Jane Horrocks
As well known for her stage and screen roles as for her ability to mimic the singing voices of the 20th century's greatest vocalists, Jane Horrocks was a delicate force of nature on both stage and screen. Born in the village of Rawtenstall in England in 1964, Horrocks attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and soon joined with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She would later go on to appear in a number of prominent plays at the Hampstead Theatre between 1985 and 1989, including "Ask for the Moon," "A Collier's Friday Night," "Valued Friends," and "The Debutante Ball." She broke into film in a big way with her role in the comedy drama "Life is Sweet" (1991) in 1991, and took on the memorable role of Bubble on the beloved British comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC, 1992-2012) the following year. She would also find her career-defining role that year, when Sam Mendes wrote the role of LV in the play "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" for her, utilizing her staggering ability to mimic the singing voices of vocalists like Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe. The play was a great success, and she followed it with still more impressive stage roles, such as the lead in "Cabaret" at the Donmar Warehouse. Horrocks reprised the role of LV for the big screen adaptation "Little Voice" (1998), but soon returned to the stage with a starring role in "Sweet Panic" on the West End. She would memorably star in the mini-series "The Amazing Mrs Pritchard" (BBC, 2006), and earned major praise for her starring role in "Annie Get Your Gun" at the Young Vic in 2009. In 2016, Horrocks appeared in the West End production "If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me," which featured her singing songs from the bands that inspired her during her youth, including The Smiths, The Buzzcocks, and The Human League. That same year, she reprised her best known TV role in "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016).
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Jane Horrocks
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Time Travel Is Dangerous | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
83% |
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Bunty (Voice) | - | 2023 |
53% |
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Swimming With Men | Heather Scott (Character) | $19.6K | 2018 |
57% |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Bubble (Character) | $4.8M | 2016 |
90% |
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Sunshine on Leith | Jean (Character) | - | 2013 |
62% |
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Secret of the Wings | Fairy Mary (Voice) | - | 2012 |
92% |
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Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (Voice) | $46.4M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gracie! | Gracie Fields (Character) | - | 2009 |
100% |
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Fairy Mary (Voice) | - | 2009 |
90% |
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Tinker Bell | Fairy Mary (Voice) | - | 2008 |
69% |
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Brothers of the Head | Roberta Howe (Character) | $45.0K | 2005 |
84% |
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride |
Black Widow Spider/ |
$53.4M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire and the Legend of the Lost Tribe | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
13% |
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Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Past (Voice) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage | Wimzik (Voice) | - | 2000 |
58% |
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Born Romantic | Mo (Character) | $14.6K | 2000 |
97% |
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Chicken Run | Babs (Voice) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Hunting Venus | Cassandra (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Faeries | Huccaby (Voice) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis |
Marla Dorland/ |
- | 1998 |
80% |
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Little Voice | LV (Character) | $4.6M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Some Kind of Life | Alison (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King Henry IV | Doll Tearsheet (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Deadly Advice | Jodie Greenwood (Character) | - | 1994 |
100% |
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Second Best | Debbie (Character) | $68.5K | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Self Catering | Marilyn (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Butter | Beggar (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Girl | Maggie Hunt (Character) | - | 1992 |
94% |
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Life Is Sweet | Nicola (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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The Fifteen Streets | Christine Bracken (Character) | - | 1991 |
94% |
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The Witches | Miss Irvine (Character) | $8.7M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | Pattern (Character) | - | 1989 |
71% |
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Getting It Right | Jenny (Character) | $73.2K | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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The Dressmaker | Rita (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Crying He Makes | Pippa Bond (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Road | Louise (Character) | - | 1987 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 73% | COBRA | Victoria Dalton (Character) | 2023 |
100% | 87% | Bloods | Wendy (Character) | 2021-2022 |
17% | No Score Yet | The Singapore Grip | Sylvia Blackett (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teletubbies | Unknown (Character) | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teletubbies | Unknown (Character) | 2015-2016 |
100% | 91% | Inside No. 9 | Liz (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Absolutely Fabulous |
Bubble (Character), Bubble / |
1992 1994-1995 2001-2003 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | True Love | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fifi and the Flowertots | Unknown (Voice) | 2005-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crapston Villas |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
1995 1997 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Red Dwarf | Commander Nirvanah Crane (Guest Star) | 1992 |