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.
Known For
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Ruby's Choice
Ruby
2022
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Friendsgiving
Helen
2020
Buttons
Mrs. Browning
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self - Narrator
2018
High Strung Free Dance
Oksana
2018
Little Italy
Corrine
2018
Mistrust
Veronica Malloy
2018
Better Start Running
2018
There's Only One America's Team
2016
Anh's Brush with Fame
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Jane the Virgin
Amanda Elaine · (3 episodes)
2014
Ben and Kate
Wendy · (1 episode)
2012
Men At Work
Bridget · (1 episode)
2012
The Assistants
Sandy Goldman
2009
Castle
Gloria Chambers · (1 episode)
2009
In Case of Emergency
(3 episodes)
2007
Modern Men
Dr. Victoria Stangel · (7 episodes)
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Professor Lewis · (1 episode)
2005
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
2000
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debra Connor · (1 episode)
1999
Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing
Self
1998
A Marriage of Convenience
Christine 'Chris' Winslow
1998
The Secrets of 007
Self
1997
Dharma & Greg
Jane Seymour · (1 episode)
1997
The Absolute Truth
Alison Reid
1997
A Hollywood Christmas
1996
The Nanny
Jane Seymour · (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Jane Seymour · (1 episode)
1993
Heidi
Fräulein Rottenmeier
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Michaela Quinn · (149 episodes)
1993
Sunstroke
Teresa Winters
1992
War and Remembrance
Natalie Henry · (12 episodes)
1988
Jack the Ripper
Emma · (2 episodes)
1988
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
East of Eden
Kate Trask · (3 episodes)
1981
Captains and the Kings
Marjorie Chisholm Armagh · (8 episodes)
1976
The Story of David
Bathsheba
1976
The Hanged Man
Laura Burnett · (1 episode)
1975
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Kim Thorn
1973
And You Are?
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Evelyn · (1 episode)
2025
Relative Secrets
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
2025
Irish Wish
Rosemary Kelly
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Puppy Love
Diane Matthews
2023
A Christmas Spark
Molly
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Harry Wild
Harry Wild · (26 episodes)
2022
B Positive
Bette · (16 episodes)
2020
The War with Grandpa
Diane
2020
The Kominsky Method
Madelyn · (5 episodes)
2018
I Feel Bad
Chewey's Mom · (1 episode)
2018
Let's Get Physical
Janet Force · (8 episodes)
2018
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Just Getting Started
Delilah
2017
The Female Brain
Cheryl
2017
Pray for Rain
Olivia Gardner
2017
Sandy Wexler
Cindy Marvelle
2017
Becoming Bond
Maggie
2017
Hooten & The Lady
(1 episode)
2016
High Strung
Oksana
2016
Fifty Shades of Black
Claire
2016
About Scout
Gloria
2015
Bereave
Evelyn
2015
A Royal Christmas
Queen Isadora
2014
Handel's Messiah
Narrator
2014
Love by Design
Vivien
2014
Forever
Maureen Delacroix · (1 episode)
2014
Jake Squared
Joanne
2014
Unknown Heart
Sally Haynes
2014
Through the Keyhole
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Austenland
Mrs. Wattlesbrook
2013
An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky
Mimi Copeland
2013
Lovestruck: The Musical
Harper Hutton
2013
Freeloaders
Carolyn
2012
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn
Self
2012
Lake Effects
Vivian
2012
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Self
2011
Touching Wild Horses
Fiona Kelsey
2011
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
Polynesia (voice)
2011
The Family Tree
Grandma Ilene
2011
Perfectly Prudence
Prudence MacIntyre
2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Betty
2011
Franklin & Bash
Colleen Bash · (4 episodes)
2011
The Velveteen Rabbit
Mom (voice)
2009
Wake
Mrs. Reitman
2009
Dear Prudence
Prudence McCoy
2008
After Sex
Janet
2007
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Blind Dating
Dr. Evans
2006
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
President Lauren Coffey
2006
My Name Is Earl
Jane Seymour · (1 episode)
2005
Wedding Crashers
Kathleen Cleary
2005
Nigella
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · (14 episodes)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
Maggie Wiggins (Voice)
2004
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Heart of a Stranger
