Jane McNeill
Biography
Jane McNeill was born in Whiteville, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied Drama and graduated with a BA in Journalism. After 10 years in regional and Chicago theater, she earned a Masters degree in Education at DePaul University. In 2010, after surviving breast cancer, she returned to acting and has spent much of 2011 working on The Walking Dead as the character of Patricia. Subsequent film and television roles have included Prisoners, Rectify, Mississippi Grind and Magic Mike XXL.
60years old
Turns 61 on June 21in 251 days
- Born Whiteville
- Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Jane McNeill-Balter
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 7 years2013 to 2020
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Big break
In early June 2011, while appearing in the local play "The Hallelujah Girls," McNeill got an email that offered her an audition for three episodes of The Walking Dead's second season. She tried out for Patricia.
Big break
McNeill found out she had won the part right after her plane landed in New York the following day. Her role, originally set for three episodes, grew to cover the second season.
Early training
McNeill got her start in theater and acting while she was in sixth grade. She studied journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she started taking drama classes in her sophomore year.
A change of course
McNeill's own accounts say she "spent eight years doing theater and waiting tables" after moving to Chicago, Illinois, in 1990 to pursue acting and theater.
Jane McNeill movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Free State of Jones2016 Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Westernas Miss Ellie
IMDb rating 6.969K votes
Most often with
Stephen Herek directed two of these films. Sixteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stephen HerekDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2016
All films by Stephen Herek
Also two films together10 more actors
- Farrah MackenzieDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Jon StaffordWell Wishes (2015) and The Devil's Hand (2014)
- Blane CrockarellDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Hannah NordbergDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Jennifer NettlesDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Parker SackDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Forrest DealDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Mary Lane HaskellDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Stella PartonDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
- Kennedy BriceDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) and Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.