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Jane Carr

Jane Carr, English actress

Born
August 13, 1950
Age in 2026
76
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1950

About Jane Carr

Jane Carr is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and the voice role of "Pud'n" on the animated Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (US, 2001–2007). She also played a character called "Pudding" in the Jilly Cooper-penned BBC sitcom It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (UK, 1971). == Career == === Film === Her earliest film role was as Mary McGregor in the 1969 British film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was based in turn on the 1961 novel of the same name by Muriel Spark. In this role, like her fellow young actors, she had to portray the character at ages ranging from 11 to 18. In 1970, she co-starred with Angela Lansbury and Michael York in Something for Everyone, and also starred in Danny Jones (1972) with Frank Finlay. Her other film roles have included the TV movie The Bunker (1981), Deal of a Lifetime (1999), Crazy as Hell (2002), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) as Lucinda, Editor of Bonchic Magazine, and The Five-Year Engagement (2012). In 2014, she voiced Mrs. Goggins and Granny in Postman Pat: The Movie, and portrays Sister Serpent in the Halloween themed slasher film 31 (2015). === Stage === Carr received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 1977 for her performance as Mary Mooney in the comedy Once a Catholic.

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Career and life highlights

Jane Carr timeline

  1. In 1969 Jane played Lesley Biddulph in the LWT mini-series "The Gold Robbers".
  2. In 1972 Jane was a cast member in an episode of the Granada production, "Crown Court".
  3. Jane was part of the original cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the Tony Winner for Best Musical in 2014.

The world when Jane Carr was born

Jane Carr was born in 1950. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jane Carr's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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