Jane Perry (actress)
Jane Elizabeth Perry is a British-Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her work as Diana Burnwood in the Hitman series, a role she has played in every game since 2016's soft reboot Hitman. She also played protagonist Selene in 2021's Returnal, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role at the 18th British Academy Games Awards.[1]
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Personal life
Perry is of Irish and English descent. Her grandfather Frederic Perry was a cousin of scriptwriter Jimmy Perry. She is currently based in London, UK. She attended the University of Victoria, BC where she studied Theatre and Theatre Arts Management, and Studio 58 Vancouver where she gained a Diploma in Theatre Acting.
Professional life
Perry is a classically trained actress who has worked on stage in both the UK and Canada, in TV series and films. She has also worked as a motion capture artist and as a voice actor. As a voice over artist she is best known for her work in computer games Hitman, Wildlands, Alien: Isolation, Squadron 42 and Dreamfall Chapters.[2]
Her TV credits include: Ransom for CBS, A Royal Winter for Hallmark, The Assets, The Reckoning for ITV, Spooks for BBC, Superstorm for BBC, The X-Files and Millennium for FOX. While her theatre credits include: Strange Interlude at the National Theatre, Generous at the Finborough Playhouse, Twelfth Night at the Finborough Theatre, and 5 years as a lead actress at The Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada.
Filmography
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Galaxy Express 999 | Shadow | Film |
1981 | Adieu Galaxy Express 999 | Mimay, Kei Yuki | Film |
1995 | Ronin Warriors | Kayura | Show |
1996 | Dragon Ball Z | Mrs Brief | Show |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge | Mei Ling / Lin Lin | |
2010 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | Cars description narrator | |
2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Voice | |
2012 | 007 Legends | Holly Goodhead | |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Dispatch voice | ||
Forza Horizon | Anna | ||
Hitman Absolution | In-game tutorial and mission narrator | ||
2013 | Crysis 3 | Tara Strickland | |
Need for Speed: Rivals | Dispatch | ||
2014 | Alien: Isolation | Diane Verlaine | |
Forza Horizon 2 | Anna | ||
Dreamfall Chapters | Sister Alessandra / Helena Chang | ||
2015 | Grey Goo | M.U.M, additional voices | |
Dirty Bomb | Nader | ||
Soma | Maggie Komorebi / Nadine Masters / Andrea Suther | ||
2016 | Hitman | Diana Burnwood | |
Quantum Break | Voice | ||
Steep | Monte Rosa | ||
2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Karen Bowman | |
Mass Effect: Andromeda | Additional voices | ||
2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Jayne Johnson | |
Hitman 2 | Diana Burnwood | ||
2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Karen Bowman | DLC "Operation: Motherland" |
2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Rogue Amendiares | |
2021 | Hitman 3 | Diana Burnwood | |
Returnal | Selene Vassos | ||
2022 | As Dusk Falls | Sharon Holt |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Score | Dr. Lynne Magnusson | |
2007 | In the Spider's Web | Geraldine | TV movie |
2008 | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People | Mrs Harding | |
2011 | Foster | June | |
2013 | World War Z | UN delegate | |
2015 | Ashes | Rebecca Soter | |
2016 | Genius | Johns Hopkins hospital nurse | |
A Hologram for the King | Ruby | ||
The Autopsy of Jane Doe | Lieutenant Wade | ||
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Female customer | ||
2017 | Borg McEnroe | Kay McEnroe | |
The Beyond | Gillian | ||
Phantom Thread | Mrs Vaughan | ||
TV films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Perfect Body | Mrs Darrington | |
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan | Dr. Jan Royce | ||
1999 | Fatal Error | ATM Teller | |
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Lisa Marie Peterson | ||
2017 | A Royal Winter | Janice |
References
- "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
- "Jane Perry, Spotlight".