Jane Baxter

Personal Info

Birthday

September 9, 1909

Day of Death

1996-09-13

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Bremen, Germany

Also Known As

Feodora Kathleen Alice Forde

Jane Baxter

Biography

A distinguished stage and film actress Jane Baxter was one of the most glamorous performers on the London stage. Winston Churchill, an ardent fan, once described her as, "that charming lady who grace personifies all that is best in British womanhood".

Her stage career spanned half a century and she is best remembered for her role in "Dial M For Murder", in which she co-starred with Michael Redgrave. Redgrave said that she was "every undergraduate's ideal of an English rose". Born Fedora Kathleen Alice Forde in Germany, she came to London as a child and studied acting at the Italia Conti Stage School.

Known For

Upstairs, Downstairs

Ships with Wings

The Clairvoyant

The Little Minister

The Flemish Farm

We Live Again

Drake of England

Enchanted April

Filmography

1953
All Hallowe'en
as Lady DeVille
1952
Death of an Angel
as Mary Welling
1943
The Flemish Farm
as Tresha
1941
Ships with Wings
as Celia Wetherby
1940
The Briggs Family
as Sylvia Briggs
The Chinese Bungalow
as Charlotte Merivale
1939
Confidential Lady
as Jill Trevor
Murder Will Out
as Pamela Raymond
1938
The Ware Case
as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Ware
Second Best Bed
as Patricia Lynton
1936
Dusty Ermine
as Linda Kent
The Man Behind the Mask
as Lady June Slade
1935
The Clairvoyant
as Christine
Drake of England
as Elizabeth Sydenham
Enchanted April
as Lady Caroline Dester
1934
The Little Minister
as Maid Helping with Wedding Dress
We Live Again
as Missy Kortchagin
The Night of the Party
as Peggy Studholme Kennion
Blossom Time
as Vicki Wimpassinger
1933
The Constant Nymph
as Antonia Sanger
1932
Flat No. 9
as Eileen Merridew
Two White Arms
as Alison Drury
1931
Down River
as Hilary Gordon
1930
Bed and Breakfast
as Audrey Corteline
Bed Rock
as Rosie