Jessica Benton (born 1942) is a British actress, mainly known for her role in the BBC series The Onedin Line.
She had some minor roles on TV such as Z Cars in 1970, and The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970). She also appeared in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as "Lady Cynthia" in the episode "The Path of Duty", The Duchess of Duke Street(1976) as Eleanor Prentice in the episode "A Lesson in Manners", and Thomas & Sarah (1979) playing "Grace Laughton" in ...
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Jessica Benton (born 1942) is a British actress, mainly known for her role in the BBC series The Onedin Line.
She had some minor roles on TV such as Z Cars in 1970, and The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970). She also appeared in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as "Lady Cynthia" in the episode "The Path of Duty", The Duchess of Duke Street(1976) as Eleanor Prentice in the episode "A Lesson in Manners", and Thomas & Sarah (1979) playing "Grace Laughton" in the episode "Birds of a Feather".
This led her to the starring role in The Onedin Line playing Elizabeth Onedin / Frazer / Lady Fogarty. For nearly a decade, from 1971 to 1980, Jessica was one of the best known actresses in the UK.
The end of The Onedin Line was also unfortunately the end of Jessica's fame. There was one last foray into bustles and corsets in 1992, in a drama-documentary shot in Austria in which she played Queen Anne. Jessica also did a selection of plays at Salisbury Playhouse, but decided to leave the acting profession to...
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