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	\| birth_date = Shirley Ann Pithers<br>12 June 1935		\| birth_date = Shirley Ann Pithers<br>12 June 1935
	\| birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], England		\| birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], England

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	After a stay in London, Freeman joined the Osiris Repertory Theatre touring company, based in [[Gloucestershire]]. She joined the Arena Theatre, [[Sutton Coldfield]] in 1958, followed by [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre\|Birmingham Rep]] from 1968. Her stage appearances include Margaret More in the Welsh Theatre Company's first production, ''[[A Man for All Seasons (play)\|A Man for All Seasons]]'', at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.<ref name="thestage"/>		After a stay in London, Freeman joined the Osiris Repertory Theatre touring company, based in [[Gloucestershire]]. She joined the Arena Theatre, [[Sutton Coldfield]] in 1958, followed by [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre\|Birmingham Rep]] from 1968. Her stage appearances include Margaret More in the Welsh Theatre Company's first production, ''[[A Man for All Seasons (play)\|A Man for All Seasons]]'', at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.<ref name="thestage"/>

	Freeman’s television roles include ''Diary Of a Young Man'' (1964), ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)\|Crossroads]]'' (1964), ''Touch And Go'' (1978), and ''Hannah'' (1980). She was best known for her role as the abrasive but ultimately kind-hearted café owner [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#The Cafe\|Ivy]], one of the main characters in the long-running British television comedy ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. She was one of only two actors to appear in all series of the show, from 1973 until 2010 (the other being [[Peter Sallis]], who played Norman Clegg): however, unlike Sallis, Freeman did not appear in all of the episodes.~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2019}}~~		Freeman’s television roles include ''Diary Of a Young Man'' (1964), ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)\|Crossroads]]'' (1964), ''Touch And Go'' (1978), and ''Hannah'' (1980). She was best known for her role as the abrasive but ultimately kind-hearted café owner [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#The Cafe\|Ivy]], one of the main characters in the long-running British television comedy ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. She was one of only two actors to appear in all series of the show, from 1973 until 2010 (the other being [[Peter Sallis]], who played Norman Clegg): however, unlike Sallis, Freeman did not appear in all of the episodes.

	Her film credits included ''Ghost In The Water'' (1982), ''[[Scrubbers]]'' (1982) and ''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' (1986).		Her film credits included ''Ghost In The Water'' (1982), ''[[Scrubbers]]'' (1982) and ''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' (1986).

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	\| caption = Freeman as Ivy in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''		\| caption = Freeman as Ivy in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''

	\| birth_date = Shirley Ann Pithers<br>12 June 1935		\| birth_date = Shirley Ann Pithers<br>12 June 1935
	\| birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], England		\| birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], England
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|0293429}}		* {{IMDb name\|0293429}}
	Jane Freeman at [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=178547647 Find a Grave]		* Jane Freeman at [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=178547647 Find a Grave]

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{{Infobox person
| name = Jane Freeman
| image =
| caption = Freeman as Ivy in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''

| birth_date = Shirley Ann Pithers<br>12 June 1935
| birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], England
| death_place =
| death_date = 9 March 2017 (aged 81)
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1962–2010
| spouse = Michael Simpson (1971–2007, his death)
|}}

'''Shirley Ann Pithers''' (12 June 1935 – 9 March 2017),<ref name="thestage">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2017/obituary-jane-freeman/ |title=Obituary: Jane Freeman |last=Quinn |first=Michael |date=12 April 2017 |accessdate=12 April 2017 |archivedate=12 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170412220940/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2017/obituary-jane-freeman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> better known as '''Jane Freeman''', was an English-born Welsh actress who was best known for her work on British television, mostly notably for her role as Ivy in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''.

==Early years==
Freeman was born in [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], in 1935, the daughter of railway engineer Arthur Pithers and his wife, Joan Pithers, née Dewhurst.<ref name="g">{{cite news|last1=Lewsen|first1=Charles|title=Jane Freeman obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/17/jane-freeman-obituary|accessdate=17 December 2017|work=The Guardian|date=17 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217230045/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/17/jane-freeman-obituary|archivedate=17 December 2017}}</ref> She was raised in [[Merthyr Tydfil]] following the death of her father in an accident when she was 9 years old and her mother's subsequent remarriage<ref name=thestage /> to Russell Evans. For a time, she used his surname and was known as '''Jane Evans.'''<ref name="g" /> She graduated from the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama|Cardiff College of Music and Drama]]<ref name="h" /> in 1955.

