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Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 12, 1907
Died Apr 01, 2001 (93)
Birthplace Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Jocely ... n "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

Endgame

2000

as Nell

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

1999

as Roise

The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

1994

as Queen Mum

Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1993

as Lady Fermoy

Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993

as Mrs Samuels

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990

as Molly Cowper

Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990

as Dowager

Back Home

Back Home

1989

as Grandmother Dickinson

Screamtime

Screamtime

1983

as Mildred Hurley

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

as Baroness

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

Father's Help

Father's Help

1971

as Mrs. Harrogate

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1970

as Matron

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

as Sister Teresa

Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967

as Lady Botting

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

1963

as Mrs. Lacey

The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

as Mrs. MacKenzie

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

as Ellen

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

as Agnes

The Inspector

The Inspector

1962

as Mrs. Jongman

Spare the Rod

Spare the Rod

1961

as Mrs. Pond

SOS Pacific

SOS Pacific

1959

as Miss Shaw

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Takyan

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

1958

as Maria

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1957

as Mrs. Welch

Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

1957

as Ma Marston

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

as Miss Horsefall

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

1954

as Miss Calthorp

The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

as Policewoman in Court

The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

1953

as Grandma MacKenzie

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

1953

as Mrs. MacIntyre

The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

1953

as Aunt Minerva

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Miss Haversham - Store Detective

The Brave Don't Cry

The Brave Don't Cry

1952

as Mrs. Sloan

White Corridors

White Corridors

1951

as Sister Gater

Life in Her Hands

Life in Her Hands

1951

as Night Sister

The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

1951

as Miss Tuff

Naughty Arlette

Naughty Arlette

1949

as Miss Sankey

Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Dress Shop Assistant

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Tenko

as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 22, 1981

G.B.H.

as Dr Goldup

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 06, 1991

Rebecca

as Grandma

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 05, 1997

Campion

as Belle Lafcadio

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1989

Doctor Finlay

as Mrs. Stirling

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 09, 1993

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as Mrs. Fane

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 1987

Miss Marple

as Mrs. Fane

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 26, 1984

Keeping Up Appearances

as Mrs. Fortescue

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1990

Heartbeat

as Victoria Wainwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Inspector Morse

as Lady Hinksey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Interpol Calling

as Nun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Codename

as Penelope Blanshard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1970

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Lady Mary McDowell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 1962

Maigret

as Madame Gallet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

Keeping Mum

as Norma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1997

The House of Eliott

as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1991

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Alice Marsden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1996

Casualty

as Rosie Collier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Casualty

as Jessie Baine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Suspense

as Miss Reid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 30, 1962

The Brothers

Episodes: 92

First Aired: Mar 10, 1972

The Railway Children

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 06, 1951

Lorna Doone

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jun 16, 1963

The Uninvited

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Fathers and Sons

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 17, 1971

Q.E.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1982

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 29, 1955

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 8 13 4
2024 7 12 23 3
2024 8 8 16 1
2024 9 6 12 2
2024 10 3 6 1
2024 11 3 8 1
2024 12 4 8 2
2025 1 7 18 2
2025 2 3 6 1
2025 3 4 6 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 10 0

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