Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Acting

Born:
1907-12-12
Died:
2001-04-01
Place of birth:
Eastbourne, Sussex, England

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.

Known For

Filmography

Endgame

Endgame

7.32000Nell
Movie
Simon Magus

Simon Magus

7.41999Roise
Movie
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

6.51997
TV
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

1997Norma
TV
Rebecca

Rebecca

6.01997Grandma
TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.31996Alice Marsden
TV
The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

6.51994Queen Mum
Movie
Moonacre

Moonacre

8.01994Miss Heliotrope
TV
Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

7.31993Mrs. Stirling
TV
Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

3.01993Lady Fermoy
Movie
Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

5.41993Mrs Samuels
Movie
The Bogie Man

The Bogie Man

6.71992Mrs Napier
Movie
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.11992Victoria Wainwright
TV
The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

6.61991Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
TV
G.B.H.

G.B.H.

6.31991Dr Goldup
TV
The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

5.81991Madame Gallmington
Movie
Tonight at 8.30

Tonight at 8.30

7.01991Aunt Martha
TV
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

5.51991Lady Ann
Movie
O.M.

O.M.

1990Lady Crewe
Movie
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

7.71990Mrs. Fortescue
TV
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990Molly Cowper
Movie
Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990Dowager
Movie
Screen One

Screen One

7.21989Molly Cowper
TV
Back Home

Back Home

6.21989Grandmother Dickinson
Movie
Campion

Campion

6.51989Belle Lafcadio
TV
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

7.41987Mrs. Fane
TV
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.91987Lady Hinksey
TV
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

5.81986Mrs Langton-Jones
Movie
Casualty

Casualty

6.21986Jessie Baine
TV
Paris

Paris

7.01985Miss McLeod
Movie
Summer Season

Summer Season

1985Miss McLeod
TV
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.11985Dowager
TV
Screamtime

Screamtime

4.01983Mildred Hurley
Movie
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

7.11982Lady Euphemia Martin
TV
Tenko

Tenko

8.21981Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
TV
A Chance to Sit Down

A Chance to Sit Down

1981Dolly
TV
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

6.01979Baroness
Movie
Dear Parents

Dear Parents

7.01973
Movie
Scoop

Scoop

10.01972Great Aunt Anne
TV
The Brothers

The Brothers

4.01972Mary Hammond
TV
Father's Help

Father's Help

1971Mrs. Harrogate
Movie
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

1971Princess Natasha
TV
The Road Builder

The Road Builder

6.31971Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Movie
Little Women

Little Women

7.51970Aunt Josephine March
TV
Codename

Codename

8.01970Penelope Blanshard
TV
Wicked Women

Wicked Women

1970Mrs. Wallace
TV
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

6.51970Matron
Movie
Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

7.71969Sister Teresa
Movie
The Triumph of Death

The Triumph of Death

1968Mrs. Redvale
Movie
Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror

7.01968Mrs. Redvale
TV
Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

6.01967Lady Botting
Movie
St. Ives

St. Ives

1967Miss Gilchrist
TV
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967Ada Grey
TV
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.21965Miss Ramsden
TV
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

1964Monica Pleydon MP
TV
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.21964Mrs. Grant
TV
The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

5.21963Mrs. Lacey
Movie
The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

6.81963Mrs. MacKenzie
Movie
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

5.01963
TV
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.71962Mrs. Gordon
TV