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20-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Hearts Wide Open: Jane Seymour Hosts Glamorous 15th Anniversary Gala in Malibu to Celebrate Resilience and Compassion.
In a golden Malibu twilight, with waves crashing below and candles flickering under the stars, Jane Seymour opened the gates of her stunning oceanfront estate for a heartfelt and unforgettable evening. The occasion? The 15th Anniversary Gala of the Open Hearts Foundation—a cause as elegant and enduring as the woman behind evening brought together a radiant mix of Malibu locals, Hollywood insiders, philanthropists, and longtime friends of the beloved actress, artist, and humanitarian. It was more than a charity gala; it celebrated empathy, transformation, and Jane Seymour's extraordinary legacy on and off the screen. Jane Seymour has lit up our screens for decades with her timeless beauty and emotional depth, from her Bond-girl breakout in Live and Let Die to her Golden Globe–winning performance in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. But behind the glamour is a woman of profound strength and years ago, after facing personal adversity, Seymour founded the Open Hearts Foundation with a simple yet powerful philosophy: when we keep our hearts open, love and purpose will always find a way in. That mantra has since evolved into a movement—empowering individuals and organizations that turn hardship into hope, with grants and mentorships that make a lasting impact. This year's milestone gala exuded the warmth and refinement Jane is known for. Guests enjoyed a chic seated dinner under the stars, overlooking the Pacific, while candlelit tables sparkled with elegance. Former CNN anchor Christi Paul emceed the evening, guiding attendees through laughter, reflection, and Foundation honored longtime humanitarian and Wynn Las Vegas executive Henry Gluck with the Open Hearts Humanitarian Award. At the same time, Avery Colvert, a remarkable youth advocate, received the Award for her trailblazing work empowering young women through the highlight of the evening? A soulful acoustic performance by musician Brandon Jenner, whose moving guitar set brought the crowd to their feet. Watching proudly from the audience was his mother, the legendary Linda Thompson—a vocal supporter of Open Hearts and a dear friend of Jane's. Earlier that week, Jane hosted an exceptional Resilience and Healing session at her Westlake Village art gallery alongside her Dr. Quinn co-star Joe Lando and clinical psychologist Dr. Lori Baudino. The intimate and profoundly moving event touched on the healing power of connection, an ethos permeating every initiative the Foundation supports, from mental health programs to wildfire relief Seymour's career has always been rooted in empathy and elegance. Whether playing a frontier doctor, painting luminous canvases, or guiding others through grief and renewal, she offers the world something increasingly rare: years into its journey, the Open Hearts Foundation remains a shining example of what happens when celebrity meets sincerity—when fame is used not for the spotlight but for more information on the Foundation's work or to get involved, visit
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
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A Star Studded Charity Gala Will Be Held at the Malibu Home of Actor Jane Seymour Saturday
The Open Hearts Foundation's annual gala to raise money for the charity created by actor Jane Seymour fifteen years ago to honor her late mother's unfettered philanthropy will be held at the actor's Malibu home this year and will include honors that recognize the wildfires that tore through Los Angeles annual star-studded event is slated to be an "evening of connection, collaboration, and inspiration" that supports Seymour's mission to help Angelenos in need. This year the event will recognize two outstanding Los Angeles County residents: philanthropist and businessman Henry Gluck; and Avery Colvert, who founded Altadena Girls by organizing a drive and collecting clothing, personal care items and essentials for fellow teens who lost everything in the unyielding wildfire.'As tragic and horrifying as these fires were, it was very uplifting to see people stop in their tracks and help in any way possible. That's the foundation of what Open Hearts strives to accomplish,' Seymour told Los Angeles from Dublin last month, where she's filming The Twelve Dates of Christmas, a six-episode limited series for the Hallmark acknowledged that the wildfires hit dangerously close to her home in Malibu, which survived, but so many others were not so lucky. Among the multiple people Seymour, who famously played 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman' in the long-running hit TV series of the same name, knew personally who lost everything was her former co-star, Joe Lando, a soap opera veteran who played her character Michaela Quinn's love interest on the show (the enigmatic mountain man Byron Sully). 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 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. Lando posted on social media after the Palisades Fire devoured everything his family owned:'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 someplace to come and sleep.' After she heard from Lando —and so many other friends who lost everything in the fires — she decided to open up her home. Her late mother surely would have chastised her if she hadn't. That woman, Mieke Frankenberg, was a spirited one-time Red Cross nurse who survived a Japanese internment camp during World War II by putting her skills and charm to generous spirit was passed on to her daughter with a constant reminder, Seymour remembers. 