Portrait of Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Acting

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.

Born: December 12, 1907

Place of Birth: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Filmography

2000
Endgame

as Nell

1999
Simon Magus

as Roise

1997
Keeping Mum

as Norma

1997
Rebecca

as Grandma

1996
1994
The Whipping Boy

as Queen Mum

1993
Doctor Finlay

as Mrs. Stirling

1993
Diana: Her True Story

as Lady Fermoy

1993
Leon the Pig Farmer

as Mrs Samuels

1992
The Bogie Man

as Mrs Napier

1992
Heartbeat

as Victoria Wainwright

1991
The House of Eliott

as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

1991
G.B.H.

as Dr Goldup

1991
The Black Velvet Gown

as Madame Gallmington

1990
O.M.

as Lady Crewe

1990
Keeping Up Appearances

as Mrs. Fortescue

1990
1990
1989
Back Home

as Grandmother Dickinson

1989
Campion

as Belle Lafcadio

1987
Inspector Morse

as Lady Hinksey

1986
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

as Mrs Langton-Jones

1986
Casualty

as Rosie Collier

1986
Casualty

as Jessie Baine

1985
Paris

as Miss McLeod

1983
Screamtime

as Mildred Hurley

1982
1981
Tenko

as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

1979
1971
The Road Builder

as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

1970
1969
Run a Crooked Mile

as Sister Teresa

1967
Half a Sixpence

as Lady Botting

1967
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Miss Ramsden

1964
The Wednesday Play

as Mrs. Grant

1963
1963
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Lady Mary McDowell

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Mrs. Gordon

1962
The Inspector

as Mrs. Jongman

1962
Suspense

as Miss Reid

1961
Spare the Rod

as Mrs. Pond

1960
Maigret

as Madame Gallet

1960
The Odd Man

as Miss Twilight

1959
1959
SOS Pacific

as Miss Shaw

1958
A Night to Remember

as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

1958
1957
Lucky Jim

as Mrs. Welch

1957
Robbery Under Arms

as Ma Marston

1956
A Town Like Alice

as Miss Horsefall

1954
Lease of Life

as Miss Calthorp

1954
The Weak and the Wicked

as Policewoman in Court

1953
The Kidnappers

as Grandma MacKenzie

1953
The Pleasure Garden

as Aunt Minerva

1953
Johnny on the Run

as Mrs. MacIntyre

1953
Street Corner

as Miss Haversham - Store Detective

1952
The Brave Don't Cry

as Mrs. Sloan

1951
High Treason

as Woman in street (uncredited)

1951
Life in Her Hands

as Night Sister

1951
1951
White Corridors

as Sister Gater

1949
The Romantic Age

as Miss Sankey

1948
Bond Street

as Dress Shop Assistant