
• 1971–1972: Time of Your Life (6 episodes)
• 1972–1973: Crown Court (6 episodes)
• 1973: The house on Eaton Place ( Upstairs, Downstairs , 2 episodes)
• 1973: Country Matters (an episode)
• 1973: Away from It All (an episode)
• 1973: The Song of Songs (an episode)
• 1973: Harriet's Back in Town (4 episodes)
• 1973–1975: Beryl's Lot (7 episodes)
• 1974: Childhood (an episode)
• 1974: Cloud Burst (an episode)
• 1975: Rooms (2 episodes)
• 1975: Village Hall (an episode)
• 1977: The King's Dragon
• 1977: London Belongs to Me (an episode)
• 1979: Love Among the Artists (5 episodes)
• 1980: The Minder ( Minder , an episode)
• 1983: Dramarama (an episode)
• 1984: Singles (an episode)
• 1986: Starting Out (one episode)
• 1987: The Tracey Ullman Show ( The Tracey Ullman Show , an episode)
• 1987: Disney Land (an episode)
• 1988–1992: Mein Lieber John ( Dear John , 90 episodes)
• 1993: Life and Me ( Boy Meets World , an episode)
• 1993: Murphy Brown (an episode)
• 1994: The Mommies ( The Mommies , an episode)
• 1994: Ellen ( These Friends of Mine , an episode)
• 1994: Babylon 5 (an episode)
• 1995: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , a series)
• 1995: Hello Cockpit ( The Crew , one episode)
• 1996: Bless This House (an episode)
• 1996: High Flyer ( Wings , one episode)
• 1997: Caroline in the City (an episode)
• 1997: Beverly Hills, 90210 (one episode)
• 1997: George & Leo (an episode)
• 1997: Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! ( Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , an episode)
• 1998: Jenny (an episode)
• 1998: Friends (an episode)
• 1998: Everything purely personal ( Getting Personal , one episode)
• 1998: Conrad Bloom (an episode)
• 1998: Clueless - The Chaos Clique ( Clueless , an episode)
• 1998: Two Guys and a Girl ( Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place , a series)
• 1999: Thanks (2 episodes)
• 2001: Yes, Dear (an episode)
• 2001: Dharma & Greg (an episode)
• 2001: Becker (one episode)
• 2001: Stop it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , 3 episodes)
• 2002: Star Trek: Enterprise ( Enterprise , an episode)
• 2002: Family Affair (an episode)
• 2003: Judging Amy ( Judging Amy , a series)
• 2003: Monk (one episode)
• 2005: Eve (an episode)
• 2005: Gilmore Girls (3 episodes)
• 2005: Numbers ( NUMB3RS , an episode)
• 2011: Two and a Half Men (one episode)
• 2012: The Closer (an episode)
• 2012: How I Met Your Mother (an episode)
• 2017: Idiotsitter (3 episodes)
• 2017: Better Things (an episode)
• 2018: Living Biblically (an episode)
• since 2018: Legends of Tomorrow (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

synchronization

• 1994: Die Fantastischen Vier with new adventures ... as Lady Dorma ( Fantastic Four , TV series, an episode)
• 1998: Hey Arnold! ... as Inge (TV series, one episode)
• 2001–2007: The scary adventures of Billy and Mandy ... several roles ( The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , TV series, 33 episodes)
• 2001–2008: Cosmo & Wanda - When Elves Help ... as Mama Cosma / Fairy ( The Fairly OddParents , TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2002: The Mummy's Secret ... several roles ( The Mummy , TV series, an episode)
• 2002: Blood Omen II: Legacy of Kain ... different voices (computer game)
• 2002: Treasure Planet ... as Mrs. Dunwitty (Treasure Planet)
• 2005: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse ... as Moria McTaggert (computer game)
• 2005: Family Guy (TV series, episode)
• 2006: The Da Vinci Code - Da Vinci Code ( The Da Vinci Code , computer game)
• 2006: The Uninvited ... as Pud'n (short film)
• 2006: Death of the Party ... as Pud'n (short film)
• 2007: Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure ... as Bride of Frankenstein (TV movie)
• 2007: Kim Possible … as Nanny Maim / various voices (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2008–2012: Phineas and Ferb … as Grandma Winifred Fletcher ( Phineas and Ferb , TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2010–2012: The Fish Club ... as Dan Chovie / Ann Chovie ( Fish Hooks , TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2014: Postman Pat: The Movie ... as Mrs. Goggins / Granny
• 2017: Logopolis 12 & 13 ... different voices
• 2017: Teen Titans Go! ... as The Queen (TV series, one episode)

Awards and nominations

• 1977: Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Once a Catholic
• 1982: Laurence Olivier Award nomination for A Midsummer Night's Dream
• 1987: Drama Logue Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
• 1987: Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
• 1995: Los Angeles Theater Critics Award for She Stoops to Conquer

Web links

• Jane Carr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Jane Carr in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Jane Carr on the Star Trek wiki Memory Alpha
• Jane Carr in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jane Carr Biography at filmreference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Carr, Jane 1950– at encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
3. ↑ Ryan McPhee: Tony Winner Carole Shelley Will Join Cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder at broadway.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.