Biography for Jenny Seagrove
Jenny Seagrove as Camilla
Directed by William Friedkin, this script is based on the novel, The Nanny and is a bloody fable about a tree in a forest that lives on the blood of newborn babies...babies provided by a sexy wood nymph/druid in the shape of Jenny Seagrove. She played the part of the nanny with ease, presenting a brooding yet somehow likeable character, until of course, the end. Those looking for a gore film may be slightly disappointed, although there are a few good gore scenes but they are few and far between as the film contains a low body count. However, those looking for a horror thriller will revel in the films delights as it achieves this substantially and the film's last moments will have you on the edge of your seat.
Biography for Jenny Seagrove
Date of birth
4 July 1957
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
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Mini biography
Brit actress Jenny Seagrove distinguished herself as a sensitive heroine during the 1980s in plush TV romances such as "The Woman in White," "Diana" and particularly the adaptations of Barbara Taylor Bradford's "A Woman of Substance" as Emma Harte, and "Hold That Dream" as Paula Fairley. Jenny enjoyed a privileged childhood though it was marked with sadness. Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, her father ran an import-export firm and her mother was a British aristocrat who suffered a debilitating stroke when Jenny was less than a year old. At age 9, Jenny attended a girls' boarding school in England and appeared in school plays. Initially interested in a culinary career, she opted for acting instead and trained at the Bristol Old Vic. After leaving school, Seagrove met Indian-born Madhav Sharma, a little-known actor-director, but the marriage was not a happy one (1984-1988). She had a long term relationship with director Michael ("Death Wish") Winner, whom she met on the set of the Agatha Christie mystery Appointment with Death (1988). She now lives with the theatre emprassario, Bill Kenwright and has appeared in many of his productions including "The Miracle Worker," "Jane Eyre," "Present Laughter" and, more recently "The Constant Wife" and "The Secret Rapture." To date, her film career has not been as rewarding as her work on stage and TV. She did enjoy a small role as an offbeat Scottish lass in Local Hero (1983) and in the United States, she was seen in an unsympathetic light as the evil nanny in The Guardian (1990), directed by William Friedkin.
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Trivia
She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Lives with theatre impressario and Everton F.C. director Bill Kenwright in North London. They have worked on several stage and screen projects together.
Is a vegetarian.
During her years at the Bristol Old Vic she started struggling from severe eating disorders -- anorexia and bulimia. It took her years to recover which affected the output of work.
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Links:
Boogeymen (2001) (V) (archive footage) .... Camilla (The Guardian)
Judge John Deed (2001) (TV) .... Jo Miller
Zoe (2000) .... Cecilia
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1998) .... Suzanne Brody
New Order Story (1993) (V) (voice) .... Narration
Miss Beatty's Children (1992) .... Jane Beatty
Incident at Victoria Falls (1991) .... Lily Langtree
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Incident at Victoria Falls (1991)
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1991)
... aka Sherlock Holmes: The Star of Africa (1991)
... aka Star of Africa, The (1991)
Some Other Spring (1991) (TV) .... Helen
Deadly Game (1991) (TV) .... Lucy
Bullseye! (1990) .... Health Club Receptionist and Girl with John Cleese
Guardian, The (1990) .... Camilla
Magic Moments (1989) (TV) .... Melanie James
"Promessi sposi, I" (1988/I) (mini) TV Series .... The Noble Lady in Monza
... aka "Betrothed, The" (1988) (mini)
Chorus of Disapproval, A (1988) .... Fay Hubbard
Appointment with Death (1988) .... Dr. Sarah King
Sign of Four, The (1987) (TV) .... Miss Mary Morstan
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Sign of Four (1987) (TV)
Hold the Dream (1986) (TV) .... Paula Fairley
In Like Flynn (1985) (TV) .... Terri McLane
Mark of the Devil (1984) (TV) .... Sara Helsten
... aka Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense: Mark of the Devil (1984) (TV) (UK: series title)
"Diana" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Diana Gayelorde-Sutton
"Woman of Substance, A" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Young Emma Harte
Nate and Hayes (1983) .... Sophie
... aka Savage Islands (1983)
Local Hero (1983) .... Marina
Shocking Accident, A (1982) .... Sally
Moonlighting (1982) .... Anna
... aka Schwarzarbeit (1982) (West Germany)
"Woman in White, The" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Laura Fairlie
