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Jean Anderson

Acting 93 (deceased) years old Eastbourne, Sussex, England ★ 0.4
Born: December 12, 1907
Died: April 1, 2001

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (92)

Endgame
Endgame Nell 2000
Simon Magus
Simon Magus Roise 1999
The Uninvited
The Uninvited 1997
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum Norma 1997
Rebecca
Rebecca Grandma 1997
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Alice Marsden 1996
The Whipping Boy
The Whipping Boy Queen Mum 1994
Moonacre
Moonacre Miss Heliotrope 1994
Doctor Finlay
Doctor Finlay Mrs. Stirling 1993
Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story Lady Fermoy 1993
Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer Mrs Samuels 1993
The Bogie Man
The Bogie Man Mrs Napier 1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Victoria Wainwright 1992
The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott Mrs. Spenser-Ewell 1991
G.B.H.
G.B.H. Dr Goldup 1991
The Black Velvet Gown
The Black Velvet Gown Madame Gallmington 1991
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb Lady Ann 1991
O.M.
O.M. Lady Crewe 1990
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances Mrs. Fortescue 1990
Survival of the Fittest
Survival of the Fittest Molly Cowper 1990
Circles Of Deceit
Circles Of Deceit Dowager 1990
Back Home
Back Home Grandmother Dickinson 1989
Campion
Campion Belle Lafcadio 1989
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder Mrs. Fane 1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse Lady Hinksey 1987
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams Mrs Langton-Jones 1986
Casualty
Casualty Rosie Collier 1986
Casualty
Casualty Jessie Baine 1986
Paris
Paris Miss McLeod 1985
Miss Marple
Miss Marple Mrs. Fane 1984
Screamtime
Screamtime Mildred Hurley 1983
Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. 1982
Tenko
Tenko Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook 1981
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes Baroness 1979
Dear Parents
Dear Parents 1973
Scoop
Scoop Great Aunt Anne 1972
The Brothers
The Brothers 1972
Father's Help
Father's Help Mrs. Harrogate 1971
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons 1971
The Road Builder
The Road Builder Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey 1971
Little Women
Little Women Aunt Josephine March 1970
Codename
Codename Penelope Blanshard 1970
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love Matron 1970
Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile Sister Teresa 1969
Late Night Horror
Late Night Horror Mrs. Redvale 1968
Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence Lady Botting 1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Ada Grey 1967
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Miss Ramsden 1965
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play Mrs. Grant 1964
The Silent Playground
The Silent Playground Mrs. Lacey 1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina Mrs. MacKenzie 1963
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone 1963
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook Lady Mary McDowell 1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook Mrs. Gordon 1962
The Inspector
The Inspector Mrs. Jongman 1962
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights Ellen 1962
Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors Agnes 1962
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod Mrs. Pond 1961
Maigret
Maigret Madame Gallet 1960
The Odd Man
The Odd Man Miss Twilight 1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre Meg 1960
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba Takyan 1959
SOS Pacific
SOS Pacific Miss Shaw 1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Nun 1959
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited) 1958
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child Maria 1958
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim Mrs. Welch 1957
Robbery Under Arms
Robbery Under Arms Ma Marston 1957
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Mrs. Bell 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Nanny 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Mrs. Harrogate 1956
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice Miss Horsefall 1956
Laughing in the Sunshine
Laughing in the Sunshine 1956
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life Self 1955
Lease of Life
Lease of Life Miss Calthorp 1954
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked Policewoman in Court 1954
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers Grandma MacKenzie 1953
The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden Aunt Minerva 1953
Johnny on the Run
Johnny on the Run Mrs. MacIntyre 1953
Street Corner
Street Corner Miss Haversham - Store Detective 1953
Time Bomb
Time Bomb 1953
The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry Mrs. Sloan 1952
High Treason
High Treason Woman in street (uncredited) 1951
Life in Her Hands
Life in Her Hands Night Sister 1951
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair Miss Tuff 1951
The Railway Children
The Railway Children 1951
White Corridors
White Corridors Sister Gater 1951
Out of True
Out of True Dr. Bell 1951
The Romantic Age
The Romantic Age Miss Sankey 1949
Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead 1948
Bond Street
Bond Street Dress Shop Assistant 1948

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