HEART TO HEART
The still-gorgeous star talks to Closer about family, life lessons and aging gracefully
Jane Seymour talks to Closer about fame, family and aging gracefully.
Chatting with Jane Seymour feels like catching up with an old friend — a very accomplished friend! Jane’s five-decade-long career has taken her from the Broadway stage, where she debuted in 1980’s production of Amadeus, to the big screen’s James Bond hit Live and Let Die to her six seasons as the title character of TV’s
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. However, this British-born beauty is happiest when she is gushing about her family. “I swore I wasn’t going to be one of those people who can’t stop talking about her grandchildren,” Jane, 69, confesses to
Closer. “But it’s amazing. You get suckered in the minute the first grandchild comes along. It almost seems more magical than when you had your own children!”
The divorced star, who has a stepdaughter as well as four kids of her own — Katherine, 39, Sean, 35, and twins John and Kristopher, 25 — is still busier than ever. Her latest film, The War
With Grandpa, is currently available on streaming services. She also stars in the upcoming Ruby’s Choice, in which she plays a woman with dementia. “It’s about how the whole family is impacted by her coming to live with them,” says Jane. “And how she ends up completely changing their lives for the better. It’s very uplifting.”
How have you been keeping busy?
I’ve been working during the pandemic. I was in Australia when everything first closed down. Now, [I’m home] and just being COVID careful — wearing a mask and following all the rules.
Have you been able to see your grandchildren?
Yes, they’re part of our bubble here in Malibu. They are either at their mother and father’s house or here. They have one day of school here every Friday. We also do a lot of gardening and art work together.
What do you love about being a grandmother?
To see my own daughters being fantastic mothers and to be entrusted with these children is fantastic. It keeps me very active. And it’s lovely because I can tell them all about their moms and what they were like when they were little. Being alive and able to show them so much is magical.
Have they ever seen any episodes of
Dr. Quinn?
I’ve just started letting them watch it. There are things I have to explain, because it’s quite an adult show in some ways. But they love it.
What is their reaction to seeing their “Oma” on television?
Usually they want to know practical things, like how I jumped off a cliff. I tell