Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.
William Hurt
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Joan Plowright
Anna Paquin
Geraldine Chaplin
Billie Whitelaw
Maria Schneider
Elle Macpherson
Nic Knight
Nicola Howard
Sasha Graff
Fiona Shaw
John Wood
Amanda Root
Leanne Rowe
Richard Warwick
Judith Parker
Samuel West
Edward de Souza
Chris Larkin
Julian Fellowes
Ann Queensberry
Barry Martin
Simon Beresford
Miranda Forbes
Sheila Burrell
Oriane Messina
Charlotte Attenborough
Peter Woodthorpe
Walter Sparrow
Steffan Boje
Ralph Nossek