Researching Jane Horrocks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3679 people with the Horrocks surname? In that year Horrocks was ranked number 1151 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Jane means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jane Horrocks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jane Horrocks and the Horrocks Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3566 people with the Horrocks surname in the UK? Horrocks is now ranked number 1594 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Horrocks surname in the USA? Horrocks is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Jane Horrocks
Jane Horrocks
Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is a British actress. She portrayed the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and reprised the role of Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016).
She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in the stage play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, and received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for the role in the 1998 film adaptation Little Voice. Her other film roles include parts in The Witches (1990), Life Is Sweet (1990), Chicken Run (2000), Corpse Bride (2005) and Sunshine on Leith (2013).
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