Jane Elliot
Biography
Jane Elliot is an American actress known for her daytime television roles. She began ballet at four and singing lessons at fourteen, and at seventeen, while in London, won a major role in a British television production of Come Back, Little Sheba. She appeared on Broadway in The Impossible Years (1965) and made her daytime debut that year in A Flame in the Wind. Her films include Change of Habit (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1972), and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). She also guest-starred in prime time shows such as Kojak and Police Woman and had a lead in Rosetti and Ryan. She is best known as Tracy Quartermaine on General Hospital, a role she began in 1978 and won a Daytime Emmy for in 1981. She also appeared on Knots Landing, Guiding Light, All My Children, and Days of Our Lives, produced The City, and was nominated for another Daytime Emmy in 2014.
79years old
Turns 80 on January 17in 67 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 18 years1969 to 1987
Every film, newest first
- 1987Some Kind of WonderfulIMDb rating 7.0
- 1977Panic in Echo ParkIMDb rating 5.3
- 1969Change of HabitIMDb rating 6.0
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A role that slipped away
Elliot was cast as Stephanie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1986, but on Christmas Eve producer Gail Kobe called to say Susan Flannery would play the part instead.
First role
Elliot's Broadway role as Linda Kingsley in The Impossible Years came from her performance in the Bucks County Playhouse production of Hay Fever.
Early training
Elliot started taking ballet classes at 4 years old, and when she was 14 she began taking classes in singing.
Jane Elliot movies on Netflix
Some Kind of Wonderfulas Carol Nelson
Panic in Echo Park
Change of Habitas Sister Barbara Bennett
Worked with
Jane Elliot made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
James Hong1 film together, 1977
James Hong's page Panic in Echo Park1977IMDb rating 5.3Hong as Larry Lee
Edward Asner1 film together, 1969
Edward Asner's page Change of Habit1969IMDb rating 6.0Elliot as Sister Barbara BennettAsner as Lt. Moretti
Elias Koteas1 film together, 1987
Elias Koteas's page Some Kind of Wonderful1987IMDb rating 7.0Elliot as Carol NelsonKoteas as Duncan
Elvis Presley1 film together, 1969
Elvis Presley's page Change of Habit1969IMDb rating 6.0Elliot as Sister Barbara BennettPresley as Dr. John Carpenter
Regis Toomey1 film together, 1969
Regis Toomey's page Change of Habit1969IMDb rating 6.0Elliot as Sister Barbara BennettToomey as Father Gibbons
Lea Thompson1 film together, 1987
Lea Thompson's page Some Kind of Wonderful1987IMDb rating 7.0Elliot as Carol NelsonThompson as Amanda Jones
Howard DeutchDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Howard Deutch Some Kind of Wonderful1987IMDb rating 7.0Elliot as Carol Nelson
William A. GrahamDirector, 1 film, 1969
All films by William A. Graham Change of Habit1969IMDb rating 6.0Elliot as Sister Barbara Bennett
John Llewellyn MoxeyDirector, 1 film, 1977
All films by John Llewellyn Moxey Panic in Echo Park1977IMDb rating 5.3
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
