Jane Asher

English actress and author

Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, author and entrepreneur. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career.

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Jane Asher was born on Friday, 5 April 1946 in Willesden, North West London, England. Her full name at birth was Jane Asher. She is best known as an actress. Asher's country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Jane attended high school at Miss Lambert`s Academy for Young Ladies, London. For university, she studied at Queen`s College, London. Her religion is listed as Atheist. She is 5' 6" (168 cm) tall and weighs 112 lbs (51 kg) with a slim build. She has blue eyes and red hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. Jane Asher is 79 years old and her zodiac star sign is Aries.

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Full name at birth	Jane Asher	edit
Claim to fame	Nina in the film Mandy, fiancée of Paul McCartney in the 1960s	edit
Date of birth	5 April 1946	edit
Place of birth	Willesden, North West London, England	edit
Age	79
Occupation	Activist, Actress, Author, Cook, Entrepreneur, Model	edit
Occupation category	Actress	edit
Nationality	British	edit

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Height	5' 6" (168 cm)	edit
Weight	112 lbs (51 kg)	edit
Build	Slim	edit
Hair color	Red	edit
Eye color	Blue	edit
Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Atheist	edit
Zodiac sign	Aries
Distinctive feature	Red hair	edit
Pets	Martha (Dog - It was Paul's dog, but they lived together) Emily (Dog - plays a part in Jane's new television drama, "Love Is Old, Love Is New") Thisby (Cat - When Jane and Paul lived together)	edit

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Net worth	$20,000,000 USD	edit
High school	Miss Lambert`s Academy for Young Ladies, London	edit
University	Queen`s College, London Associate Member, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London	edit
Talent agency	United Agents (UK)	edit
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

Partner: Gerald Scarfe (Married) 3 children

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Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.

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Mother of Katie, Alexander and Rory.
Her father's full name was Richard Alan John Asher and her paternal grandfather's name was Felix Asher.
Plays the piano, guitar and flute.
Paul McCartney stayed overnight with the Ashers in 1964 when he missed his train to Liverpool; within weeks he'd practically moved in with them.
Her father, Dr. Richard Asher, was the first to identify Munchausen's syndrome, naming it after Baron Munchausen instead of himself (which she commented was typical of him). It's a disease where the afflicted fakes physical illness - usually acute, dramatic, and convincing - and wanders from hospital to hospital for treatment.

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5 Apr 1946

Jane Asher is born in Willesden, North West London, England, to doctor Richard Allan John Asher and music teacher Margaret Augusta née Eliot. She is the middle of 3 siblings. edit

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3 Dec 1948
Age: 2

Her youger sister Clare is born. edit

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1952
Age: 5

Her film debut is ‘Mandy’ (released in July 31, 1952), in which she plays Nina, a deaf mute girl. Her interest in acting began when her parents took their three children to a theatrical agency, thinking it would be fun for them to learn to act. edit

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1953
Age: 6

Modelling debut - in an "Aer Lingus" flight company ad edit

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1956
Age: 9

TV debut. She stars as Alice A'Bland in the TV series "Robin Hood", episode 1x28 "Children of the Greenwood" aired on April 2, 1956. edit

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1958
Age: 11

Jane records her voice as Alice for Lewis Carroll's story "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" for Argo records. edit

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13 Aug 1959 - 19 Aug 1959
Age: 13 - 13

Stage debut with "Housemaster" at the Frinton Summer Theatre, in Frinton, U.K. She plays the tomboy “Button” Faringdon. edit

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1960
Age: 13

West End/London debut with the production "Will You Walk a Little Faster?" in which she played the character of Muriel Webster. The production was played at the Theatre Royal, Brighton (2nd – 7th May 1960), the King’s Theatre, Southsea (16th – 21st May 1960), and the Duke of York’s Theatre, at London's West End (7th – 11th June 1960). edit

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16 Dec 1961 - Jan 1962
Age: 15 - 15

Youngest actress ever to play Wendy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" at the Scala Theatre, London. edit

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20 Dec 1961
Age: 15

Modelling debut. Tatler magazine, photo by John Timbers. edit

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