Jane Benney

Born

1980-04-04

Birthplace

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Biography

Jane Benney was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to a Ndebele mother and British father. She grew up performing in Musical Theater and modelling. Jane is widely recognized for her starring role as ‘Laleti’ in Leon Schuster’s South-African Film, ‘Mr. Bones’ – (David Ramsey, Arrow) which, when released was the highest budget and highest grossing South African Film of all time. Following a TV and Radio V.O career, Jane moved to Hawaii and continued acting – landing the lead role in Gerard Elmore’s cult classic independent film “All for Melissa”. She has trained at the renowned Ivana Chubbuck Studio and with famed coach Joseph Pearlman in Los Angeles.