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Jane Wheeler

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Jane Wheeler

EN, FR cinema · 40 credits

Born

11 June 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jane Wheeler (born June 11, 1962, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, and casting director whose exact birthday and height are not publicly confirmed in major sources. She entered the industry in 1989 as part of the loop group on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and made her feature film debut as Dr. Wayborn in the psychological thriller The Neighbor (1993, with James Woods). She has accumulated over 90 film and television credits, frequently portraying authority figures, mothers, and edgy everywomen across both thriller and family genres, and also works as an ADR voice director and casting director. Her most notable film credits include Elizabeth Anderson in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008, with Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson), TV Host in I'm Not There (2007, directed by Todd Haynes, with Cate Blanchett), Catherine Darcy in A Different Loyalty (2004, with Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett), Mrs. Henderson in Stonewall (2015), a Bartocci customer in Brooklyn (2015, with Joel Edgerton and Alicia Vikander), Harvard Mother in Brad's Status (2017, directed by Mike White), and Aunt Anne in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018, directed by Xavier Dolan). On television she is best known as Sally Dawkins in Big Wolf on Campus (1999–2002, 13 episodes), with additional credits in The Dead Zone (1996, 1 episode), Red Creek (2017, 10 episodes), This Life (2015, 5 episodes), The Bold Type (2017, 1 episode), and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990, 1995). As a voice actress she provided the voice of Mrs. Barnes in Arthur (2000–2010, 11 seasons), and she served as ADR voice director on Blue Beetle (2023) and Deep Impact (1998).

Known for

Filmography

Merry Swissmas poster

Merry Swissmas

EN · 20225.6

as Carol

A Royal Queens Christmas poster

A Royal Queens Christmas

EN · 20216.2

as Queen Alexandra

Swept Up by Christmas poster

Swept Up by Christmas

EN · 20205.7

as Linda

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan poster

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

EN · 20196.9

as Aunt Anne

Lemonade poster

Lemonade

EN · 20186.2

as Principal

Brad's Status poster

Brad's Status

EN · 20176.3

as Harvard Mother

Madame Hollywood poster

Madame Hollywood

EN · 2016Not rated

as Anchorwoman

The New Life of Paul Sneijder poster

The New Life of Paul Sneijder

FR · 20166.0

as Dr. Walcott

Stonewall poster

Stonewall

EN · 20156.0

as Mrs. Henderson

Brooklyn poster

Brooklyn

EN · 20157.3

as Bartocci Customer #1

Every Thing Will Be Fine poster

Every Thing Will Be Fine

EN · 20155.4

as Woman in Park

An Eye for Beauty poster

An Eye for Beauty

FR · 20143.4

as Professeur de Calgary

Exploding Sun poster

Exploding Sun

EN · 20134.6

as Simone Mathany

Dog Pound poster

Dog Pound

EN · 20107.2

as Davis’ Mother

Blue Seduction poster

Blue Seduction

EN · 20094.0

as Joyce

Journey to the Center of the Earth poster

Journey to the Center of the Earth

EN · 20086.1

as Elizabeth Anderson

The Secret poster

The Secret

FR · 20076.0

as Maggie Adams

I'm Not There poster

I'm Not There

EN · 20076.5

as TV Host

Invasion of the Space Lobsters poster

Invasion of the Space Lobsters

EN · 20055.0

Actor

Crimes of Passion poster

Crimes of Passion

EN · 20055.7

as Emily Poole

Saving Emily poster

Saving Emily

EN · 20046.0

as Dr. Marshall

Noel poster

Noel

EN · 20045.8

as Karen

A Different Loyalty poster

A Different Loyalty

EN · 20044.8

as Catherine Darcy / Tolland Dinner Guest #1

Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage poster

Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage

EN · 20035.2

as Laura Bux

Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection poster

Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection

EN · 20035.0

as Laura Bux

Obsessed poster

Obsessed

EN · 20025.1

as Claire Stillman

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning poster

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning

EN · 20014.3

as Laura Bux

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift poster

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift

EN · 20014.4

as Laura Bux

The Courage to Love poster

The Courage to Love

EN · 20006.8

as Sister Jane

Barney's Great Adventure poster

Barney's Great Adventure

EN · 19985.0

as Mom

Captive poster

Captive

EN · 19985.8

as Female Administrator

The Kid poster

The Kid

EN · 19976.7

as Doreen Albright

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story poster

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

EN · 19969.0

as Lisa

Marked Man poster

Marked Man

EN · 19966.0

as Kate Gallagher

Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late

EN · 19965.5

as Bank Manager

The Boys of St. Vincent poster

The Boys of St. Vincent

EN · 19947.1

as Receptionist

Stalked poster

Stalked

EN · 19946.0

as Female Executive

Obstruction of Justice poster

Obstruction of Justice

EN · 19948.0

as Maureen Coleman

By Woman's Hand poster

By Woman's Hand

EN · 19948.0

as Anne Savage (voice)

The Neighbor poster

The Neighbor

EN · 19935.7

as Dr. Wayborn