'Darling, there are always people worse off than you,' Frankenberg would say. 'If you can open your heart and help somebody, you have purpose. And when you have purpose in giving, you are receiving.' That is exactly how Seymour felt during those days, having Lando's family close to her, fortunate to be the recipient of her friend's love and gratitude and surrounded by family, which epitomizes the energy of the Open Hearts Foundation. 'My dream is we have an Open Hearts philosophy spread all over the world that unites and empowers people," she said. "When people are throwing their hands up and living in fear, we are asking what we can all do uniquely right now to help others.' A ticket to the Open Hearts Foundation's annual gala has become coveted, 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 12 lives. The gala will also recognize the devastation of the Eaton Fire that killed 18 people, injured 9 fire-fighters and devoured miles upon miles of homes and businesses in Altadena. This year, the monies raised at the gala will invigorate her charity's focus on funding arts programs for youth affected by the fires.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Get the Scoop on Season 4 of Jane Seymour's Acorn TV Mystery Series 'Harry Wild' – Including an Exclusive Sneak Peek
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Acorn TV's Harry Wild stars Jane Seymour in her first regular TV role since her turn as the titular character in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Harry Wild was such a runaway hit that the streaming platform quickly picked up a second and third season and most recently gave the green light for Season 4. The actress and her co-stars on Harry Wild, made the announcement from Mackinac Island, Michigan during a Harry Wild Mystery Weekend. Seymour is no stranger to the picturesque island. She filmed Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve in 1979 at The Grand Hotel where the event took place. Here's everything we know so far about season 4 of Harry Wild. Related: Jane Seymour's Backyard Malibu Garden Just Might Be Her Secret to Healthy Aging What is Harry Wild about? Harriet 'Harry' Wild (Seymour) is a retired literature professor who discovers a second calling as a private investigator. Jolted by a mugging, she reluctantly agrees to recover in the home of her son, Charlie (Kevin Ryan), a senior police detective in the Dublin Garda. Harry starts to interfere in a particularly baffling murder case her son is investigating when she notices the murder shares striking similarities to an obscure Elizabethan play. When her path crosses again with that of her mugger, Fergus (Rohan Nedd), Harry enlists him as her sidekick instead of turning him in. Following her successful, albeit ill-advised, involvement in the case, Harry's new passion brings her into direct conflict with Charlie, who could really do without his mother causing trouble at work. Where is Harry Wild filmed? Harry Wild is filmed entirely in Dublin, Ireland and the surrounding area. Will there be a Season 4 of Harry Wild? Yes! Harry Wild has delivered for Acorn TV so the streamer returned the favor by ordering a fourth season! The Season 2 premiere was its most successful premiere week in the history of the streamer and the first season of Harry Wild was the most watched season of any show on the platform. Seymour, announced Season 4 during an Acorn TV Harry Wild murder mystery event at Mackinac Island, Michigan. Related: Jane Seymour Looks Flawless in Dizzying Skintight Dress When will Season 4 of Harry Wild begin filming? It already has! Production on Season 4 of Harry Wild began filming in mid-July 2024 and has since wrapped. Will there be a Season 5 of Harry Wild? No word yet if there will be a Season 5 of Harry Wild but check back here for updates! What will happen in Season 4 of Harry Wild? Season 4 picks up a year after Season 3, and business couldn't be better at the Wild/Reid Detective Agency as Harry (Seymour) and Fergus (Nedd) welcome an unexpected client: Charlie Wild (Ryan). Elsewhere, Harry is hired by a friend and former wild child turned nun, Lola (Rose O'Neill) stumbles upon a dance school mystery, a Dublin literary tour takes a bloody turn and more. Meanwhile, Fergus' hopes of going to college at the same time as Lola are threatened when she gets an incredible offer to study abroad. How many episodes will there be in Season 4 of Harry Wild? The first season of Harry Wild contained eight episodes. Season 2 and 3 both contained six episodes. Season 4 will also have six episodes. They are: Episode 401 "Heads, I Win, Tails, You Lose" Harry and Fergus take on a disturbing case - a serial killer targeting random victims and leaving a coin in their mouths. Meanwhile, Harry B asks a reluctant Harry to travel the world and Fergus plans to attend college with Lola. Episode 402 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Harry and Fergus travel to the convent of a silent order of nuns after an old friend asks Harry to investigate a suspicious suicide, believing foul play is afoot. Elsewhere, a familiar face provides a very welcome surprise. Episode 403 "Hold Your Horses, We've a Killer to Catch" A fun day at the races for Harry and Fergus ends in tragedy when a racehorse throws its jockey from the saddle. Harry B discovers the horse was sabotaged and insists the owner, his father, Duncan, is responsible fo the crime. Episode 404 "Murder on the Dance Floor" After two performers go missing from a dance school, Orla and Lola persuade Harry to investigate. Episode 405 "The Death of Harry Wild" Harry and Fergus investigate when Harry's look-alike is pushed from a balcony at a convention. Episode 406 "The Final Chapter" Harry and Fergus are thrust into the middle of a literature-themed mjurder plot. When