A multiple Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner, as well as a recipient of the Officer of the British Empire, which was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II, Jane Seymour has proven her talents in virtually all media — the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Her love of art and color has led to her great success as a painter in watercolors and oils and as a designer. 

Seymour’s past films include the James Bond movie Live and Let Die, the cult classic Somewhere in Time, and the comedy smash Wedding Crashers.

Her television credits include the Emmy® Award winning performance in Onassis: The Richest Man in the World; East of Eden for which she was awarded a Golden Globe®; the mini-series War and Remembrance and her Golden Globe® winning role as “Dr. Quinn” on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman which ran for six seasons.  

More recently, projects for Seymour include producing the independent feature film Bereave, co-starring with Malcolm McDowell in the same film; and staring in Scout and High Strung, for which she is also an executive producer.  She returns to series television in the upcoming Sky TV drama Hooten and the Lady, which debuts in September in the UK.  In 2014, she served as an executive producer on the documentary film Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me, which told the touching story of musician’s Glen Campbell’s farewell tour while dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s.

Daughter of a British obstetrician and his Dutch wife, Jane was born in England and raised in Wimbledon.  She began training in dance at an early age, and was just thirteen when she made her professional debut with the London Festival Ballet. 

In addition to acting, Jane has written over ten books including her most recent, The Wave. As well, she has launched “Jane Seymour Designs,” a national lifestyle brand inspired by her homes, art and family-centered lifestyle.

When she is not acting, writing or designing, Seymour can be found in her painting studio. With a thriving career as an artist and her own art gallery in Los Angeles, she has exhibited in numerous galleries and venues across North America. Her art also serves as inspiration for Open Hearts by Jane Seymour®, a jewelry line she designs for Kay® Jewelers in the U.S., Peoples in Canada and H. Samuel in the UK.  

Seymour is involved in many philanthropic causes including Childhelp, American Red Cross, City Hearts and Camp Soaring Eagle. In in 2010 she also launched the Open Hearts Foundation, which provides funds to charitable organizations in the areas of health, arts, education and sports.