Jane Stanness
Born
Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Jane Allison Stanness is a Welsh actress, writer, and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Deborah in the BAFTA winning comedy series Sally4Ever, as Matron in the 2018 film Slaughterhouse Rulez, and as Mary in the 2020 Sky TV comedy series Intelligence.

Early years

Jane Allison Stanness was born Jane Alison Sherman in Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales; later the family moved to Elysian Grove, Aberystwyth.[1] Jane attended Plascrug primary school followed by Ardwyn Grammar school, finishing her A-levels at Ysgol Penglais School in its inaugural year.[1] Stanness's first experience of acting was at the age of 15, playing the role of Sheila in An Inspector Calls while part of the Wardens drama group. During her teens she also worked backstage at Theatr y Werin at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre meeting many famous actors.[1] Stanness trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. In 1983, while working with the North Dyfed Dance Project, she gave birth to her first daughter, .[1] Stanness moved to and is now a 30-year resident of Bath, Somerset.[2]

Career

Stanness's first appearance on television was in 2000 in the series Human Remains as a Wedding Shop Manager (under the name: Jane Roth).[3] She co-wrote 7 episodes of Nighty Night [4] and also appeared in a single episode as Karen Pole in 2005. In 2012 she starred as Sheena the Punk Rocker in the film A Fantastic Fear of Everything ; the same year she appeared as Biddy Ritherfoot in the television series Hunderby. In 2018 she starred as Deborah in Sally4Ever which won the best Scripted Comedy BAFTA award in 2019.[5] The same year she starred as Matron in the film Slaughterhouse Rulez alongside Asa Butterfield and Simon Pegg.[6] In 2020, Stanness played a lead role in the television series Intelligence alongside David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed.[2][7]

Music

Jane has been a singer-songwriter with psychedelic folk band Childe Roland in the early 1990s, before joining post punk band KarmaDeva.[8]

Roles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Human Remains Wedding Shop Manageress 1 episode -All over my Glasses [3]
2005 Nighty Night Karen Pole 1 episode - #2.3 (writer for 7 episodes) [4]
2011 Shopping for Friends (TV Series) Guru / Café Patron German TV Series
2012-2015 Hunderby Biddy Ritherfoot 7 episodes
2018 Sally4Ever Deborah 6 episodes (BAFTA Best Scripted Comedy Winner)[5]
2020 Intelligence [7] Mary 6 episodes

Film

Year Title Role
2012 A Fantastic Fear of Everything Sheena the Punk Rocker
2014 Morning has Broken Susan
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez [6] Matron

References

  1. ^ a b c d "How Aberystwyth inspired multi-talented Jane". cambrian-news.co.uk. 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bath actress describes working with Friends star David Schwimmer". somersetlive.co.uk. 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Human Remains Cast". tv.com/. 2000.
  4. ^ a b "Jane Stanness - Writer". berlinassociates.com. 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Best Scripted Comedy Winner - Sally4Ever". bafta.org. 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Rent SlaughterHouse Rulez (2018)". cinemaparadiso.co.uk. 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Intelligence David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed star in this workplace comedy set in the UK's Government". sky.com. 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Jane Allison Stanness". artconnect.com. 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Jane Allison - "Catch Me" Produced by Alonza Bevan. (lyrics & music by Jane Allison), Filmed in Berlin & UK". youtube.com. 2012.
  10. ^ "Jane Allison ~ "Just Another Girl" debut release campaign!!". kickstarter.com. 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Jane Allison "Methylene Blue" (Horus Music Limited 2017)". americana-uk.com. 2017.

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