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Biography. Lapotaire was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, the daughter of Louise Elise (Burgess). Her stepfather, Yves Lapotaire, worked in the oil industry and was originally from Quebec, Canada. [1] From the age of two months, she was raised as a foster child by an old-age pensioner, Grace Chisnell (Granny Grace), who was also the foster mother of ...
Jane Lapotaire is a British actress who won a Tony Award for playing Édith Piaf in 1981. She has appeared in films such as Lady Jane, Blind Justice and Rebecca, and TV shows such as The Crown, Downton Abbey and Endeavour.
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Jane Lapotaire was born on 26 December 1944 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Lady Jane (1986), Blind Justice (1988) and Rebecca (2020). She was previously married to Roland Joffé.
- December 26, 1944
Apr 29, 2003 · On January 11 2000, while teaching a Shakespeare masterclass in Paris, Jane Lapotaire collapsed with a massive brain haemorrhage, the result of a burst aneurysm in the middle cerebral artery.
Sep 28, 2015 · Jane Lapotaire talks about her career, her brain injury and her return to the stage in Shakespeare's Histories. She shares her memories of working with Olivier, Brook and Tennant, and her love of theatre and writing.
Jane Lapotaire, the grand dame of theatre who suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm in 2001, talks about her career, recovery and memoir. Read her answers to 20 questions, from her first big break to her favourite co-stars and directors.
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Marie Curie: With Jane Lapotaire, Nigel Hawthorne, Penelope Lee, James Berwick. Based on Robert Reid's biography of the famed Polish scientist Marie Curie this 5-part mini-series shows essential key moments from the life of of Marie Curie: How she discovered radium and polonium and received the Nobel prize.
