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  Jane made her first public performance in a talent contest at Pontins in Weston-super-Mare and at the age of ten was crowned Rosebud Queen of the Morris Dancing Team. At the age of 11, Jane made her television debut in the Alan Bleasdale series GBH alongside Robert Lindsay and Julie Walters. She continued her theatre training at Oldham Theatre Workshop, left school in 1995 with 9 GCSE's and has worked professionally ever since.

In 1992 Jane played Debbie Fisher in The Bill and Jane in the Granada series Science In The Environment. The following year she played Ros in two series of Sloggers. In 1994 she played Dorothy Pace in In Suspicious Circumstances then the following year played Gerry in Missing Persons. Jane has also worked on radio in Crimewaves and The Flood.

In 1996 Jane played Chas in Out of Tune and chambermaid Monica Jones in The Grand. In 1997 Jane auditioned for the role of Zoe Tattersall in Coronation Street but was unsuccessful. In July that year she made her debut as Leanne Battersby

Since leaving Coronation Street in the year 2000, Jane has gone onto play Nurse Practitioner Samantha Docherty in the medical drama A&E and has just recently joined the cast of The Bill as lesbian Policewoman, Gemma Osbourne.

Jane moved permanently to live in London last year where she shares a house with her fiancee, Ex-Brookside and Emmerdale actor, Robert Beck, Before that she still lived in her native Bury in a house just round the corner from her parents!

source http://www.tv.com/jane-danson/person/121762/biography.html

  "Coronation Street" .... Leanne Battersby/Tilsley (1997-2000, 2004-)
... aka Corrie (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode #1.6260 (2006) TV Episode .... Leanne Battersby
- Episode #1.6261 (2006) TV Episode .... Leanne Battersby
- Episode #1.6259 (2006) TV Episode .... Leanne Battersby
- Episode #1.6258 (2006) TV Episode .... Leanne Battersby
- Episode #1.6255 (2006) TV Episode .... Leanne Battersby
(39 more)
"Casualty"
- Dreams and Disappointments (2004) TV Episode .... Lucy Munroe
"Doctors"
- Amy (2004) TV Episode .... Trish
- Amy's Mother (2004) TV Episode .... Trish
- Amy's Social Worker (2004) TV Episode .... Trish

"Always and Everyone" (1999) TV Series .... Samantha Docherty
... aka A&E (UK)
... aka St Saviours (UK)
"The Grand" (1997) TV Series .... Monica Jones (1997)
"The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Betty Seagrim
"Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"
- The Bearded Lady (1996) TV Episode .... Gerry
"Out of Tune" (1996) TV Series .... Chas
"Children's Ward" (1989) TV Series .... Paula (1995-1997)
... aka The Ward (UK: new title)
"The Bill" .... PC Gemma Osbourne (2002-2003)
- Living It Down (1993) TV Episode .... Debbie Fisher
"G.B.H." (1991) (mini) TV Series (as Jane Dawson) .... Eileen Critchley