Ellen Jane Carr is an English actress. She is well known for the voice role of "Pud'n" on the animated The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. She also played a character called "Pudding" in the Jilly Cooper-penned BBC sitcom It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling.
Her earliest film role was as Mary McGregor in the 1969 British filmThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. In this role, like her fellow young actors, she had to portray the character at ages ranging from 11 to 18. In 1970, she co-starred with Angela Lansbury and Michael York in Something for Everyone, and also starred in Danny Jones with Frank Finlay. Her other film roles have included the TV movie The Bunker, Deal of a Lifetime, Crazy as Hell, ', ' as Lucinda, Editor of Bonchic Magazine, and The Five-Year Engagement. In 2014, she voiced Mrs. Goggins and Granny in , and portrays Sister Serpent in the Halloween themed slasher film31.
Stage
Carr received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 1977 for her performance as Mary Mooney in the comedy Once a Catholic. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1978, receiving a second Olivier nomination in 1982 for A Midsummer Night's Dream and appearing in The Tempest, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice and The Merry Wives of Windsor. She played Wendy in the 1982 RSC adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan at the Barbican in 1982 and appeared opposite Maggie Smith in the 1985 production of Congreve's The Way of the World. In 1987 she moved to the United States while touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. From 2006 to 2009 she played Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins on Broadway. Jane was part of the original cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the Tony Winner for Best Musical in 2014. She played the part of Miss Shingle. In August 2014, she left the role and was succeeded by Carole Shelley.
Television
In 1980 she appeared as Rita in National Pelmet, series two opening episode of critically acclaimed drama Minder. She had a featured part as "Louise" in the US version of TV series Dear John. In 1994, she played the Timov, daughter of Al-ghul, one of the three wives of Londo Mollari in the episode "Soul Mates" on US TV seriesBabylon 5. She continues to play occasional roles on television, including Fran Metzgar in Curb Your Enthusiasm, besides her voice work. In 2006, she served as both body double and voice actress of "Tabitha Lenox" on the US daytime dramaPassions when actress Juliet Mills was on a brief vacation. In 2002 she played the part of Malcolm Reed's mother, Mary Reed, in the episode "Silent Enemy |Silent Enemy" of the US TV series . Carr appeared on an episode of US TV series Friends, "The One with Ross's Wedding", and on three episodes of Gilmore Girls. In 2011, Carr played a resident of the apartment building Alex and Harper lived in on Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2012, she again played a nanny, this time as Mrs. Buckminster in a Season 8 episode of How I Met Your Mother. In 2018-19, she appeared as Tabitha, the fairy godmother, on five episodes of Legends of Tomorrow.
