Jane Menelaus

Australian actress (born 1959)

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Jane Menelaus

Menelaus in 2011

Born| 1959 (age 65-66)

Australia

Alma mater| Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation| Actress
Spouse|

Geoffrey Rush

(m. 1988)​

Children| 2

Jane Menelaus (born 1959) is an Australian actress who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

## Stage

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Jane Menelaus has worked with both the South Australian and Melbourne Theatre Companies. Her stage work has included appearance in the Shakespeare plays, The Winter's Tale with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in 1987 (at The Playhouse in Adelaide, South Australia), and Troilus and Cressida (at the Old Museum Building in 1989). A fellow cast member, for both these productions, was Geoffrey Rush.

As well as a busy acting schedule with other plays, Jane Menelaus appeared in an ongoing production of The Importance of Being Earnest as Gwendolen Fairfax, with Geoffrey Rush as John Worthing. The play's popularity is shown by the fact that the production lasted over a period from 1988 to 1992, and was televised by the ABC.

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Type

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1984  | Special Squad | Guest role: Penny Young  | TV series, 1 episode
1985  | On Location with 'Robbery Under Arms' | Herself - Actress  | TV special
1985  | Robbery Under Arms | Recurring role: Aileen  | TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1985  | A Thousand Skies | Recurring role: Thelma McKenna  | TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1985  | A Country Practice | Guest role: Stephanie Hughes  | TV series, 2 episodes
1986  | Body Business | Lead role: Victoria  | TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1986; 1990  | The Flying Doctors | Guest role: Rose Langford  | TV series, 1 episode
1990  | The Flying Doctors | Guest role: Mrs. Windsor  | TV series, 1 episode
1990  | The Importance of Being Earnest | Recurring role: Gwendolen Fairfax  | ABC Teleplay
1992  | Phoenix | Guest role: Jenny Hanson  | ABC TV series, 1 episode
1994  | Blue Heelers | Guest role: Helen Burns  | TV series, 1 episode
1994-95  | Janus | Recurring role: Jenny Hanson  | TV series, 6 episodes
1997  | The Movie Show | Herself  | TV series, 1 episode
2002; 2004  | Kath & Kim | Guest roles: Jane / Bridal Shop Proprietor  | TV series, 2 episodes
2013  | Being Brendo | Guest role: Pam Strickland  | TV series, 1 episode

### Film

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Title  | Year  | Role  | Type

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1995 | Angel Baby | Obsetrician | Feature film
2000 | Quills | Renee Pelagie | Feature film
2000 | The Dish | Gwen | Feature film
2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Maggie | Feature film
2014 | Healing | Glenys | Feature film
2015 | Holding the Man | Doreen Hogan | Feature film
2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Violet Graysmark | Feature film

## Personal life

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Since 1988, Menelaus has been married to Geoffrey Rush. They have a daughter, Angelica (born 1992), and a son, James (born 9 September 1995).[1][2][3][4][5] In 2003, she had surgery for breast cancer.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Geoffrey Rush Biography – Theatre, Television and Film Biographies
2. ^ Geoffrey Rush Biography – Tiscali Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Geoffrey Rush Biography – Tribute
4. ^ Geoffrey Rush Biography – Hollywood.com
5. ^ Geoffrey Rush interview – The Independent
6. ^ From Sellers to suburbia – Film|work=The Sydney Morning Herald

## External links

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* Jane Menelaus at IMDb
* Jane Menelaus photo and information – "Phoenix" and "Janus" cast
* Jane Menelaus – stage acting credits
* "The Winter's Tale" – The Playhouse, Adelaide (1987)
* "Troilus and Cressida" – Old Museum Building, Brisbane (1989)

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* VIAF
* WorldCat

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*[m.]: married