There's no trivia section up, but both Olivia Williams (Jane Austen) and Greta Scacchi (Cassandra) have both played Jane Fairfax in different adaptations of Jane Austen's "Emma."
It seems like you can't be a British actor or actress and NOT find yourself at some point in a Jane Austen adaptation!
Wrong, Greta Scacchi played Mrs. Weston, not Jane Fairfax in the Emma version that Gwyneth Paltrow starred. It is Polly Walker the one who played as JF in that Emma version.
shareThe OP is correct. Olivia Williams played Jane Fairfax in the 96 British TV adaptation of Emma.
shareThe OP is NOT correct. Olivia Williams and Greta Scacchi did NOT both play Jane Fairfax. cynsoria was not saying Olivia Williams didn't play JF, s/he was saying Ms. Scacchi played Ms. Weston.
Also, Hugh Bonneville played Mr. Russhworth (hilariously, I might add) in Mansfield Park, and Phyllida Law played Mrs. Bates in the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma.
Yes, Olivia Williams did indeed play Jane Fairfax in the 1996 BBC adaptation of Emma, starring Kate Beckinsale, but Greta Scacchi did NOT play Jane Fairfax; she played Miss Taylor/Mrs Weston in the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma. Polly Walker played Jane Fairfax in that version.
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