Jane Seymour Took In Her "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" Costar After Palisades Fire
For Jane Seymour, who famously played "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" in the long-running hit TV series of the same name, the Palisades Fire came perilously close to her Malibu home, which survived. Her former costar Joe Lando, a soap opera veteran who played Michaela Quinn's love interest on the show, the enigmatic mountain man Byron Sully, was not so lucky. The Palisades home he shared with his family burned to the ground. With nothing left, Seymour took Lando and six other members of his family, two German Shepherds, and two pet birds into her home as they struggled with the unimaginable loss. Seymour and Lando have been friends since the CBS show premiered in 1993 and then ran for six seasons. The duo also appeared together as love interests in the 2022 Lifetime movie, 'A Christmas Spark.' While they both married other people, their friendship remains an enduring one. 'Thankfully, there are angels in this world. We're left with nothing, except each other. My friend Jane Seymour allowed us to come up to her house and opened it up for us without any hesitation and, thank God, gave us some place to come and sleep,' Lando said in an emotional video posted to Instagram after the Palisades Fire devoured everything his family owned. This week Seymour, who is filming "The Twelve Dates of Christmas," a six-episode limited series for the Hallmark Channel in Dublin, told Los Angeles she didn't hesitate for a second before inviting her friend and his family to share her space. Her late mother might have chastised her if she didn't. Seymour is quick to talk about her mother, Mieke Frankenberg, a spirited one-time Red Cross nurse who survived a Japanese internment camp during World War II by putting her skills to work.
That generous spirit was passed onto her daughter with a constant reminder, Seymour recalled from her Dublin set. 'Darling, there are always people worse off than you. If you can open your heart and help somebody you have purpose," Seymour remembered her mother saying. "And when you have purpose in giving you are receiving.'Which is exactly how Seymour felt in those days having Lando's family close to her. The experience epitomizes the charitable mission Seymour created when she started her nonprofit Open Hearts Foundation and 15 years ago and named in honor of her mother's unfettered dedication to helping others. A ticket to the Open Hearts Foundation's annual gala has become a hot commodity, and this year Seymour is hosting it at her Malibu home to bolster her city, which was devastated by the deadly Palisades Fire that left nearly 7,000 homes and businesses destroyed and claimed twelve lives. The gala also plans to recognize the devastation of the Eaton Fire that killed 17 people, injured 9 firefighters, and devoured miles upon miles of homes and businesses in Altadena.This year the Open Hearts Foundation Gala will be held on May 15, a serendipitous date for its fifteenth anniversary, with a surprise big name musical guest slated to perform. Tickets are still available for the gala, which will recognize two outstanding Los Angeles County residents - philanthropist and businessman Henry Gluck and Avery Colbert who founded Altadena Girls by organizing a clothing drive and collecting beauty products, along with other essential items for fellow teens who lost everything in the unyielding wildfire.
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