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Jane Horrocks

Jane Horrocks

Actor · Born January 18, 1964 (62) · Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK

Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English stage, screen and television actress, voice artist, musician, and singer. She is best known for her role as "Bubble" in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous as well as her distinctive voice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Horrocks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 18, 1964 (62)
From
Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 122 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are Jane Horrocks' films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
21%
Society
15%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 15 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 18
Mentor
3 of 18
Hero
3 of 18
Shadow
2 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
23
Warm
16
Absurd
10
Tense
10
Hopeful
10
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Horrocks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Horrocks' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

122 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Split Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Tash Edwards

  • Grow(2025)

    as Lady Veronica Smythe-Gherkin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Death Valley(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Polly Trevor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Time Travel Is Dangerous(2024)

    as The Aviator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Bishop of Sussex

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Annette

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    as Babs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dodger Special: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Countess Cowper

  • Here We Go(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Rumpelstilzchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Rumpelstilzchen

  • Bloods(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Something Borrowed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Violet

  • The Singapore Grip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sylvia Blackett

  • Endgame & Rough for Theatre II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Nell

  • Cobra(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Victoria Dalton

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud(2019)

    Show 104 episodes · as Gran Spud

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanya Bert

  • Swimming with Men(2018)

    as Heather Scott

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie(2016)

    as Bubble / Shirley Bassey

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Britain as Seen on ITV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Hot Tub Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narration

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay(2014)

    Show 100 episodes · as Wee Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy(2014)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Chicken Shop Date(2014)

    Show as Babs

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Long Live the Royals(2014)

    Show as Queen Eleanor (UK)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Pixie Hollow Bake Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

  • Sunshine on Leith(2013)

    as Jean Henshaw

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Secret of the Wings(2012)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandra

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacky

  • Pixie Hollow Games(2011)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    as Lead Elf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Trollied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 36 episodes · as Julie

  • Little Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Hairdresser

  • The Road to Coronation Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Margaret Morris

  • HiT Favorites: Colors Are Fun! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fifi Forget-Me-Not / Primrose (voice)

  • The Adventures of Disney Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 49 episodes · as Fairy Mary (voice)

  • Gracie!(2009)

    as Gracie Fields

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fifi Forget-Me-Not (voice)

  • HiT Favorites: Frosty Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fifi Forget-Me-Not / Primrose (voice)

  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure(2009)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Speaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Tinker Bell(2008)

    as Fairy Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind(2007)

    as Donner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 135 episodes · as Little Princess (voice)

  • Zoo Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 100 episodes · Actor

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Eliza Fletcher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ros Pritchard

  • Brothers of the Head(2005)

    as Roberta Howe (Romeo video)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    as Meenie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Milkshake! Treats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fifi

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Angela Quinn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sadie Swettenham

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Fifi and the Flowertots Talent Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Primrose

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    as Black Widow Spider / Mrs. Plum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fifi and the Flowertots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 123 episodes · Actor

  • Wide-Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · as Flea (voice)

  • Coming Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicity

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe(2002)

    as Donner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Last Rumba in Rochdale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gran (voice)

  • Ivor the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mum (voice)

  • Christmas Carol: The Movie(2001)

    as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mirrorball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Yitta Hilberstam

  • Spot's Musical Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Narrator

  • Lion of Oz(2000)

    as Wimsik (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Born Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mo

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    as Babs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Spot the Dog(2000)

    as Narrator (UK version)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hooves of Fire(1998)

    as Donner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Flint Street Nativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Shepherd 2/Zoe

  • Watership Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Hannah (voice)

  • The Foxbusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jeffries (voice)

  • Hunting Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Cassandra

  • Faeries(1999)

    as Huccaby · as Huccaby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Little Voice(1998)

    as LV

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bubble (archive footage)

  • Wyrd Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Magrat (voice)

  • Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis(1997)

    as Marla Dorland / Mavis Davis

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Never Mind the Horrocks(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nightlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Helen

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crapston Villas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Some Kind of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Alison

  • How to Be Absolutely Fabulous(1995)

    as Bubble (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Self Catering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marilyn

  • Second Best(1994)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Suffer The Little Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Deborah Hayes

  • Stages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Deborah Hayes

  • Deadly Advice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Jodie Greenwood

  • Butter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Beggar

  • Cabaret(1993)

    as Sally Bowles

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Beatie Bryant

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 23 episodes · as Bubble · as Bubble / Katy Grin · as Bubble / Katy Grin / Radio Presenter (voice) · as Katy Grin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Maggie Hunt

  • Nona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marta

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gail

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Beatie Bryant · as Doll Tearsheet · as Marta

  • Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Learner Lesbian

  • Life Is Sweet(1990)

    as Nicola

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Memphis Belle(1990)

    as Faith

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Witches(1990)

    as Miss Irvine

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase(1989)

    as Pattern

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cathy Warburton

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gail

  • The Fifteen Streets(1989)

    as Christine Bracken

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cammy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Getting It Right(1989)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Anja (archive footage)

  • Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Pam

  • The Dressmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Rita

  • The Storyteller: The True Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Anja

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Anja

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Nirvanah Crane

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Pam

  • Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Louise

  • First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie

  • On the Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Punk Girl

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise · as Maggie Hunt

  • Boon(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Trisha Downley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Alive from Off Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Punk

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Chicken Run (2000)

$225M worldwide

Highest rated

Cabaret (1993)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19852026

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 119: 118 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting1 of 119: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s20 · acting1990s33 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 4% of 23 roles
900010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 1999.

  1. 1999
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jane Horrocks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 36; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The New Adventures of Spot the Dog (2000)

82nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cabaret (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jane Horrocks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles12–53 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles14–48 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles17–55 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles11–65 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles5–69 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jane Horrocks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Horrocks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ardal O'Hanlon shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles