title: Susan Jane Tanner
text: # Susan Jane Tanner
  
  Susan Jane Tanner (or Sue Jane Tanner) is an English theatre actress, best known for playing the role of Madame Thénardier in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Jellylorum in the original London version of Cats. She reprised her role in the 1998 video version. Tanner also spent a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles including Audrey in As You Like It and Mrs Peacham in The Beggar's Opera.
  
  She currently lives in Dorset with her husband.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  ### Theatre
  
  | Year | Production | Role | Original theatre |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | Cats | Jellylorum and Griddlebone | New London Theatre |
  | 1983 | All's Well That Ends Well | Violenta | Martin Beck Theatre |
  | 1985 | Les Misérables | Mme. Thénardier | Barbican Theatre |
  | 1990 | As You Like It | Jacques | Everyman Theatre, Liverpool |
  | 1996 | Martin Guerre | Madame De Rols | Prince Edward Theatre |
  | 2000 | Hard Times (musical) | Miss Fidget/Mrs Sparsit | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
  | 2008 | Gone with the Wind | Aunt Pittypat | New London Theatre |
  
  ### Films
  
  | Year | Production | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1998 | Cats | Jellylorum | |
  