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Jane Griffiths (actress)

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English actress (1929–1975)

Jane Griffiths
Born(1929-10-16)16 October 1929
Peacehaven, Sussex, England, UK
Died11 June 1975(1975-06-11) (aged 45)
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish

Jane Mary Griffiths (16 October 1929 – 11 June 1975) was an English actress who appeared in theatre, film and television between 1950 and 1966.

Career

In 1952 Griffiths appeared in the West End in Raymond Massey's play Hanging Judge.

She played the female lead opposite Gregory Peck in The Million Pound Note (1954), but never appeared in another major film, and spent the rest of her career in B movies. Film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane praised her "unexpectedly poignant" performance in The Durant Affair, in which she evokes "a convincing air of struggling to contain past sadness".

Filmography

References

  1. Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 96, 185.

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