Portrait of Jane Asher

Acting

Jane Asher

Career

Active from 1961 to 2024, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dreamchild
Dreamchild
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Asher Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • British Sitcom 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
3 of a Kind
3 of a Kind

as Nanna Ellie

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 65
A Family Affair
A Family Affair (2024)

as Margaret

The Wedding Veil Journey
The Wedding Veil Journey (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lady Dalton

Splinter
Splinter (2022)

as Psychiatrist

Walkies
Walkies (2022)

as Vanessa

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 70
An American in Paris: The Musical
An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

as Madame Baurel

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Marianna Florence

Burn Burn Burn
Burn Burn Burn (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

as Amelia

Eve
Eve (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mary Douglas

Drunk on Love
Drunk on Love (2015)

as Miss Sharp

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Cindi

Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Jane Clerkenwell

I Give It a Year
I Give It a Year (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Diana

Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mrs. Luscombe

Stella
Stella (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Hazel

Them From That Thing
Them From That Thing (2012)

TV show ยท as Various

Drama Trails
Drama Trails (2010)

TV show

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 61
The Old Guys
The Old Guys (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Sally

The Palace
The Palace (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Queen Charlotte

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Andrea Yates

Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sandra

The Maidens' Conspiracy
The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
GoodWatch score 35

as Empress

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Margaret Harker

A for Andromeda
A for Andromeda (2006)
GoodWatch score 48

as Professor Madeleine Dawnay

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mrs. Lester

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Lady Deeley

Crossroads
Crossroads (2001)

TV show

Doctors
Doctors (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Charlotte Matlock

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Holby City
Holby City (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Lady Bryne

Good Living
Good Living (1997)

TV show ยท as Presenter

The Choir
The Choir (1995)

TV show ยท as Felicity Troy

Closing Numbers
Closing Numbers (1993)

as Anna

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lydia Howling

Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30 (1991)

TV show ยท as Laura Jesson

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 69
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lady Mary

Paris by Night
Paris by Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pauline

Wish Me Luck
Wish Me Luck (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Faith Ashley

Dreamchild
Dreamchild (1985)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mrs. Liddell

The Mistress
The Mistress (1985)

TV show ยท as Helen Carpenter

Time for Murder
Time for Murder (1985)

TV show ยท as Sonia / 'The Smiler'

A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Elizabeth

Success Is the Best Revenge
Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bank Manager

Runners
Runners (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as Helen

Love Is Old, Love Is New
Love Is Old, Love Is New (1982)

TV show ยท as Katha

East Lynne
East Lynne (1982)

as Emma Vane

Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Celia Ryder

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 64
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jane

Hawkmoor
Hawkmoor (1978)

TV show ยท as Lady Joanne

Hazell
Hazell (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Georgina Gunning

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Kathy

2nd House
2nd House (1973)

TV show ยท as Bertha in Comrades

The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jill Greeley

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jane Seymour

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1972)

as Thea Elvsted

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1972)

TV show ยท as Sarah Cookson

Deep End
Deep End (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

as Susan

The Buttercup Chain
The Buttercup Chain (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

as Margaret

The Goodies
The Goodies (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Caroline Kook

1960s

19 titles ยท average score 66
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Anne-Maria Moody / Martha Washbrook

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale (1968)

as Perdita

Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Marielle

Alfie
Alfie (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

as Annie

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Thea Elvsted / Melinda

The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1965)

TV show ยท as Maggie Tulliver

The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

as Francesca

Love Story
Love Story (1963)

TV show ยท as Lucy

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ellen Chase / Rose Yearley

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

TV show ยท as Mattie Lennox

Out of This World
Out of This World (1962)

TV show ยท as Lee Cross

The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hester

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 66
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Jenny Purdy / Girl

Charley Moon
Charley Moon (1956)

as Benesta

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Susan / Alice, 1st Small Girl

Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Joan Lane

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show ยท as Poppy Starter / Jennifer Simpson

The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Little Girl (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Lady Jane Grey

Adventure in the Hopfields
Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as McBain Child (uncredited)

Third Party Risk
Third Party Risk (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

as Girl (uncredited)

Mandy
Mandy (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nina