Jane McNeill was born in Whiteville, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied drama and graduated with a BA in Journalism. After 10 years in regional and Chicago theater, she earned a Masters degree in Education at DePaul University. In 2008, after surviving breast cancer, she returned to acting and spent much of 2011 working on AMC’s The Walking Dead as the character of Patricia. She was originally casted as a guest star for just a few episodes but was soon added as a recurring character while filming, thus the reason she appears throughout Season 2.
Bio:
Name: Jane McNeill-Balter
Nickname: Jane
Date of Birth: June 21, 1966
Place of Birth: Whiteville, North Carolina
Place of Residence: New York, USA
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Education: University of North Carolina
Body Stats:
Height: 5′ 4″ / 163 cm
Weight: 128 lbs/ 58 kg
Shoe size: 8
Dress size: 8
Bra size: 32B
Ethnicity: Caucasian-American
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Social Networks:
- Twitter: janemacneill
- Facebook: –
- Instagram: janemacneill
Fun Facts:
Relationships: She was married to Yoel Balter in 1996.
Children: Two children – Abby (born in 2001) and Ben (born in 2004).
Awards and Honors: –
Hobbies and Interests: Aerobics
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food: Chocolate
Favorite Perfume: Chanel
Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Movie: Magic Mike XXL
Interesting Facts:
- McNeill was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after returning to Wilmington in 2007. Her treatment and recovery put her acting career briefly on hold. After a year of recovery, acting was at the top of her ‘bucket list’ and she started taking classes with casting director Tracy Kilpatrick. As of 2010 she is a cancer-free.
- She is an accomplished academic and earned a Master’s Degree from DePaul University in Michigan.
- She appeared in the 2012 TNT film Hornet’s Nest alongside actress Virginia Madsen.
- Jane also is a character in the Video Game, a character in the Survival Instinct game.
- McNeill worked as an actor in Wilmington, North Carolina, for one year, and then relocated to Kentucky, where she joined a repertory theater for six months.
- In 1990, McNeill moved to Chicago, Illinois, to pursue acting and theater.
- She taught drama and English in the Chicago area until she returned to North Carolina in 1999.
- Her latest works are: Magic Mike XXL (2015), The Last of Robin Hood (2013), Prisoners (2013), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Bay (2012).
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