Person Details

Birthday: 1907-12-12 22:15:48

Death: 2001-04-01 22:15:48

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

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Movie Involvements: 35

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Inspector Morse
Average
8

Inspector Morse

(1987) Lady Hinksey
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Jessie Baine
Heartbeat
Average
7

Heartbeat

(1992) Victoria Wainwright
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Average
7

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

(1996) Alice Marsden
Maigret
Average
7

Maigret

(1960) Madame Gallet
The House of Eliott
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5

The House of Eliott

(1991) Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
Interpol Calling
Average
6

Interpol Calling

(1959) Nun
Solomon and Sheba
Average
6

Solomon and Sheba

(1959) Takyan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2000 Nell
1999 Roise
1997 N/A
Norma
Grandma
1996 Alice Marsden
1994 Queen Mum
1993 Mrs. Stirling
Lady Fermoy
Mrs Samuels
1992 Mrs Napier
Victoria Wainwright
1991 Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
Dr Goldup
Madame Gallmington
Lady Ann
1990 Lady Crewe
Mrs. Fortescue
Molly Cowper
Dowager
1989 Grandmother Dickinson
Belle Lafcadio
1987 Mrs. Fane
Mrs. Fane
Lady Hinksey
1986 Rosie Collier
Jessie Baine
1983 Mildred Hurley
1982 N/A
1981 Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
1979 Baroness
1973 N/A
1972 N/A
1971 N/A
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
1970 Penelope Blanshard
Matron
1969 Sister Teresa
1967 Lady Botting
1963 Mrs. Lacey
Mrs. MacKenzie
N/A
1962 Lady Mary McDowell
Mrs. Jongman
Ellen
Miss Reid
Agnes
1961 Mrs. Pond
1960 Madame Gallet
1959 Takyan
Miss Shaw
N/A
Nun
1958 Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Maria
1957 Mrs. Welch
Ma Marston
1956 Miss Horsefall
1954 Miss Calthorp
Policewoman in Court
1953 Grandma MacKenzie
Mrs. MacIntyre
Miss Haversham - Store Detective
N/A
1952 Mrs. Sloan
1951 Night Sister
Miss Tuff
N/A
Sister Gater
Dr. Bell
1949 Miss Sankey
1948 N/A
Dress Shop Assistant
Year Character Movie/Tv

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