Acting
Jean Anderson
EN, NL, CY, IT cinema · 53 credits
Born
12 December 1907
Died
1 April 2001 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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
as Nell
Simon Magus
as Roise
The Whipping Boy
as Queen Mum
Diana: Her True Story
as Lady Fermoy
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Mrs Samuels
The Bogie Man
as Mrs Napier
The Black Velvet Gown
as Madame Gallmington
Do Not Disturb
1991
Do Not Disturb
as Lady Ann
Survival of the Fittest
as Molly Cowper
O.M.
as Lady Crewe
Circles Of Deceit
as Dowager
Back Home
as Grandmother Dickinson
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
as Mrs Langton-Jones
Paris
as Miss McLeod
Screamtime
as Mildred Hurley
The Lady Vanishes
as Baroness
The Road Builder
as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Father's Help
1971
Father's Help
as Mrs. Harrogate
Brotherly Love
as Matron
Run a Crooked Mile
as Sister Teresa
The Triumph of Death
as Mrs. Redvale
Half a Sixpence
as Lady Botting
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Mrs. MacKenzie
The Silent Playground
as Mrs. Lacey
Wuthering Heights
as Ellen
The Inspector
as Mrs. Jongman
Spare the Rod
as Mrs. Pond
SOS Pacific
as Miss Shaw
Solomon and Sheba
as Takyan
A Night to Remember
as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Heart of a Child
as Maria
Lucky Jim
as Mrs. Welch
Robbery Under Arms
as Ma Marston
A Town Like Alice
as Miss Horsefall
Lease of Life
as Miss Calthorp
The Weak and the Wicked
as Policewoman in Court
The Kidnappers
as Grandma MacKenzie
The Pleasure Garden
as Aunt Minerva
Street Corner
as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
Johnny on the Run
as Mrs. MacIntyre
The Brave Don't Cry
as Mrs. Sloan
Out of True
as Dr. Bell
The Franchise Affair
as Miss Tuff
Life in Her Hands
as Night Sister
White Corridors
as Sister Gater
High Treason
as Woman in street (uncredited)
The Romantic Age
as Miss Sankey
Bond Street
as Dress Shop Assistant