3 Facts About Jane Hawking

1. Jane Hawking discussed Jones' portrayal of her in the film on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in January 2015.

2. Jane Hawking was portrayed on television by Lisa Dillon in the 2004 television film Hawking, and on film by Felicity Jones in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, for which Jones was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress; the film was adapted from Hawking's memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.

3. Jane and Stephen Jane Hawking met through mutual college friends at a party in 1962.