Jane Harber

Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known for her role as Zara Proudman in the television series Offspring.

Early life Harber became involved in theatre while at high school, at Wesley College in Melbourne. At the age of 13, she toured South America and Thailand with Handspan Theatre. Her mother was a teacher.

She went on to play Bianca Nugent in long-running soap opera Neighbours, a role she played for three years. girlfriend of Rodger Corser's character. She also appeared as a special guest in an episode of the comedy game show SlideShow on the Seven Network.

In 2014, Harber played Michele Bennett, a former girlfriend of INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence, in the TV miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.

Harber is probably best known for her role as midwife, Zara Proudman in seven seasons (86 episodes) of Offspring, the girlfriend of Jimmy Proudman (played by Richard Davies).

Harber played Karen in the 2018 US Netflix TV movie, Pretty Little Stalker a spin-off of the Underbelly franchise. That same year, she was a team captain in the TV panel show Show Me the Movie!, alongside Rove McManus and Joel Creasey. playing the role of Tanya. The following year, she joined the cast of ABC drama miniseries In Limbo. opposite Ryan Corr and Bob Morley. The same year, she appeared in 2024 crime thriller feature film Sleeping Dogs alongside Russell Crowe.

In 2025, Harber joined the cast of UK/Australian co-commission miniseries Imposter, alongside fellow Neighbours alumnus Jackie Woodburne, Don Hany and Dannii Minogue, playing the role of Kate. She also recently appeared in NCIS: Sydney and four-part miniseries Reckless.

Harber has also worked on the other side of the camera, having collaborated with former Offspring co-star Kat Stewart and actor Diana Glenn to produce series The Elementals.

Theatre Harber has also performed for the stage, including touring internationally as a young teenager in Four Little Girls for Handspan Theatre Company. She later played Alaura Kingsley in City of Angels at Melbourne's Fortyfivedownstairs.

Filmography

Television

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2023 Foe News Reporter 2024 Sleeping Dogs Catherine Finn

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1996–1997 Four Little Girls Second Little Girl Thailand Cultural Centre, VCA, Melbourne, Teatro National, Caracas, Venezuela with Handspan Theatre Company 2006 City of Angels Alaura Kingsley Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne with Just Pretending 2014 The Speechmaker Sam Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC / Working Dogs Productions 2018 Gloria Ani / Sasha / Callie Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC