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Birthday: Feb. 15, 1951.

Birthplace: Hillingdon in Middlesex, England.

Real name: Joyce Frankenberg.

Occupation: Actress.

Current home: Malibu.

Marital status: Married to James Keach for three years.

Children: We have six between us, including the twins, who were 2 on Nov. 2.

Car: I have a pet, an old black Bentley Corniche, but I usually drive a 1994 black Range Rover.

Working on: “Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman,” now in its sixth season on CBS, and I just finished a film, “The New Swiss Family Robinson.”

The last good movie I saw: “The Full Monty.”

The book I’ve been reading: “The Royals,” by Kitty Kelley.

Magazines I read: Vanity Fair, Time, Newsweek, People, Entertainment Weekly. I flip through Vogue and Bazaar.

Favorite performer: Maria Callas.

Favorite childhood memory: Sitting on my father’s knee and hearing the tales of the Greek gods.

People always think I’m: They used to call me Jane Alexander. But when I was in my 20s, they confused me with Olivia Hussey, who was a big star after “Romeo and Juliet.” I got my first movie because we looked alike and she was too expensive.

Nobody knows I’m: Goofy.

If I could do it over, I: Wouldn’t have married my first boyfriend.

The one thing I can’t stand: Lying.

If I could change one thing about myself: I’d be more patient.

Major accomplishment: Finding happiness and raising six kids and having a great marriage.

Most humbling experience: My last divorce.

The three words that best describe me: Enthusiastic, energetic and creative.