Jean Anderson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 12, 1907

died

April 1, 2001

place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Solomon and Sheba
6.4

Solomon and Sheba

1959as Takyan
A Night to Remember
7.7

A Night to Remember

1958as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
The Lady Vanishes
6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979as Baroness
The Road Builder
6.3

The Road Builder

1971as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Lucky Jim
5.4

Lucky Jim

1957as Mrs. Welch
Lease of Life
7.4

Lease of Life

1954as Miss Calthorp
Half a Sixpence
6.0

Half a Sixpence

1967as Lady Botting
The Black Velvet Gown
5.8

The Black Velvet Gown

1991as Madame Gallmington
The Whipping Boy
6.5

The Whipping Boy

1994as Queen Mum
Brotherly Love
6.5

Brotherly Love

1970as Matron
Leon the Pig Farmer
5.4

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993as Mrs Samuels
Spare the Rod
6.2

Spare the Rod

1961as Mrs. Pond
Screamtime
4.0

Screamtime

1983as Mildred Hurley
Run a Crooked Mile
7.7

Run a Crooked Mile

1969as Sister Teresa
Street Corner
5.5

Street Corner

1953as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
Back Home
6.3

Back Home

1989as Grandmother Dickinson
Time Bomb
5.3

Time Bomb

1953
A Town Like Alice
6.4

A Town Like Alice

1956as Miss Horsefall
Diana: Her True Story
3.0

Diana: Her True Story

1993as Lady Fermoy
The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963as Mrs. MacKenzie
Simon Magus
7.4

Simon Magus

1999as Roise
SOS Pacific
6.9

SOS Pacific

1959as Miss Shaw
The Kidnappers
6.7

The Kidnappers

1953as Grandma MacKenzie
Wuthering Heights
9.5

Wuthering Heights

1962as Ellen
White Corridors
6.8

White Corridors

1951as Sister Gater
Dear Parents
7.0

Dear Parents

1973
High Treason
5.7

High Treason

1951as Woman in street (uncredited)
The Silent Playground
5.3

The Silent Playground

1963as Mrs. Lacey
The Inspector
7.1

The Inspector

1962as Mrs. Jongman
Bond Street
6.9

Bond Street

1948as Dress Shop Assistant
The Pleasure Garden
6.4

The Pleasure Garden

1953as Aunt Minerva
Heart of a Child
6.7

Heart of a Child

1958as Maria
Waltz of the Toreadors
5.0

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962as Agnes
Life in Her Hands
7.0

Life in Her Hands

1951as Night Sister
Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990as Dowager
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
5.8

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986as Mrs Langton-Jones
The Weak and the Wicked
6.5

The Weak and the Wicked

1954as Policewoman in Court
The Bogie Man
6.7

The Bogie Man

1992as Mrs Napier
Elizabeth of Ladymead
8.0

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948
The Franchise Affair
7.3

The Franchise Affair

1951as Miss Tuff
Robbery Under Arms
5.2

Robbery Under Arms

1957as Ma Marston
Johnny on the Run
8.3

Johnny on the Run

1953as Mrs. MacIntyre
Out of True
6.0

Out of True

1951as Dr. Bell
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990as Molly Cowper
The Brave Don't Cry
6.0

The Brave Don't Cry

1952as Mrs. Sloan
Endgame
7.3

Endgame

2000as Nell
The Romantic Age
5.4

The Romantic Age

1949as Miss Sankey
O.M.

O.M.

1990as Lady Crewe
The Triumph of Death

The Triumph of Death

1968as Mrs. Redvale
Paris
7.0

Paris

1985as Miss McLeod