Jane Margaret Downs (22 January 1935 – 20 May 2015) was an English actress.
Early life Downs was born in Bromley, Kent, England.
Career She started her career in the theatre, and later appeared on radio and in film, playing Kenneth More's wife in A Night to Remember (1958). Her first husband, Gerald Harper, appeared in the same film.
Personal life and death During the 1970s, she appeared on stage and television alongside Terence Alexander, whom she married in 1976, following her divorce from Harper.
Downs died in London in May 2015 at the age of 80.
Filmography Film and television Year Title Role Notes1958 A Night to Remember Iowa Sylvania Zillah "Sylvia" Hawley-Wilson (Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller)1960 Emergency Ward 10 Audrey Blake / Audrey Dawson1961 Sword of Freedom Violetta Episode: "Violetta"1965 Darling Julie1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Mrs. Nickleby TV film of RSC production1990 Jeeves and Wooster Lady Delia Glossop 3 episodes1991 Bergerac Petra Crowe-Smith Episode: "All For Love"1993 Heartbeat Edna Plummer Episode: "Missing" Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Additional Voices Voice1996 Pie in the Sky Traffic Reporter2003 Midsomer Murders Dixie Goff Episode: "A Talent for Life"
Theatre Year Production Role Notes 1962 Boeing-Boeing Judith Apollo Theatre in London, with Patrick Cargill, David Tomlinson, Andree Melly, Carole Shelley and Carmel McSharry 1957 The Iron Duchess Mary Garvald Fortune Theatre1982 Way Upstream Mrs Hatfield Lyttelton Theatre
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