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Jean Anderson

Acting

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Acting credits

81

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 50Series: 31

TMDB ID: 39028

IMDb ID: nm0026876

Known for: Acting

Born: December 12, 1907

Died: April 1, 2001

Age: 93

Place of birth: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1948 - 2000

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.53

Wikidata: Q3170364

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.

Series

Series

Series credits linked with Jean Anderson.

Series poster for The Uninvited (1997)

4 eps

The Uninvited

1997 Series
Series poster for Keeping Mum (1997)

as Norma • 1 eps

Keeping Mum

1997 Series
Series poster for Rebecca (1997)

as Grandma • 2 eps

Rebecca

1997 Series
Series poster for Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)

as Alice Marsden • 1 eps

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 Series
Series poster for Doctor Finlay (1993)

as Mrs. Stirling • 2 eps

Doctor Finlay

1993 Series
Series poster for Heartbeat (1992)

as Victoria Wainwright • 1 eps

Heartbeat

1992 Series
Series poster for The House of Eliott (1991)

as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell • 1 eps

The House of Eliott

1991 Series
Series poster for G.B.H. (1991)

as Dr Goldup • 7 eps

G.B.H.

1991 Series
Series poster for Tonight at 8.30 (1991)

as Aunt Martha • 1 eps

Tonight at 8.30

1991 Series
Series poster for Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

as Mrs. Fortescue • 1 eps

Keeping Up Appearances

1990 Series
Series poster for Screen One (1989)

as Molly Cowper • 1 eps

Screen One

1989 Series
Series poster for Campion (1989)

as Belle Lafcadio • 2 eps

Campion

1989 Series
Series poster for Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)

as Mrs. Fane • 2 eps

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987 Series
Series poster for Inspector Morse (1987)

as Lady Hinksey • 1 eps

Inspector Morse

1987 Series
Series poster for Casualty (1986)

as Rosie Collier • 1 eps

Casualty

1986 Series
Series poster for Screen Two (1985)

as Dowager • 1 eps

Screen Two

1985 Series
Series poster for Q.E.D. (1982)

as Lady Euphemia Martin • 1 eps

Q.E.D.

1982 Series
Series poster for Tenko (1981)

as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook • 20 eps

Tenko

1981 Series
Series poster for The Brothers (1972)

as Mary Hammond • 92 eps

The Brothers

1972 Series
Series poster for Fathers and Sons (1971)

as Princess Natasha • 2 eps

Fathers and Sons

1971 Series
Series poster for Late Night Horror (1968)

as Mrs. Redvale • 1 eps

Late Night Horror

1968 Series
Series poster for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967)

as Ada Grey • 1 eps

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967 Series
Series poster for BBC Play of the Month (1965)

as Miss Ramsden • 1 eps

BBC Play of the Month

1965 Series
Series poster for The Wednesday Play (1964)

as Mrs. Grant • 1 eps

The Wednesday Play

1964 Series