== Career ==
After a stay in London, Freeman joined the Osiris Repertory Theatre touring company, based in [[Gloucestershire]]. She joined the Arena Theatre, [[Sutton Coldfield]] in 1958, followed by [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre|Birmingham Rep]] from 1968. Her stage appearances include Margaret More in the Welsh Theatre Company's first production, ''[[A Man for All Seasons (play)|A Man for All Seasons]]'', at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.<ref name="thestage"/>

Freeman’s television roles include ''Diary Of a Young Man'' (1964), ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'' (1964), ''Touch And Go'' (1978), and ''Hannah'' (1980). She was best known for her role as the abrasive but ultimately kind-hearted café owner [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#The Cafe|Ivy]], one of the main characters in the long-running British television comedy ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. She was one of only two actors to appear in all series of the show, from 1973 until 2010 (the other being [[Peter Sallis]], who played Norman Clegg): however, unlike Sallis, Freeman did not appear in all of the episodes.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Her film credits included ''Ghost In The Water'' (1982), ''[[Scrubbers]]'' (1982) and ''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' (1986).

== Personal life ==
In 1971, Freeman married Michael Simpson, whom she met when he became artistic director of the Birmingham Rep while she was a member of that group.<ref name="h" />

== Death ==
Freeman died on 9 March 2017 at the age of 81 from [[lung cancer]].<ref name="h">{{cite news|last1=Hayward|first1=Anthony|title=Obituary - Jane Freeman, actress who played café owner in Last of the Summer Wine|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/15243458.Obituary___Jane_Freeman__actress_who_played_caf___owner_in_Last_of_the_Summer_Wine/|accessdate=17 December 2017|work=The Herald|date=24 April 2017}}</ref> Her age was often incorrectly reported as being 96 at the time of her death, but official birth records prove that she was born in 1935.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jane Freeman|work=The Times|issue=72197|editor-last=Witherow|editor-first=John|date=14 April 2017|page=58|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

==Roles==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|1964 || ''Diary of a Young Man'' || Nurse
|-
|1964 || ''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'' || Emily Burrell
|-
|1972 || ''The Fishing Party'' (''[[Play for Today]]'') || Audrey
|-
|1973 to 2010 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || Ivy
|-
|1973 || ''Play for Today'' || Housing Official
|-
|1973 || ''[[Trinity Tales]]'' || Cashier
|-
|1973 || ''Play for Today'' || Housing Official
|-
|1975 || ''[[Within These Walls]]'' || Madge Boyle
|-
|1975 || ''Play for Today'' || Martha Paisley
|-
|1976 || ''[[Within These Walls]]'' || Ethel Cumberpatch
|-
|1978 || ''Play for Today'' || Mrs. Scully
|-
|1978 || ''Touch and Go'' || Mrs. Meighan
|-
|1979 || ''[[Prince Regent (TV series)|Prince Regent]]'' || Lady de Clifford
|-
|1980 || ''Hannah'' || Lilla Spencer-Smith
|-
|1980 || ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' || Mrs. Allen
|-
|1981 || ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]'' || Aunt Anna
|-
|1983 || ''[[The Hard Word]]'' || Labour candidate
|-
|1983 || ''[[The Black Adder]]'' || Mrs Applebottom
|-
|1984 || ''Letty'' || Florence Jones
|-
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|1979 || ''All Day on the Sands'' || Mrs. Cattley
|-
|1980 || ''Dark Water'' || Managers's Wife
|-
|1982 || ''[[Scrubbers]]'' || Sister
|-
|1982 || ''Ghost in the Water'' || Mrs. Willets
|-
|1985 || ''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' || Mrs. Kimble
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine|Recurring characters in ''Last of the Summer Wine'']]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0293429}}
Jane Freeman at [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=178547647 Find a Grave]

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[[Category:British comedy actresses]]