Jane Hayden (born 1957) is an English stage, television, and film actress.

Early life

Hayden was born in

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, the younger sister of Linda Hayden, although their name at birth was Higginson. Their screen surname is an adaptation of their father's first name; he was Haydn Henley Higginson. Both sisters trained at the Aida Foster Theatre School, and Jane Hayden's first screen role came in 1970, when she played a child in a

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film about

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, ''Out of This Spark: The Making of a Revolutionary''.''

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, Volume 187 (G. Newnes, 1970), p. 51

Filmography

*''Out of This Spark: The Making of a Revolutionary'' (BBC, 1970) as Child *''

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'' (1973) as Samantha *'' The Awakening of Emily'' (1976) as Rachel *''

Adventures of a Taxi Driver ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There were two sequels, '' Adventures of a Private Eye'' and '' Adventures of a Plumber's Ma ...

'' (1976) as Linda *'' Robin's Nest'' (1977) as Air Hostess *'' Killer's Moon'' (1978) as Julie *''

Return of the Saint ''Return of the Saint'' is a British action-adventure television series that aired for one series in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States. It was co-produced by ITC Entertainment and the Italian ...

'' (1978) as AileenHarris M. Lentz, ''Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4'', p. 765 *'' Shillingbury Tales'' (1981) as Emily

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayden, Jane People from Harrow, London English film actresses English television actresses 1957 births Living people Alumni of the Aida Foster Theatre School