Acting

Jean Ainslie

Born 1920-06-08 · Plumstead, London, England, UK

Jean Ainslie was born on June 8, 1920 in Plumstead, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Secrets & Lies (1996), Wilde (1997) and Poirot (1989). She died on October 26, 2001 in London, England, UK.

Acting credits

All or Nothing poster
7.1

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

All or Nothing

2002

Secrets & Lies poster
7.6

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Secrets & Lies

1996

Wilde poster
6.6

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.

Wilde

1997

Love and Death on Long Island poster
6.3

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

Love and Death on Long Island

1998

My Summer With Des poster
5.8

Romantic comedy set during the European football championships in 1996, where football fan Martin finds his life is going from bad to worse after losing his job and splitting up with his girlfriend. However, as the football tournament progresses his luck begins to turn, firstly because of England's successes on the pitch, and secondly because of his encounter with a mysterious woman.

My Summer With Des

1998

Hunting Venus poster
7.3

Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.

Hunting Venus

1999

The Disappearance of Harry poster
8.0

Harry Webster (David Lyon) is an apparently normal husband and father who resides in contemporary Nottingham, England, which was once host to a flourishing textile industry. One day, Harry leaves his house and vanishes. A note he left behind alludes to a double life he no longer wishes to lead. His wife Liz (Annette Crosbie) conducts a search for her husband. Her findings raise a disturbing question: Did Harry have anything to do with a series of recent factory bombings?

The Disappearance of Harry

1982

I Don't Speak English poster
5.4

If Sergio Colombo, a middle age man, doesn't want to lose his job, has to attend a full immersion English course in UK. So Sergio leave his wife and son and reaches a school full of terrible kids. Obviously he is the only adult and the worse student. Learning English hasn't been never so hard.

I Don't Speak English

1995

Born of Fire poster
6.0

For reasons unknown, a flautist and an astronomer find themselves drawn to one another. But, when the flautist stumbles upon a secret regarding his late father, the two wind up in a celestial duel against the ancient Master Flautist for earth's future.

Born of Fire

1987

24 Hours in London poster
4.7

London gangster Christian has a plan to kill off the opposition, but things get messy when a witness survives.

24 Hours in London

2000

Anybody's Nightmare poster
5.8

Based on the true story of Shelia Bowler, accused of murdering her elderly aunt.

Anybody's Nightmare

2001

Out Of My Head poster
7.5

A teenager who's fed up with his uneventful life of social isolation decides to try drugs to get some excitement. He sets out to learn about their effects.

Out Of My Head

1995