Trivia

Speaks Cymraeg (Welsh).

Finally received her driver's license, but never drives because of her nerves.

She played the Roman Empress Livia between the ages of 34 (in 23 B.C.) and 86 (in 29 A.D.) in I, Claudius (1976).

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

Her two former husbands, Peter O'Toole and Robin Sachs, passed away in the same year.

She appeared in four films with husband Peter O'Toole: Becket (1964), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Murphy's War (1971) and Under Milk Wood (1971). She played the mother of her real-life daughter Kate O'Toole in Laughter in the Dark (1969), their only joint venture.

She appeared in David Lynch's epic Xứ Cát (1984) with Sir Patrick Stewart, whom she had previously appeared with in I, Claudius (1976).

Was nominated for Broadway's 1999 Tony Award a Best Actress (Musical) for portraying Marlene Dietrich in "Marlene".

She never retired from acting.

Was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical of 1997 season for her performance in "Marlene".

Shares a birthday with her Xứ Cát (1984) co-star Francesca Annis.

She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to drama.

Served on the Welsh National Council and as a governor of the National Theatre of Wales, and received Wales' highest theatrical honor -- membership in the Honorary Order of Druids -- in recognition of her services to Welsh drama.

Had to have reconstructive surgery on her nose and jaw aged 19, after a serious automobile accident.

Was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical in the 1980 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance in "Pal Joey", but lost out to Gemma Craven.

Only saw her ex-husband, Peter O'Toole once after their divorce in 1979 (contrary to reports that they had remained friends after).

Although she played George Baker's mother in I, Claudius (1976), she is actually two years his junior.

She played Livia, the wife of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, in I, Claudius (1976) whereas her ex-husband Peter O'Toole played Augustus in Imperium: Augustus (2003).

As well as being nominated for both a Tony Award and an Olivier Award for "Marlene", she has also received two further Olivier Award nominations for "Cabaret" and "A Little Night Music".

Her name is pronounced Sharn and is Welsh for Jane.

Became an Associate Member of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Welsh is still her first language.

Her main hobby is tapestry which she started about 1981 and she's an incessant reader.

She's a great reader easily getting through a book a day and loves gardening.

Loves Dublin,.

She played Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) and Lady Clementine Churchill in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981). The former's second husband George Cornwallis-West had previously been married to Winston Churchill's mother Lady Randolph Churchill whereas the latter was Churchill's wife.

Divorced actor Peter O'Toole in 1979 and married actor Robin Sachs, 17 years her junior.

Lives in Islington, London.

As at 1965 she was living in the Islington area of London.

Her other hobby is tapestry.

An avid reader she can get through 2 books a day.

Loves Dublin which she thinks is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.