Amazing Jane

SHE MAY BE CELEBRATING HER 70TH BIRTHDAY EARLY NEXT YEAR, BUT THIS SCREEN ICON IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

- Melissa Field

She’s the famed English beauty whose career on screen has spanned more than five decades. And even as the industry changed beyond all recognition, Jane Seymour remained a film and TV fixture with stand-out roles in 1981 miniseries East of Eden – for which she won a Golden Globe – Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, which aired on TV from 1993 to 1998, and 2005’s Wedding Crashers.

That Seymour, who also currently stars in The Kominsky Method on Netflix, avoided a career slowdown as she grew older is a testament to her versatility and talent. “I’m lucky enough to still be offered a lot of really wonderful roles,” she tells WHO during a Zoom call from her home in Malibu, California. “I’ve always played a lot of character roles in addition to leads. Just ask me to do an accent or give me a wig and I’m good to go!”

You’ll be celebrating a special birthday on February 15 next year. How do you feel about turning 70?

I have no idea how I’ll celebrate. I’m supposed to be in Spain filming a series [