Jane Lapotaire in Crescendo
Jane Lapotaire (1944 - )
Film Deaths[]
- Crescendo (1970) [Lilliane]: Stabbed to death by James Olson while she’s swimming in the pool. (Nudity alert: Topless & rear)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1972) [Charmian]: Commits suicide after the death of Hildegarde Neil. (I haven’t seen this version, but I’m familiar with the play)
- The Asphyx (1972) [Christina Cunningham]: Decapitated while her father and fiancé were trying to capture her Asphyx and make her immortal.
- Surviving Picasso (1996) [Olga Picasso]: Dies of cancer.
Television Deaths[]
- Piaf (1980) [Edith Piaf]: Dies of cancer at the end of the play.
- Antony & Cleopatra (1981) [Cleopatra]: Commits suicide by letting an asp bite her on the chest. (Note: this is a different adaptation than from the 1972 film she appeared in)
- Macbeth (1983) [Lady Macbeth]: Commits suicide (presumably off-screen).
- The Dark Angel (1989) [Madame de la Rougierre]: Beaten to death by Dudley Ruthyn. (Note: I haven't watched this but I know this happened in the book Uncle Silas which the Tv show was also called)
- Alleyn Mysteries: Dead Water (1994) [Elspeth Cost]: Hit on the head with a rock by James Laurenson after she threatens to expose his marital infidelities.
- Midsomer Murders: Who Killed Cock Robin? (2001) [Mary Mohan]: Forced by Linda Marlowe to swallow an overdose of pills.
- The Crown (2019) [Princess Alice]: Natural Causes.
Gallery[]
Jane Lapotaire in The Asphyx
Jane Lapotaire in Midsomer Murders: Who Killed Cock Robin?
Jane Lapotaire in Alleyn Mysteries: Dead Water
Jane Lapotaire in Antony and Cleopatra
Noteworthy Connections[]
- Ex-Mrs. Roland Joffe
- Mother of Rowan Joffe