Jane March Horwood - British theater, film and television actress, former model. She became widely known for her roles in the films Color of Night, Tarzan and the Lost City, and Prince Dracula.
The creative biography of the performer began at the age of 14. She became the winner of the beauty contest Become a Model, and then signed a contact with the modeling agency Storm Model Management.
Jane came to the cinema in the early 1990s, playing in the film "Lover." The actress has more than 20 roles in television and film projects. She also participated in many popular television shows and programs, including: "Cesar's Night", "Stories of Erotic Films".
Facts from the biography
Jane was born in England in the spring of 1973. Her father worked as a teacher at school, her mother worked as a newspaper seller, was engaged in housekeeping and raising two children. Jane has a brother Jason. He currently works as a landscape designer.
Her ancestors on the father's side came from England and Spain, and on her mother's side - from China and Vietnam. Such a mixture of blood gave the girl a very attractive, unusual appearance and small stature.
March spent her childhood in the city of Edver. There she received secondary education and began a modeling career.
When she was 14 years old, Jane went to the casting of a local beauty contest. There were a huge number of applicants, but the girl passed the selection and eventually became the winner of the Become a Model contest. After that, she was offered a contract with the famous agency Storm Model Management, where she worked for several years under the name March. This is her middle name given by parents in honor of the birth of her daughter. She was born in the spring month of March and received the name Jane March.
Before starting a career as an actress, the girl was shot for fashion magazines and her photos often appeared on the covers. There, Jane noticed the wife of the director of the film "Lover." She invited the girl to cast for the main role. From that moment, Jane's career in cinema began.
Film career
The debut on the screen took place in March in 1991 in the biographical drama of Jean-Jacques Annotte "Lover." The plot of the film was set in the 1930s in Saigon. A rich Chinese man meets a very young French woman. She reciprocates him, but the girl’s parents are categorically against this relationship. But even they are not able to resist their love.
The picture claimed the Oscar in the category "Best Operator Work", and also received four nominations for the Saturn Award and the award for the best soundtrack.
There were a lot of rumors about the film, because it contained erotic scenes, and the performer of the main role at that time was only 17 years old. Jane later said that she repeatedly stated that all the love scenes were performed by understudies, of which she had five. The actress herself did not participate in them. But the director did not refute the rumors that spread the media. He tried to create a certain stir around the picture and draw attention to it. Only many years later, Anno apologized to Jane publicly.
The next main role was waiting for Jane in the erotic thriller directed by Richard Rush "Color of the Night", where she played Rosa. Her partner on the set was the famous Bruce Willis.
After receiving the script, Jane was not enthusiastic about the plot and, in general, she did not like the script. But she could not refuse filming with Willis. It was a good chance for a young actress to declare herself in Hollywood.
The film takes place in Los Angeles. Psychiatrist Bill Capa is deeply depressed after a tragic incident in his office. The patient jumped out of the window right before his eyes. Since then, the image of the girl constantly haunts Bill. He begins to suffer from psychosomatic color blindness, not allowing him to see the red color. Then he decides to go to his friend and colleague Bob Moore to undergo group therapy sessions. But Bob is killed in his own office. And then Capa decides to reveal the secret of the death of a friend.
The film failed at the box office and received 9 nominations for the Golden Raspberry Award. But at the same time, he became one of the most popular for viewing on video tapes and entered the TOP-20 list. The love scene of the main characters was recognized by Maxim magazine as "the best sexual scene in the history of cinema."
In 1998, March starred in the main role in the thriller directed by Jim Donovan "Provocateur." The film takes place in the USA. A North Korean agent, a woman named Suk Hee, is trying to break into NATO’s counterintelligence department. To do this, she poses as a nanny and is hired by the family of the commander of the US naval base.
In the subsequent career of the actress, there were roles in famous projects: "Tarzan and the Lost City", "Hunters of Antiquities", "Prince Dracula", "The Legend of the Beast", "Five of My Former Girlfriends", "Clash of the Titans", "Will", "Snow White and the Prince of the Elves", "Cupcake in the Big City", "Jack - the killer of giants."
