The REDBOOK Rundown: Jane Seymour

The multi-talented English actress talks about why she'll never freeze her face, her new American Girl connection, running away from younger men, and more.

Jane Seymour is a woman of many talents. While she's most well-known as an actress, the English dame — yes, she was officially named an Officer of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II — is also a writer, artist, designer, mother, and grandmother. We talked to Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Seymour about why she'll never get Botox, how she balanced acting and motherhood, and the important message in her latest movie, An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky.

Her secret to looking absolutely amazing at 62: "I do it all myself. I scrub my face really well, moisturize, and try to stay out of the sun. I eat really healthy food that I grow in my garden. I've actually got a goal in mind: I'm determined to do a triathlon. I also want to get back to dance classes soon."

The trick to doing her own makeup: "I can put myself together pretty quickly. I'm an artist, so I can paint out the bits I don't want to look at. I think makeup and painting are very similar, especially if you do your own."

Why she'll never get Botox: "I'm not a big fan of freezing the muscles of my face to show expression because that's what I do for a living."

On her many recognizable roles: "Depending on who's addressing me, it's Dr. Quinn, Kitty Kat, Elise, or Solitaire. If it's Kitty Kat (from Wedding Crashers), and they're young men, I have to run — fast! Dr. Quinn was obviously a great show, I'm so proud to have done that. It's actually aired in 98 countries, and it's way more popular in places like Russia and Poland. Wherever I go in the world, I meet someone whose favorite show is Dr. Quinn. It's interesting to do something that's complete Americana that actually speaks to the human condition and is relatable to other cultures."

How she balanced her career with raising kids: "It's been a balancing act, I think. I've had to turn down jobs to spend time with them. In the early days, I took my kids all over the world with me. I think the upside is that even though I was gone or working a lot, it encouraged them to find their passions. Now, I have a musician, a baseball player, an actress and comedy writer, a fine-art photographer, a marketer, and an architect."

Why saving arts programs — the message of Saige Paints the Sky — is so important: "In the movie, all the kids come together and create a 'day of beige' to show how dull life would be without paintings. When you bring color and art into schools, and even the workplace, it brightens things for everyone. There's a reason why art has been so important through the ages, from caveman to today. Everyone's obsessed with all the visuals on their computer and in advertising, yet they take art out of schools — even when the world is such a visual place."

Jane in her own words:

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