Jane Menelaus

Actress

Birth Year 1959

Birthplace Australia

Age 65 years old

Nationality Australia

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1959

Jane Menelaus (born 1959) is an Australian actress who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

Jane Menelaus has worked with both the South Australian and Melbourne Theatre Companies.

1987

Her stage work has included appearance in the Shakespeare plays, The Winter's Tale with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in 1987 (at The Playhouse in Adelaide, South Australia), and Troilus and Cressida (at the Old Museum Building in 1989).

A fellow cast member, for both these productions, was Geoffrey Rush.

As well as a busy acting schedule with other plays, Jane Menelaus appeared in an ongoing production of The Importance of Being Earnest as Gwendolen Fairfax, with Geoffrey Rush as John Worthing.

1988

The play's popularity is shown by the fact that the production lasted over a period from 1988 to 1992, and was televised by the ABC.

Since 1988, Menelaus has been married to Geoffrey Rush.

1995

They have a daughter, Angelica (born 1992), and a son, James (born 9 September 1995).

2003

In 2003, she had surgery for breast cancer.