(Born 1957)

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Never Quite Made It

Born: 4 July 1957, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height: 5' 6"

Jenny Seagrove first found fame in 1983, with the film Local Hero, and the TV mini-series A Woman of Substance, which achieved Channel 4's highest ever viewing figures of 13.8 million. A year earlier she had made her movie debut in Jerzy Skolimowski's Moonlighting.

Her other movie roles include Appointment With Death, A Chorus Of Disapproval, Miss Beatty's Children, and Don't Go Breaking My Heart with ER's Anthony Edwards.

After a 15 year break from regular television work, Jenny landed the part of Jo Mills in the pilot episode of Judge John Deed, broadcast in January 2001. She's now a regular in the series.

On TV she's also appeared in Hold The Dream, a follow-up to A Woman Of Substance, guested in programmes such as The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense, and Peak Practice.

As well as TV and film, Jenny's an accomplished stage actress, whose recent credits include Brief Encounter with Judge John Deed co-star Christopher Cazenove, The Constant Wife, and a female twist on The Odd Couple, with Paula Wilcox.

Jenny lives with theatre impressario and Everton F.C. director Bill Kenwright in North London.

Her first marriage to Indian actor Madhav Sharma ended in divorce. She was also involved in a long-term relationship with film director Michael Winner.

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