Jean Anderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1907
- Died
- April 1, 2001
- 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.
Filmography
Endgame 2000
as Nell
Simon Magus 1999
as Roise
The Whipping Boy 1994
as Queen Mum
Diana: Her True Story 1993
as Lady Fermoy
Leon the Pig Farmer 1993
as Mrs Samuels
The Bogie Man 1992
as Mrs Napier
The Black Velvet Gown 1991
as Madame Gallmington
- Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb 1991
as Lady Ann
O.M. 1990
as Lady Crewe
Survival of the Fittest 1990
as Molly Cowper
Circles Of Deceit 1990
as Dowager
Back Home 1989
as Grandmother Dickinson
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams 1986
as Mrs Langton-Jones
Paris 1985
as Miss McLeod
Screamtime 1983
as Mildred Hurley
The Lady Vanishes 1979
as Baroness
Dear Parents 1973
Actor
- Father's Help
Father's Help 1971
as Mrs. Harrogate
The Road Builder 1971
as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Brotherly Love 1970
as Matron
Run a Crooked Mile 1969
as Sister Teresa
The Triumph of Death 1968
as Mrs. Redvale
Half a Sixpence 1967
as Lady Botting
The Silent Playground 1963
as Mrs. Lacey
The Three Lives of Thomasina 1963
as Mrs. MacKenzie
The Inspector 1962
as Mrs. Jongman
Wuthering Heights 1962
as Ellen
Waltz of the Toreadors 1962
as Agnes
Spare the Rod 1961
as Mrs. Pond
Solomon and Sheba 1959
as Takyan
SOS Pacific 1959
as Miss Shaw
A Night to Remember 1958
as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Heart of a Child 1958
as Maria
Lucky Jim 1957
as Mrs. Welch
Robbery Under Arms 1957
as Ma Marston
A Town Like Alice 1956
as Miss Horsefall
- Laughing in the Sunshine
Laughing in the Sunshine 1956
Actor
Lease of Life 1954
as Miss Calthorp
The Weak and the Wicked 1954
as Policewoman in Court
The Kidnappers 1953
as Grandma MacKenzie
The Pleasure Garden 1953
as Aunt Minerva
Johnny on the Run 1953
as Mrs. MacIntyre
Street Corner 1953
as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
Time Bomb 1953
Actor
The Brave Don't Cry 1952
as Mrs. Sloan
High Treason 1951
as Woman in street (uncredited)
Life in Her Hands 1951
as Night Sister
The Franchise Affair 1951
as Miss Tuff
White Corridors 1951
as Sister Gater
Out of True 1951
as Dr. Bell
The Romantic Age 1949
as Miss Sankey
Elizabeth of Ladymead 1948
Actor
Bond Street 1948
as Dress Shop Assistant
Credits from TMDB.