Jean Anderson
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 12, 1907 In Eastbourne, Sussex, England
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bond Street 1948-05-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Endgame 2000-09-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Endgame | Nell | 2000-09-10 |
| Movie | Aberdeen | Kaisa as a child | 2000-09-08 |
| Movie | Simon Magus | Roise | 1999-02-17 |
| Series | Rebecca | Grandma | 1997-01-05 |
| Series | The Uninvited | 1997-09-25 | |
| Movie | The Whipping Boy | Queen Mum | 1994-07-31 |
| Movie | Leon The Pig Farmer | Mrs Samuels | 1993-02-26 |
| Movie | Diana: Her True Story | Lady Fermoy | 1993-04-03 |
| Movie | The Bogie Man | Mrs Napier | 1992-12-29 |
| Movie | The Black Velvet Gown | Madame Gallmington | 1991-06-02 |
| Series | Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder | Mrs. Fane | 1987-01-11 |
| Movie | Screamtime | Mildred Hurley | 1983-01-01 |
| Series | Tenko | 1981-10-22 | |
| Movie | The Lady Vanishes | Baroness | 1979-04-30 |
| Movie | Dear Parents | 1973-02-09 | |
| Series | The Brothers | 1972-03-10 | |
| Movie | The Road Builder | Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey | 1971-02-25 |
| Movie | Brotherly Love | Matron | 1970-01-07 |
| Movie | Run a Crooked Mile | Sister Teresa | 1969-11-18 |
| Movie | Half a Sixpence | Lady Botting | 1967-12-21 |
| Movie | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Mrs. MacKenzie | 1963-12-11 |
| Movie | The Inspector | Mrs. Jongman | 1962-05-24 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Ellen | 1962-05-10 |
| Movie | Spare the Rod | Mrs. Pond | 1961-05-23 |
| Movie | SOS Pacific | Miss Shaw | 1959-10-14 |
| Movie | Solomon and Sheba | Takyan | 1959-12-18 |
| Movie | Lucky Jim | Mrs. Welch | 1957-09-17 |
| Movie | Robbery Under Arms | Ma Marston | 1957-01-10 |
| Movie | A Town Like Alice | Miss Horsefall | 1956-03-01 |
| Movie | The Weak and the Wicked | Policewoman in Court | 1954-02-02 |
| Movie | Lease of Life | Miss Calthorp | 1954-10-18 |
| Movie | Street Corner | Miss Haversham - Store Detective | 1953-03-17 |
| Movie | Johnny on the Run | Mrs. MacIntyre | 1953-06-01 |
| Movie | Time Bomb | 1953-02-05 | |
| Movie | The Pleasure Garden | Aunt Minerva | 1953-10-16 |
| Movie | The Kidnappers | Grandma MacKenzie | 1953-12-01 |
| Movie | The Brave Don't Cry | Mrs. Sloan | 1952-08-01 |
| Movie | The Franchise Affair | Miss Tuff | 1951-02-19 |
| Movie | Naughty Arlette | Miss Sankey | 1949-11-29 |
| Movie | Bond Street | Dress Shop Assistant | 1948-05-12 |
| Movie | Elizabeth of Ladymead | 1948-12-22 |