Jean Anderson
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieEndgame
2000
Nell
movieSimon Magus
1999
Roise
tvKeeping Mum
1997
Norma
tvRebecca
1997
Grandma
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
Alice Marsden
movieThe Whipping Boy
1994
Queen Mum
Moonacre
1994
Miss Heliotrope
tvDoctor Finlay
1993
Mrs. Stirling
movieDiana: Her True Story
1993
Lady Fermoy
movieLeon the Pig Farmer
1993
Mrs Samuels
movieThe Bogie Man
1992
Mrs Napier
tvHeartbeat
1992
Victoria Wainwright
tvThe House of Eliott
1991
Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
tvG.B.H.
1991
Dr Goldup
movieThe Black Velvet Gown
1991
Madame Gallmington
tvTonight at 8.30
1991
Aunt Martha
movieO.M.
1990
Lady Crewe
tvKeeping Up Appearances
1990
Mrs. Fortescue
movieSurvival of the Fittest
1990
Molly Cowper
movieCircles Of Deceit
1990
Dowager
tvScreen One
1989
Molly Cowper
movieBack Home
1989
Grandmother Dickinson
tvCampion
1989
Belle Lafcadio
tvMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987
Mrs. Fane
tvInspector Morse
1987
Lady Hinksey
movieThe Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
Mrs Langton-Jones
tvCasualty
1986
Rosie Collier / Jessie Baine
movieParis
1985
Miss McLeod
tvScreen Two
1985
Dowager
movieScreamtime
1983
Mildred Hurley
tvQ.E.D.
1982
Lady Euphemia Martin
tvTenko
1981
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
movieThe Lady Vanishes
1979
Baroness
Scoop
1972
Great Aunt Anne
tvThe Brothers
1972
Mary Hammond
Father's Help
1971
Mrs. Harrogate
tvFathers and Sons
1971
Princess Natasha
movieThe Road Builder
1971
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Little Women
1970
Aunt Josephine March
Codename
1970
Penelope Blanshard
movieBrotherly Love
1970
Matron
movieRun a Crooked Mile
1969
Sister Teresa
movieThe Triumph of Death
1968
Mrs. Redvale
tvLate Night Horror
1968
Mrs. Redvale
movieHalf a Sixpence
1967
Lady Botting
St. Ives
1967
Miss Gilchrist
tvSir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
Ada Grey
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Miss Ramsden
Thursday Theatre
1964
Monica Pleydon MP
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Mrs. Grant
movieThe Silent Playground
1963
Mrs. Lacey
movieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
Mrs. MacKenzie
tvDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Lady Mary McDowell / Mrs. Gordon
movieThe Inspector
1962
Mrs. Jongman
movieSpare the Rod
1961
Mrs. Pond
tvMaigret
1960
Madame Gallet
tvThe Odd Man
1960
Miss Twilight
movieSOS Pacific
1959
Miss Shaw
movieA Night to Remember
1958
Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
movieLucky Jim
1957
Mrs. Welch
movieRobbery Under Arms
1957
Ma Marston
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Mrs. Bell / Nanny / Mrs. Harrogate
movieA Town Like Alice
1956
Miss Horsefall
movieLease of Life
1954
Miss Calthorp
movieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954
Policewoman in Court
movieThe Kidnappers
1953
Grandma MacKenzie
movieThe Pleasure Garden
1953
Aunt Minerva
movieJohnny on the Run
1953
Mrs. MacIntyre
movieStreet Corner
1953
Miss Haversham - Store Detective
movieThe Brave Don't Cry
1952
Mrs. Sloan
movieHigh Treason
1951
Woman in street (uncredited)
movieLife in Her Hands
1951
Night Sister
movieThe Franchise Affair
1951
Miss Tuff
movieWhite Corridors
1951
Sister Gater
movieOut of True
1951
Dr. Bell
movieThe Romantic Age
1949
Miss Sankey
movieBond Street
1948
Dress Shop Assistant