Jill Maddox
2002
Best Ever Bond
Self / Solitaire
2002
Bond Girls Are Forever
Solitaire, 'Live and Let Die' (archive footage)
2002
Smallville
Genevieve Teague · (6 episodes)
2001
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within
Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
2001
Blackout
Kathy Robbins
2001
Yesterday's Children
Jenny Cole / Mary Sutton
2000
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
Fanny Kemble Butler
2000
Murder in the Mirror
Mary Kost Richland
2000
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Dr. Michaela 'Dr. Mike' Quinn
1999
A Memory in My Heart
Rebecca Blake
1999
The Children are Watching
Self
1999
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
Roxanne (voice)
1998
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · (5 episodes)
1998
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Anna Robinson
1998
Quest for Camelot
Juliana (voice)
1998
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
1997
Ruby Wax Meets
(1 episode)
1996
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
1994
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
Hazel Brannon Smith
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
Praying Mantis
Linda Crandell
1993
Heidi
Fräulein Rottenmeier · (2 episodes)
1993
Vicki!
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Adrienne Welles
1992
Memories of Midnight
Catherine Alexander Douglas · (2 episodes)
1991
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
Matters of the Heart
Hadley Norman
1990
Angel of Death
Laura Hendricks
1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Self - Host
1989
The French Revolution
Marie Antoinette · (2 episodes)
1989
The French Revolution
Marie Antoinette
1989
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Maria Callas
1988
The Tunnel
Maria Iribarne
1988
The Woman He Loved
Wallis Simpson
1988
Keys to Freedom
Gillian
1988
The Dame Edna Experience
Self · (1 episode)
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
Crossings
Hillary Burnham · (3 episodes)
1986
Wedden, dat..?
Self · (1 episode)
1986
Head Office
Jane Caldwell
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Obsessed with a Married Woman
Diane Putnam
1985
The Sun Also Rises
Brett Ashley · (2 episodes)
1984
Dark Mirror
Leigh Cullen / Tracy Cullen
1984
Lassiter
Sara Wells
1984
The Haunting Passion
Julia Evans
1983
Jamaica Inn
Mary Yellan
1983
Jamaica Inn
Mary Yellan · (3 episodes)
1983
The Phantom of the Opera
Elena Korvin/Maria Gianelli
1983
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite St. Just
1982
Somewhere in Time
Elise McKenna
1980
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Jackie
1980
Challenge of the Tiger
Jane Seymour (cameo / uncredited)
1980
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Laura Cole
1979
The Magic of David Copperfield
(1 episode)
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Serina
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Serina · (3 episodes)
1978
Love’s Dark Ride
Diana
1978
The Awakening Land
Genny Luckett · (3 episodes)
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
1978
The Four Feathers
Ethne Eustace
1978
Killer on Board
Jan
1977
US Against the World
Self
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Princess Farah
1977
Seventh Avenue
Eva Meyers · (3 episodes)
1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Margie Parks
1977
To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream
Luisa
1976
Our Mutual Friend
Miss Bella Wilfer · (7 episodes)
1976
Frankenstein: The True Story
Agatha / Prima
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Veronique d' Aubray · (1 episode)
1973
Live and Let Die
Solitaire
1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Big Screen
Self
1973
The Strauss Family
Karoline · (8 episodes)
1972
Young Winston
Pamela Plowden
1972
The Onedin Line
Emma Fogarty · (1 episode)
1971
The Onedin Line
Emma Callon · (8 episodes)
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
McCloud
(1 episode)
1970
The Only Way
Lillian Stein
1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1956
Glow and Darkness
Leonor de Aquitania · (3 episodes)
Kraft Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1947
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (4 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Hostess · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner/Presenter · (1 episode)
1944