Person
Gemma Jones
Acting · Born 1942-12-04 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Biography
Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), the Harry Potter series (2002–11), and Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). For her role in the BBC television film Marvellous (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Maisie Gooch
Death in Paradise
Sister Anne
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Miss Williams
The Crown
Penelope Carter
BBC Play of the Month
Varya
Spooks
Connie James
Play for Today
Anna Firth
Merlin
The Cailleach
Theatre 625
Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Poppy Pomfrey
Filmography
- 2025I, Jack WrightRose Wright
- 2025Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyPamela Jones
- 2024DisclaimerHelen
- 2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope MysteryBrenda
- 2024BlueAnna
- 2024Wicked Little LettersVictoria Swan
- 2023The ReckoningAgnes Savile
- 2022EmilyAunt Branwell
- 2021BenedictionHester Gatty (Older)
- 2021Finding AliceMinnie
- 2020AmmoniteMolly Anning
- 2019RocketmanIvy
- 2019Gentleman JackAunt Anne Lister
- 2018PatrickCelia
- 2018You, Me and HimSue Miller
- 2017Diana and IMrs McDonald
- 2017God's Own CountryDeidre Saxby
- 2017Gypsy's KissJudith
- 2017Carnage: Swallowing the PastDavina
- 2016The CrownPenelope Carter
- 2016Bridget Jones's BabyMum
- 2015CapitalPetunia
- 2015UnforgottenClaire Slater
- 2015Teacup TravelsGreat Aunt Lizzie
- 2014RadiatorMaria
- 2014MarvellousMary
- 2013LucanDowager Countess
- 2013LucanDowager Countess of Lucan
- 2013AtlantisCampe
- 2013The Lady VanishesRose Floodporter
- 2012Last Tango in HalifaxMuriel
- 201213 Steps DownOlive
- 2012Thirteen Steps DownOlive
- 2011Death in ParadiseSister Anne
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Poppy Pomfrey
- 2011HysteriaLady St. John-Smythe
- 2011Forget Me NotLizzie Fisher
- 2010Whistle and I'll Come to YouAlice Parkin
- 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerHelena Shepridge
- 2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerAunt Lister
- 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrincePoppy Pomfrey
- 2009Locating the World of Sense & SensibilitySelf
- 2008GoodMother
- 2008MerlinThe Cailleach
- 2008Ballet ShoesDr. Jakes
- 2007The ContractorMrs. Day
- 2007Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?Mrs De Ropp
- 2005All About GeorgeKay
- 2005FragileMrs. Folder
- 2005All About GeorgeKay
- 2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonMum
- 2004The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs. Bibble
- 2003Kiss of LifeSonia
- 2003Shanghai KnightsQueen Victoria
- 2002BootlegMrs. Bubby
- 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPoppy Pomfrey
- 2002SpooksConnie James
- 2001Don't Tempt MeNancy
- 2001Judge John DeedProfessor Moriarty
- 2001Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget's Mum
- 2000LongitudeElizabeth Harrison
- 2000LongitudeElizabeth Harrison
- 1999Cotton MaryMrs Freda Davids
- 1999Captain JackEunice Pickles
- 1999The Winslow BoyGrace Winslow
- 1999The Theory of FlightAnne
- 1998All Revved UpMrs. Wiggins
- 1997The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs Biddle
- 1997An Unsuitable Job for a WomanJulia Hampson
- 1997Trial & RetributionDr Jean Mullins
- 1997WildeLady Queensberry
- 1997Midsomer MurdersMaisie Gooch
- 1997Jane EyreMrs. Fairfax
- 1996Valley GirlsBeryl
- 1996WildernessJane Garth
- 1996WildernessJane Garth
- 1995Sense and SensibilityMrs. Dashwood
- 1995Feast of JulyMrs. Wainwright
- 1994FaithJane Moreton
- 1993The Return of the BorrowersMiss Menzies
- 1993Tender Loving CareNicky Dobbs
- 1992After the DanceJoan Scott-Fowler
- 1992The BorrowersMiss Menzies
- 1991PerformanceJoan Scott-Fowler
- 1991Devices and DesiresAlice Mair
- 1989ChelworthVirginia Hincham
- 1989The Jim Henson HourThe Queen (archive footage)
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMiss Williams
- 1988On the Black HillMary Jones
- 1988PaperhouseDr. Sarah Nicols
- 1988The Storyteller: The Heartless GiantQueen
- 1988The Importance of Being EarnestMiss Prism
- 1988The StorytellerQueen
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMrs. Peveril
- 1987Inspector MorseAnne Staveley
- 1985Theatre NightMiss Prism
- 1981Very Like a WhaleLady Mellor
- 1980The Merchant of VenicePortia
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespearePortia
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetLouise Trotter
- 1975Dial a Deadly NumberHelen Curry
- 1975The Way of the WorldMillamant
- 1974Churchill's PeopleMargaret Paston
- 1974FootstepsMollie
- 1974Dial M for MurderSophie Lamasse
- 1974Fall of EaglesPrincess Vicky
- 1974The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen Fairfax
- 1973ThrillerHelen Curry
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasAlice Parkin
- 1971The Cherry OrchardVarya
- 1971The DevilsMadeleine de Brou
- 1971The Man in the SidecarEdith
- 1970The LieAnna Firth
- 1970Play for TodayAnna Firth
- 1970Shadows of FearJudith
- 1970The Spoils of PoyntonFleda Vetch
- 1967Boy Meets GirlLucinda
- 1967KenilworthQueen Elizabeth I
- 1967Rainbow CityMary Steele
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthVarya
- 1965Treasure IslandMrs. Taylor
- 1964The Life and Death of Lovely Karen GilhooleyGrusha
- 1964The Wednesday PlayClarice
- 1964Theatre 625Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins
- 1963The Human JunglePamela Phillips
- 1959No Hiding Place
- —The Bright Side Running Club
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