Jayne Torvill Wiki Biography
Jayne Torvill was born on October 7, 1957 in Nottingham, England. She is an actress, known for Dancing on Ice (2006), Facing the Music: The Return of Torvill and Dean (1994) and Mid Life Christmas (2009). She has been married to Phil Christensen since September 1990. They have two children.
| Full Name | Jayne Torvill |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 7, 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Nottingham, England, UK |
| Height | 1.59 |
| Weight | 48 kg |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Phil Christensen |
| Children | Kieran Christensen, Jessica Christensen |
| Partner | Christopher Dean |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm869066 |
| Awards | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography |
| Movies | The Best of Stars on Ice: Vol. 1, Olympic Figure Skating: Greatest Performances in History: Vol. 1 |
| TV Shows | Dancing on Ice, Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heathfield, West Sussex, England [January 2004] |
| 2 | Her phone’s ring tone plays a snippet of Maurice Ravel’s “Boléro”, a classical composition that she and ice-skating partner Christopher Dean danced to on the occasion of their spectacular Winter Olympic victory in Sarajevo (1984). |
| 3 | She is married to Phil Christensen, a sound engineer, since 1990. They have 2 adopted children, a son Kieran & daughter Jessica. |
| 4 | She and her skating partner, Christopher Dean, were both awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen’s Honours List for their services to figure skating. |
| 5 | She and Christopher Dean won the 1984 Olympic gold medal for ice dancing. The received nine perfect marks of 6.0 for artistic impression for their free dance. |
| 6 | She and her skating partner, Christopher Dean, were both awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of British Empire) in the 2000 Queen’s Millennium Honours List for their services to figure skating. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire & Ice | 1986 | TV Movie |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointless Celebrities | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Contestant |
| Who’s Doing the Dishes? | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| 20 Moments That Rocked the 80’s | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Professional Ice Skater |
| The Saturday Night Story | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Choreographer, Dancing on Ice |
| Daily Brunch with Ocado | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Dancing on Ice | 2006-2014 | TV Series | Herself – Coach / Herself – Head Coach / Herself / … |
| Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| All Star Family Fortunes | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Royal Variety Performance | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself – Performer |
| Loose Women | 2008-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Nation’s Favourite Dance Moment | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Piers Morgan’s Life Stories | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Daybreak | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Britain’s Greatest Gold Medallists | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| TV’s Biggest Blockbusters | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The One Show | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| This Morning | 2006-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Ice Dancer |
| Dancing on Ice Friday | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Mid Life Christmas | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Paul O’Grady Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dancing on Ice: The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Voshozhdenie s Olimpa | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Question of Sport | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The National Television Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Dancing on Ice: Defrosted | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Happy Hour | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bert’s Family Feud | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Contestant |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dancing on Ice: Extra | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Shot That Shook the World | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Bud Greenspan’s Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures | 1997 | Herself | |
| Surprise Surprise! | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights | 1994 | Video | Herself |
| Facing the Music: The Return of Torvill and Dean | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Skates of Gold | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| Omnibus | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Full Wax | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Best of Torvill and Dean | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself – Performer |
| Saturday Superstore | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britain’s Best Loved Double Acts | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Double Act |
| The Truth About Beauty | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| A Question of Sport | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Comic Relief Presents the Pick of the Nose | 1998 | Video | Herself (uncredited) |
| ABC’s Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography |