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Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Actor Dec 12 (died age 93) Eastbourne, Sussex, England 1948–2000 (52 year career)
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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 …

Known For

A Night to Remember
Film

A Night to Remember

Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Solomon and Sheba
Film

Solomon and Sheba

Takyan
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Film

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Mrs. Fane
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Film

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Mrs. MacKenzie
The Lady Vanishes
Film

The Lady Vanishes

Baroness
A Town Like Alice
Film

A Town Like Alice

Miss Horsefall
Tenko
Film

Tenko

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
The Road Builder
Film

The Road Builder

Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

Filmography

Acting (95)

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Movies (53)

Endgame

Endgame

2000

as Nell

6.8
Simon Magus

Simon Magus

1999

as Roise

7.3
The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

1994

as Queen Mum

6.5
Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993

as Mrs Samuels

5.3
Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1993

as Lady Fermoy

1.5
The Bogie Man

The Bogie Man

1992

as Mrs Napier

6.0
The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

1991

as Madame Gallmington

5.4
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

1991

as Lady Ann

5.5
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990

as Molly Cowper

Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990

as Dowager

O.M.

O.M.

1990

as Lady Crewe

Back Home

Back Home

1989

as Grandmother Dickinson

5.7
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

as Mrs Langton-Jones

5.3
Paris

Paris

1985

as Miss McLeod

Screamtime

Screamtime

1983

as Mildred Hurley

4.0
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

as Baroness

6.0
Dear Parents

Dear Parents

1973
6.0
The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

6.2
Father's Help

Father's Help

1971

as Mrs. Harrogate

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1970

as Matron

6.5
Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

as Sister Teresa

7.7
The Triumph of Death

The Triumph of Death

1968

as Mrs. Redvale

Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967

as Lady Botting

5.9
The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

as Mrs. MacKenzie

6.8
The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

1963

as Mrs. Lacey

4.7
The Inspector

The Inspector

1962

as Mrs. Jongman

7.0
Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

as Agnes

5.0
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

as Ellen

10.0
Spare the Rod

Spare the Rod

1961

as Mrs. Pond

6.2
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Takyan

6.4
SOS Pacific

SOS Pacific

1959

as Miss Shaw

6.9
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

1958

as Maria

6.5
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

7.6
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1957

as Mrs. Welch

5.4
Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

1957

as Ma Marston

5.2
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

as Miss Horsefall

6.3
Laughing in the Sunshine

Laughing in the Sunshine

1956
9.0
Lease of Life

Lease of Life

1954

as Miss Calthorp

7.4
The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

as Policewoman in Court

6.4
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Miss Haversham - Store Detective

5.4
Time Bomb

Time Bomb

1953
5.2
The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

1953

as Aunt Minerva

6.4
The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

1953

as Grandma MacKenzie

6.4
Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

1953

as Mrs. MacIntyre

8.3
The Brave Don't Cry

The Brave Don't Cry

1952

as Mrs. Sloan

6.0
The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

1951

as Miss Tuff

6.7
High Treason

High Treason

1951

as Woman in street (uncredited)

5.3
Life in Her Hands

Life in Her Hands

1951

as Night Sister

White Corridors

White Corridors

1951

as Sister Gater

6.8
Out of True

Out of True

1951

as Dr. Bell

6.0
The Romantic Age

The Romantic Age

1949

as Miss Sankey

5.1
Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Dress Shop Assistant

6.8
Elizabeth of Ladymead

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948
6.0

Television (42)

Rebecca

Rebecca

1997

as Grandma

5.8
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1997
6.0
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

1997

as Norma

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

as Alice Marsden

7.3
Moonacre

Moonacre

1994

as Miss Heliotrope

Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

1993

as Mrs. Stirling

7.3
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

as Victoria Wainwright

7.2
The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

1991

as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

6.5
G.B.H.

G.B.H.

1991

as Dr Goldup

6.2
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

as Mrs. Fortescue

7.7
Campion

Campion

1989

as Belle Lafcadio

6.3
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987

as Lady Hinksey

7.9
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987

as Mrs. Fane

7.3
Casualty

Casualty

1986

as Rosie Collier

6.2
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

as Dowager

7.1
Miss Marple

Miss Marple

1984

as Mrs. Fane

8.0
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

1982
7.1
Tenko

Tenko

1981

as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

8.3
A Chance to Sit Down

A Chance to Sit Down

1981

as Dolly

The Brothers

The Brothers

1972
4.0
Scoop

Scoop

1972

as Great Aunt Anne

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

1971
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

1971

as Princess Natasha

Codename

Codename

1970

as Penelope Blanshard

8.0
Wicked Women

Wicked Women

1970

as Mrs. Wallace

Little Women

Little Women

1970

as Aunt Josephine March

6.0
Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror

1968

as Mrs. Redvale

7.0
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967

as Ada Grey

St. Ives

St. Ives

1967

as Miss Gilchrist

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Miss Ramsden

5.3
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

as Mrs. Grant

5.2
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

1964

as Monica Pleydon MP

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1963
5.0
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

as Mrs. Gordon

6.7
Maigret

Maigret

1960

as Madame Gallet

7.1
The Odd Man

The Odd Man

1960

as Miss Twilight

8.0
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960

as Meg

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959
4.8
Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

1959

as Nun

6.7
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Mrs. Bell

6.0
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1955

as Self

6.7
The Railway Children

The Railway Children

1951