Jean Anderson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-12-12
Day of Death
2001-04-01 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2000)
Endgame
as Nell
(1999)
Simon Magus
as Roise
(1994)
The Whipping Boy
as Queen Mum
(1993)
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Mrs Samuels
(1993)
Diana: Her True Story
as Lady Fermoy
(1992)
The Bogie Man
as Mrs Napier
(1991)
The Black Velvet Gown
as Madame Gallmington
(1991)
Do Not Disturb
as Lady Ann
(1990)
O.M.
as Lady Crewe
(1990)
Survival of the Fittest
as Molly Cowper
(1990)
Circles Of Deceit
as Dowager
(1989)
Back Home
as Grandmother Dickinson
(1986)
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
as Mrs Langton-Jones
(1983)
Screamtime
as Mildred Hurley
(1979)
The Lady Vanishes
as Baroness
(1973)
(1971)
The Road Builder
as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
(1971)
Father's Help
as Mrs. Harrogate
(1970)
Brotherly Love
as Matron
(1969)
Run a Crooked Mile
as Sister Teresa
(1967)
Half a Sixpence
as Lady Botting
(1963)
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Mrs. MacKenzie
(1963)
The Silent Playground
as Mrs. Lacey
(1962)
The Inspector
as Mrs. Jongman
(1962)
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Agnes
(1962)
Wuthering Heights
as Ellen
(1961)
Spare the Rod
as Mrs. Pond
(1959)
Solomon and Sheba
as Takyan
(1959)
SOS Pacific
as Miss Shaw
(1958)
A Night to Remember
as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
(1958)
Heart of a Child
as Maria
(1957)
Robbery Under Arms
as Ma Marston
(1957)
Lucky Jim
as Mrs. Welch
(1956)
A Town Like Alice
as Miss Horsefall
(1956)
(1954)
The Weak and the Wicked
as Policewoman in Court
(1954)
Lease of Life
as Miss Calthorp
(1953)
The Kidnappers
as Grandma MacKenzie
(1953)
(1953)
The Pleasure Garden
as Aunt Minerva
(1953)
Street Corner
as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
(1953)
Johnny on the Run
as Mrs. MacIntyre
(1952)
The Brave Don't Cry
as Mrs. Sloan
(1951)
White Corridors
as Sister Gater
(1951)
The Franchise Affair
as Miss Tuff
(1951)
Out of True
as Dr. Bell
(1951)
Life in Her Hands
as Night Sister
(1949)
The Romantic Age
as Miss Sankey
(1948)
Bond Street
as Dress Shop Assistant
(1948)