Jane Lapotaire, British Actress Who Won a Tony for ‘Piaf,’ Dies at 81
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- Jane Lapotaire, a British actress, has died at age 81
- She won a Tony Award for her performance in the play 'Piaf'
- Her death marks the loss of a notable figure in theater
- Lapotaire was recognized for her significant contributions to acting
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In a distinguished career in classical and contemporary plays, she drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf.
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Jane Lapotaire
English actress (born 1944)
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944 – 5 March 2026) was an English actress from Suffolk. Her performance in the title role of Marie Curie (1977) first brought her to wide attention. In 1978, she performed the title role Édith Piaf for Pam Gems's play Piaf for the Royal Sha...
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In therapy with a neuropsychologist, Ms. Lapotaire recalled in her book, she voiced frustration that her life had become so “small and domestic.” She had, after all, in various roles, “won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry (and Physics) as Marie Curie,” she wrote, “ruled most of 12th century France as doughty Eleanor of Aquitaine,” “led the French to war as Saint Joan and went through more men, drugs and drink than you can shake a stick at as Piaf.”
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