will Season 4 of Harry Wild premiere? Season 4 of Harry Wild will premiere with two episodes on Monday, May 5 on Acorn TV. Episodes will drop weekly thereafter on Mondays. Meet the cast of Harry Wild Jane SeymourCourtesy of Acorn TV Jane Seymour (Harriet "Harry" Wild) Harry is a recently retired literature professor who finds herself solving local crimes in her retirement. The seemingly ageless Jane Seymour, 73, is best known for her years as the titular character in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and in the cult favorite film, Somewhere in Time opposite the late Christopher Reeve. A multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Seymour also serves as an executive producer on the series. Related: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Co-Stars Reunite on Lifetime's A Christmas Spark Rohan NeddCourtesy of Acorn TV Rohan Nedd (Fergus Reid) An otherwise nice chap, Fergus gets entangled with Harry when he tries to mug her. Instead of turning him in, she enlists his help and the two become an unlikely crime-solving duo. Nedd is known for his roles on Whistable Pearl and Safe. He has also appeared on Doctor Who and Midsomer Murders. Fun fact: Rohan Nedd turned 30 las year (Nov. 17 to be precise), but looks so young that even his co-stars forget he's not 16! Kevin RyanCourtesy of Acorn TV Kevin Ryan (Charlie) Charlie is Harry's police detective son who is at times both in awe and exasperated by his mother. Ryan has appeared on Days of Our Lives, Copper, The Blacklist and Once Upon a Time. Amy Huberman (Orla) Orla is Charlie's wife and while she mainly stays on the sidelines between mother and son, she does get into it when need be. Huberman is one-part of a power couple in Ireland. She's is married to Ireland rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll. The multi-hyphenate is not only an actor but also a writer. Her debut novel, Hello Heartbreak, was published in 2009. In March 2025, she launched a line of wine called Ah Wines. Harry Wild_Season 4, Episode 3 - Photo Credit: Szymon Lazewski/AcornTV Rose O'Neill (Lola) Lola is the daughter of Charlie and Orla. This is O'Neill's first professional television role. She also appears in an episode of Sherlock & Daughter. Where can I watch Harry Wild? Harry Wild streams exclusively on Acorn TV. You can subscribe to Acorn TV for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. Go to for more info. Is there a trailer for Season 4 of Harry Wild? Yes! Check out the official trailer for Season 4 of Harry Wild starring Jane Seymour below. Keep scrolling for a Parade exclusive clip from the Season 3 premiere of Harry Wild. Check out images from Season 4 of Harry Wild Take a look at some select images from the fourth season of Harry Wild and don't forget to tune in on Monday, May 5 for its two-episode Season 4 premiere! undefined Harry Wild / Acorn TV Harry Wild / Acorn TV Harry Wild / Acorn TV Harry Wild / Acorn TV Harry Wild / Acorn TV Harry Wild / Acorn TV Next, 11 Facts About Jane Seymour
Business Upturn
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Emmy Award-Winning Actress Jane Seymour Tells 2025 Graduates to Embrace Change
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Point University celebrated the Class of 2025 and honored those undergraduate students who crossed the stage today during two Commencement ceremonies inside the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. HPU President Nido Qubein welcomed graduates and their thousands of friends and family members to the arena for the first Commencement ceremony, which started at 9 a.m. and was followed by a second ceremony at 2:30 p.m. The need for two ceremonies to recognize 947 students who earned their bachelor's degree this spring reflects HPU's incredible growth over the past two decades. HPU will award nearly 1,700 undergraduate and graduate degrees in total throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. 'Graduates, we're proud of your accomplishments and we salute you as extraordinary ambassadors for High Point University,' Qubein said. Qubein also introduced Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Seymour, who delivered the Commencement address to undergraduate students. Before her speech, he presented Seymour, one of Hollywood's most endearing actresses and the star of the TV show 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,' with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. 'For those who don't know me yet, I never did manage to go to college, so this is as close as I'm going to get to a doctorate,' Seymour told the crowd. 'Although my catchphrase on 'Dr. Quinn' was 'I'm not a woman. I'm a doctor.' Well, now I'm a real one. Thank you, High Point University.' Actress Jane Seymour Addresses Graduates Qubein said Seymour flew in from Ireland, where she's busy filming a movie, to speak at today's Commencement ceremony. Seymour told the new graduates that life is serendipitous and that they need to be resilient and willing to adapt to change to live an authentic life. To emphasize her point, she shared her early experiences of having flat feet and a speech impediment, which led to her taking ballet lessons and speech therapy lessons. Both changed her life. Seymour said those setbacks as a child prepared her to be an accomplished ballerina and actress who has appeared in more than 100 films, TV shows and Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. 'Your job is not to control the path. You walk it boldly and openly,' Seymour said. 