Jennifer Jayne

Acting

Jennifer Jayne

Born November 14, 1931 · Yorkshire, England, UK

Died April 23, 2006 · aged 74

Jennifer Jayne (14 November 1931 – 23 April 2006) was an English film and television actress. Her name at birth was Jennifer Jones, which she altered in order to avoid confusion with Jennifer Jones, the Hollywood actress. She was born in Yorkshire to theatrical parents. Her film debut was a minor walk-on in Once a Jolly Swagman (1948), followed by The Blue Lamp (1949). Both of these starred Dirk…

Known For

There Is Another SunThere Is Another Sun · 1951
There Is Another Sun
6.51951
MovieCrime
Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, involves them in a robbery.
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsDr. Terror's House of Horrors · 1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.51965
MovieHorror
Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarises music from a voodoo ceremony; and a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
The Medusa TouchThe Medusa Touch · 1978
The Medusa Touch
6.81978
MovieHorrorThriller
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
The Doctor and the DevilsThe Doctor and the Devils · 1985
The Doctor and the Devils
6.21985
MovieHorrorHistory
In Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to seek an easier means of getting the job done.
Tales That Witness MadnessTales That Witness Madness · 1973
Tales That Witness Madness
5.51973
MovieHorrorComedy
Enigmatic asylum owner Dr Tremayne houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each patient went mad, be they a ritualistic 'luau', a time-travelling bicycle, a toy tiger, and a tree stump.
The Jigsaw ManThe Jigsaw Man · 1983
The Jigsaw Man
5.01983
MovieThriller
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.
The Crawling EyeThe Crawling Eye · 1958
The Crawling Eye
4.81958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.
The Blue LampThe Blue Lamp · 1950
The Blue Lamp
6.61950
MovieCrimeThriller
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

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