Person
Jean Anderson
Acting · 1907–2001 · Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress born in Eastbourne, Sussex. She is best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the 1970s BBC drama The Brothers and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the 1980s Second World War series Tenko . She is also notable for playing the role of the Mother in The Railway Children in two separate BBC adaptations in 1951 and 1957. Other TV credits include: Police Surgeon, Maigret, The Odd Man, The Man in Room 17, The Borderers, Paul Temple, Codename, Oil Strike North, Miss Marple, Inspector Morse, Keeping Up Appearances and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Casualty
Rosie Collier
Screen Two
Dowager
Heartbeat
Victoria Wainwright
This Is Your Life
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Miss Ramsden
The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Grant
Inspector Morse
Lady Hinksey
No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret
Madame Gallet
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Lady Mary McDowell
Filmography
- 2000EndgameNell
- 1999Simon MagusRoise
- 1997The Uninvited
- 1997Keeping MumNorma
- 1997RebeccaGrandma
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesAlice Marsden
- 1994The Whipping BoyQueen Mum
- 1994MoonacreMiss Heliotrope
- 1993Doctor FinlayMrs. Stirling
- 1993Diana: Her True StoryLady Fermoy
- 1993Leon the Pig FarmerMrs Samuels
- 1992The Bogie ManMrs Napier
- 1992HeartbeatVictoria Wainwright
- 1991The House of EliottMrs. Spenser-Ewell
- 1991G.B.H.Dr Goldup
- 1991The Black Velvet GownMadame Gallmington
- 1991Tonight at 8.30Aunt Martha
- 1991Do Not DisturbLady Ann
- 1990O.M.Lady Crewe
- 1990Keeping Up AppearancesMrs. Fortescue
- 1990Survival of the FittestMolly Cowper
- 1990Circles Of DeceitDowager
- 1989Screen OneMolly Cowper
- 1989Back HomeGrandmother Dickinson
- 1989CampionBelle Lafcadio
- 1987Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderMrs. Fane
- 1987Inspector MorseLady Hinksey
- 1986The Good Doctor Bodkin-AdamsMrs Langton-Jones
- 1986CasualtyRosie Collier
- 1985ParisMiss McLeod
- 1985Screen TwoDowager
- 1983ScreamtimeMildred Hurley
- 1982Q.E.D.Lady Euphemia Martin
- 1981TenkoLady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
- 1981A Chance to Sit DownDolly
- 1979The Lady VanishesBaroness
- 1973Dear Parents
- 1972ScoopGreat Aunt Anne
- 1972The BrothersMary Hammond
- 1971Father's HelpMrs. Harrogate
- 1971Fathers and SonsPrincess Natasha
- 1971The Road BuilderMrs. Millicent McMurtrey
- 1970Little WomenAunt Josephine March
- 1970CodenamePenelope Blanshard
- 1970Brotherly LoveMatron
- 1969Run a Crooked MileSister Teresa
- 1968The Triumph of DeathMrs. Redvale
- 1968Late Night HorrorMrs. Redvale
- 1967Half a SixpenceLady Botting
- 1967St. IvesMiss Gilchrist
- 1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAda Grey
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMiss Ramsden
- 1964Thursday TheatreMonica Pleydon MP
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMrs. Grant
- 1963The Silent PlaygroundMrs. Lacey
- 1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaMrs. MacKenzie
- 1963Lorna Doone
- 1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookLady Mary McDowell
- 1962The InspectorMrs. Jongman
- 1962Wuthering HeightsEllen
- 1962Waltz of the ToreadorsAgnes
- 1961Spare the RodMrs. Pond
- 1960MaigretMadame Gallet
- 1960The Odd ManMiss Twilight
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreMeg
- 1959Solomon and ShebaTakyan
- 1959SOS PacificMiss Shaw
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959Interpol CallingNun
- 1958A Night to RememberStuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
- 1958Heart of a ChildMaria
- 1957Lucky JimMrs. Welch
- 1957Robbery Under ArmsMa Marston
- 1956Armchair TheatreMrs. Bell
- 1956A Town Like AliceMiss Horsefall
- 1956Laughing in the Sunshine
- 1955This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1954Lease of LifeMiss Calthorp
- 1954The Weak and the WickedPolicewoman in Court
- 1953The KidnappersGrandma MacKenzie
- 1953The Pleasure GardenAunt Minerva
- 1953Johnny on the RunMrs. MacIntyre
- 1953Street CornerMiss Haversham - Store Detective
- 1953Time Bomb
- 1952The Brave Don't CryMrs. Sloan
- 1951High TreasonWoman in street (uncredited)
- 1951Life in Her HandsNight Sister
- 1951The Franchise AffairMiss Tuff
- 1951The Railway Children
- 1951White CorridorsSister Gater
- 1951Out of TrueDr. Bell
- 1949The Romantic AgeMiss Sankey
- 1948Elizabeth of Ladymead
- 1948Bond StreetDress Shop Assistant
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