Jane Horrocks
Biography
Jane Horrocks is a British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and started out with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, she drew critical notice for Life Is Sweet (1991), and she played Miss Irvine in The Witches (1990). Her screen profile grew through the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, where she played Bubble and Katy Grin. She reprised her stage role in Little Voice (1998), which brought Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild nominations, and she starred as Sally Bowles in a revival of Cabaret (1993). Her voice work includes Chicken Run (2000), Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001), Corpse Bride (2005) and Tinker Bell (2008). On stage, she was nominated for an Olivier Award for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
62years old
Turns 63 on January 18in 97 days
- Born Rawtenstall
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 34 years1989 to 2023
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Big break
Jim Cartwright, who directed the play Road, watched Horrocks do singing impressions of Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey and Ethel Merman as a warm-up. Her mimicry won him over, and he went on to write The Rise and Fall of Little Voice for her.
Early training
Jane Horrocks trained at Oldham College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where Imogen Stubbs and Ralph Fiennes were fellow students, and her career started with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Beyond film
Horrocks made a CD called Further Adventures of Little Voice in 2000, singing in the style of her favorite divas. The recording features duets with Ewan McGregor, Robbie Williams and Dean Martin.
Jane Horrocks movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Corpse Bride2005 Animation, Family, Fantasyas Black Widow Spider / Mrs. Plumvoice
IMDb rating 7.4332K votes
Most often with
Peggy Holmes directed two of these films. Anjelica Huston appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Anjelica Huston's page
Jeff Bennett's page
Rob Paulsen's page
Lucy Liu's page
Pamela Adlon's page
Mae Whitman's page
Peggy HolmesDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2014
All films by Peggy Holmes
Also four films together1 more actor
- Raven-SymonéTinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014), Secret of the Wings (2012), Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) and Tinker Bell (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jane Horrocks's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$659 million
11 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$225M34.1% of the total
- 2$151M23.0% of the total
- 3$118M17.9% of the total
- 4$64M9.7% of the total
- 5$38M5.8% of the total
- 6$27M4.2% of the total
- 7$15M2.3% of the total
- 8$9.2M1.4% of the total
$10.4 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1994 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award | Deadly Advice | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.