First Marriage to Michael Attenborough
At the age of 17, Jane was cast by the famous Sir Richard Attenborough to be part of the chorus in Oh What a Lovely War, The part was tiny but it resulted in two life changing events. The first, an offer by a top film agent in England to represent her, and the second, a “re- introduction” (they had met a few years earlier) to the man who would become her first husband, Michael Attenborough, Sir Richard’s son. Although their first meeting had not produced any bond, (He thought she was a bit of a snob and she thought he was 'young') their second, was far different. Jane and Michael found they now had a great deal in common and eventually they fell in love. The couple married three years later in 1971.

While Jane and Michael did their best to make the marriage work, the combination of their youth and separate careers proved to be an insurmountable obstacle.Michael was continually traveling in his work as a director and Jane had just been cast in one of the most defining roles of her career- as 'Solitaire’ in the new James Bond film Live and Let Die opposite Roger Moore. Eventually, the constant separations took their toll and shortly before Live and Let Die premiered, the two filed for separation and subsequently divorced.

Jane didn’t have long to mourn the end of her marriage however; because she had suddenly beome ‘a Bond Girl' and a star in England

The success of the Bond film led to other roles, all similar, until in an effort to pursue more serious roles, Jane left her film career behind and returned to the stage for a time; where she tackled such classical fare as Shakespeare and Ibsen. Eventually she returned to film in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger; which was followed by a series of British television specials such as Frankenstein: the True Story, Our Mutual Friend, and King David.

Marriage to Geoffrey Planer
A brief but devestating foray to America to try her luck there resulted in a ‘casting couch’ experience that sent Jane, horrified, back to England to the arms of her then boyfriend, Geoffrey Planer (Geep); who had been a friend of ex-husband Michael Attenborough. It was Geep who comforted her, allowing her time to heal until she finally realized with his encouragement that it was time to give Hollywood another chance. This time, her experience was far different. She was cast in the American mini series Captains and the Kings and was nominated for her first emmy. Jane and Geep were beginning to slowly drift apart however. Geep hated Hollywood and all that it stood for – for Jane it had become her world.

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