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Acting
Jean Anderson
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 12, 1907
Day of Death
April 1, 2001
Age at Death
93 years old
Place of Birth
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
Endgame
Nell
2000Movie
Simon Magus
Roise
1999Movie
The Uninvited
1997TV
Keeping Mum
Norma
1997TV
Rebecca
Grandma
1997TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Alice Marsden
1996TV
The Whipping Boy
Queen Mum
1994Movie
Moonacre
Miss Heliotrope
1994TV
Diana: Her True Story
Lady Fermoy
1993Movie
Leon the Pig Farmer
Mrs Samuels
1993Movie
Doctor Finlay
Mrs. Stirling
1993TV
The Bogie Man
Mrs Napier
1992Movie
Heartbeat
Victoria Wainwright
1992TV
The Black Velvet Gown
Madame Gallmington
1991Movie
Do Not Disturb
Lady Ann
1991Movie
The House of Eliott
Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
1991TV
G.B.H.
Dr Goldup
1991TV
Tonight at 8.30
Aunt Martha
1991TV
Survival of the Fittest
Molly Cowper
1990Movie
O.M.
Lady Crewe
1990Movie
Circles Of Deceit
Dowager
1990Movie
Keeping Up Appearances
Mrs. Fortescue
1990TV
Back Home
Grandmother Dickinson
1989Movie
Campion
Belle Lafcadio
1989TV
Screen One
Molly Cowper
1989TV
Inspector Morse
Lady Hinksey
1987TV
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Mrs. Fane
1987TV
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
Mrs Langton-Jones
1986Movie
Casualty
Rosie Collier
1986TV
Paris
Miss McLeod
1985Movie
Screen Two
Dowager
1985TV
Screamtime
Mildred Hurley
1983Movie
Q.E.D.
Lady Euphemia Martin
1982TV
Tenko
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
1981TV
A Chance to Sit Down
Dolly
1981TV
The Lady Vanishes
Baroness
1979Movie
Dear Parents
1973Movie
The Brothers
Mary Hammond
1972TV
Scoop
Great Aunt Anne
1972TV
The Road Builder
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
1971Movie
Father's Help
Mrs. Harrogate
1971Movie
Fathers and Sons
Princess Natasha
1971TV
Brotherly Love
Matron
1970Movie
Codename
Penelope Blanshard
1970TV
Little Women
Aunt Josephine March
1970TV
Wicked Women
Mrs. Wallace
1970TV
Run a Crooked Mile
Sister Teresa
1969Movie
The Triumph of Death
Mrs. Redvale
1968Movie
Late Night Horror
Mrs. Redvale
1968TV
Half a Sixpence
Lady Botting
1967Movie
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ada Grey
1967TV
St. Ives
Miss Gilchrist
1967TV
BBC Play of the Month
Miss Ramsden
1965TV
The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Grant
1964TV
Thursday Theatre
Monica Pleydon MP
1964TV
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Mrs. MacKenzie
1963Movie
The Silent Playground
Mrs. Lacey
1963Movie
Lorna Doone
1963TV
Wuthering Heights
Ellen
1962Movie
The Inspector
Mrs. Jongman
1962Movie
Waltz of the Toreadors
Agnes
1962Movie
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Lady Mary McDowell
1962TV
Spare the Rod
Mrs. Pond
1961Movie
Maigret
Madame Gallet
1960TV
The Odd Man
Miss Twilight
1960TV
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Meg
1960TV
SOS Pacific
Miss Shaw
1959Movie
Solomon and Sheba
Takyan
1959Movie
Interpol Calling
Nun
1959TV
No Hiding Place
1959TV
A Night to Remember
Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
1958Movie
Heart of a Child
Maria
1958Movie
Lucky Jim
Mrs. Welch
1957Movie
Robbery Under Arms
Ma Marston
1957Movie
A Town Like Alice
Miss Horsefall
1956Movie
Laughing in the Sunshine
1956Movie
Armchair Theatre
Mrs. Bell
1956TV
This Is Your Life
Self
1955TV
Lease of Life
Miss Calthorp
1954Movie
The Weak and the Wicked
Policewoman in Court
1954Movie
The Kidnappers
Grandma MacKenzie
1953Movie
The Pleasure Garden
Aunt Minerva
1953Movie
Street Corner
Miss Haversham - Store Detective
1953Movie
Johnny on the Run
Mrs. MacIntyre
1953Movie
Time Bomb
1953Movie
The Brave Don't Cry
Mrs. Sloan
1952Movie
Out of True
Dr. Bell
1951Movie
The Franchise Affair
Miss Tuff
1951Movie
Life in Her Hands
Night Sister
1951Movie
White Corridors
Sister Gater
1951Movie
High Treason
Woman in street (uncredited)
1951Movie
The Railway Children
1951TV
The Romantic Age
Miss Sankey
1949Movie
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948Movie
Bond Street
Dress Shop Assistant
1948Movie