'Do not fear the unknown. Do not panic when life doesn't follow the script. It won't, and that's a gift. You might find years from now that the best thing that ever happened to you looked like the worst thing at first. Rejection, heartbreak, a job that didn't come — that's just life reshaping your story. There's power in staying open to people and to the next wave because life is like a wave. Right now, you're riding high. This is your big moment. You should be proud of it.' But when the wave hits the bottom, gather momentum to rise again and be open to something new, Seymour said. She told graduates that not every outcome will be favorable, but every one of them will provide a lesson. 'Often, with humble reflection, the unfavorable becomes favorable. It transforms, and that's the power of resilience.' 'That's the thing about life,' she said. 'You can try to design the perfect plan, but life often laughs at our plans and good news turns out to be detours. Bad news turns into blessings. You lose something, but you gain something.' In addition to her prolific acting career, Seymour started the Open Hearts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that was inspired by her mother, who was a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. She has also co-authored several children's books and self-help books and created jewelry, scarves and clothes under her Jane Seymour Designs label. 'Don't cling to the plan. Embrace the possibility,' Seymour said. 'Don't live for approval. Live for passion. Live to make this world a better place with your unique gifts and follow it wherever it leads. And if it doesn't work out, you still lived authentically and that in the end is success. So, go forward now, boldly, fearlessly, curiously, generously, vulnerably and humbly. High Point University has prepared you for greatness, but life will prepare you for meaning.' Qubein and Seymour have each received the prestigious Horatio Alger Award, given to exceptional leaders who have triumphed over adversity and personify the American Dream. He was presented with the honor in 2006, and Seymour followed in 2022. John Maxwell Awarded Honorary Doctorate Before presenting Seymour with her honorary doctorate, Qubein gave an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to Dr. John C. Maxwell, the bestselling author and internationally renowned leadership expert. As the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP and The John Maxwell Foundation, Maxwell has trained more than 5 million leaders globally. Maxwell also delivered the address at HPU's Baccalaureate service for graduates and families on May 2 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in High Point. He serves as HPU's Executive Coach in Residence and regularly visits campus to mentor students. Senior Class of 2025 President Speaks Senior Class of 2025 President Emma Higgins, an electrical engineering major from Yonkers, New York, shared her experience of feeling confused four years ago when she received greetings of 'welcome home' when she initially arrived at HPU. During her time on campus, home gradually stopped being a physical place and instead became the other students, faculty and people who surrounded her, comforted her and encouraged her. 'Now, as we stand here on the edge of the next great thing, I beg you to ask what brought us here today,' Higgins said. 'Home became where your heart stretched, broke, grew and was pieced back together again by the love of the people around you. And they say home is where the heart is, and well, this university certainly gained ours.' Higgins was one of nearly 1,000 undergraduate students who were honored today by HPU. On May 1, about 340 graduate students were recognized at the Graduate Commencement Ceremony, which included doctoral degrees in education, medical sciences and pharmacy. Separate ceremonies are held throughout the year for other programs such as physical therapy and physician assistant studies, as well as December Commencement. This weekend's ceremonies are another milestone for a banner year for HPU. In addition to celebrating its Centennial Anniversary in the 2024-2025 academic year, HPU also welcomed its largest total enrollment of 6,335 students when the year began. The university also welcomed its first cohorts of graduate students to the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law and the Workman School of Dental Medicine last fall. HPU Commencement Traditions As is tradition, President Qubein delivered the final senior sendoff titled 'Onward with Faithful Courage' to the Class of 2025 and their parents on May 2 in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. 'This is not the end of your educational cycle,' he told families who packed the conference center. 'This is the beginning of your educational journey. The pro understands that adversity is an opportunity, that faith is a blessing, that generosity is a habit and that distinction is your goal. Your parents gave you roots. HPU has given you wings. I can't wait to see what you do with the rest of your life.' In keeping with another tradition at HPU's graduation ceremony, a bald eagle named Clark soared over the graduates at the end of the ceremony to symbolize the ideals of free enterprise, independence and the ability to pursue new opportunities in America. The eagle flew as the HPU Chamber Singers performed 'America the Beautiful.' Every graduate also received a blanket after the ceremony to give to someone special in their lives who cared enough about them to sacrifice in support of that graduate's higher education. Members of HPU's Class of 1975 were also in attendance as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation from what was then known as High Point College. Attachments HPU Commencement 1 HPU Commencement 2 Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
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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 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.
