Jean Anderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1907
- Died
- April 1, 2001 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- 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
Movie · as Nell
Simon Magus
Movie · as Roise
The Uninvited
TV · 4 eps
Keeping Mum
TV · as Norma · 1 ep
Rebecca
TV · as Grandma · 2 eps
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV · as Alice Marsden · 1 ep
The Whipping Boy
Movie · as Queen Mum
Moonacre
TV · as Miss Heliotrope · 6 eps
Diana: Her True Story
Movie · as Lady Fermoy
Leon the Pig Farmer
Movie · as Mrs Samuels
Doctor Finlay
TV · as Mrs. Stirling · 2 eps
The Bogie Man
Movie · as Mrs Napier
Heartbeat
TV · as Victoria Wainwright · 1 ep
The Black Velvet Gown
Movie · as Madame Gallmington
Do Not Disturb
Movie · as Lady Ann
The House of Eliott
TV · as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell · 1 ep
G.B.H.
TV · as Dr Goldup · 7 eps
Tonight at 8.30
TV · as Aunt Martha · 1 ep
Survival of the Fittest
Movie · as Molly Cowper
O.M.
Movie · as Lady Crewe
Circles Of Deceit
Movie · as Dowager
Keeping Up Appearances
TV · as Mrs. Fortescue · 1 ep
Back Home
Movie · as Grandmother Dickinson
Campion
TV · as Belle Lafcadio · 2 eps
Screen One
TV · as Molly Cowper · 1 ep
Inspector Morse
TV · as Lady Hinksey · 1 ep
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
TV · as Mrs. Fane · 2 eps
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
Movie · as Mrs Langton-Jones
Casualty
TV · as Rosie Collier, Jessie Baine · 1 ep
Paris
Movie · as Miss McLeod
Screen Two
TV · as Dowager · 1 ep
Summer Season
TV · as Miss McLeod · 1 ep
Screamtime
Movie · as Mildred Hurley
Q.E.D.
TV · as Lady Euphemia Martin · 1 ep
Tenko
TV · as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook · 20 eps
A Chance to Sit Down
TV · as Dolly · 4 eps
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · as Baroness
Dear Parents
Movie
The Brothers
TV · as Mary Hammond · 92 eps
Scoop
TV · as Great Aunt Anne · 7 eps
The Road Builder
Movie · as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Father's Help
Movie · as Mrs. Harrogate
Fathers and Sons
TV · as Princess Natasha · 2 eps
Brotherly Love
Movie · as Matron
Codename
TV · as Penelope Blanshard · 1 ep
Little Women
TV · as Aunt Josephine March · 7 eps
Wicked Women
TV · as Mrs. Wallace · 1 ep
Run a Crooked Mile
Movie · as Sister Teresa
The Triumph of Death
Movie · as Mrs. Redvale
Late Night Horror
TV · as Mrs. Redvale · 1 ep
Half a Sixpence
Movie · as Lady Botting
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV · as Ada Grey · 1 ep
St. Ives
TV · as Miss Gilchrist · 6 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Miss Ramsden · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Mrs. Grant · 1 ep
Thursday Theatre
TV · as Monica Pleydon MP · 1 ep
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Movie · as Mrs. MacKenzie
The Silent Playground
Movie · as Mrs. Lacey
Lorna Doone
TV · 11 eps
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Ellen
The Inspector
Movie · as Mrs. Jongman
Waltz of the Toreadors
Movie · as Agnes
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · as Lady Mary McDowell, Mrs. Gordon · 1 ep
Spare the Rod
Movie · as Mrs. Pond
Maigret
TV · as Madame Gallet · 1 ep
The Odd Man
TV · as Miss Twilight · 1 ep
Armchair Mystery Theatre
TV · as Meg · 1 ep
SOS Pacific
Movie · as Miss Shaw
Solomon and Sheba
Movie · as Takyan
Interpol Calling
TV · as Nun · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
A Night to Remember
Movie · as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Heart of a Child
Movie · as Maria
Lucky Jim
Movie · as Mrs. Welch
Robbery Under Arms
Movie · as Ma Marston
A Town Like Alice
Movie · as Miss Horsefall
Laughing in the Sunshine
Movie
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Bell, Nanny, Mrs. Harrogate · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lease of Life
Movie · as Miss Calthorp
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie · as Policewoman in Court
The Kidnappers
Movie · as Grandma MacKenzie
The Pleasure Garden
Movie · as Aunt Minerva
Street Corner
Movie · as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
Johnny on the Run
Movie · as Mrs. MacIntyre
Time Bomb
Movie
The Brave Don't Cry
Movie · as Mrs. Sloan
Out of True
Movie · as Dr. Bell
The Franchise Affair
Movie · as Miss Tuff
Life in Her Hands
Movie · as Night Sister
White Corridors
Movie · as Sister Gater
High Treason
Movie · as Woman in street (uncredited)
The Railway Children
TV · 12 eps
The Romantic Age
Movie · as Miss Sankey
Elizabeth of Ladymead
Movie
Bond Street
Movie · as Dress Shop Assistant