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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:
51
First Appeared:
In the movie Bond Street 1948-05-12
Latest Project:
Movie Aberdeen 2000-09-08
Known For
Filmography
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 Do Not Disturb Lady Ann 1991-03-17
Series G.B.H. Dr Goldup 1991-06-06
Movie The Black Velvet Gown Madame Gallmington 1991-06-02
Movie O.M. Lady Crewe 1990-12-25
Series Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder Mrs. Fane 1987-01-11
Movie Screamtime Mildred Hurley 1983-01-01
Series Tenko Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook 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
Series Fathers and Sons 1971-10-17
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
Series Lorna Doone 1963-06-16
Movie The Silent Playground Mrs. Lacey 1963-12-31
Movie Waltz of the Toreadors Agnes 1962-04-12
Movie Wuthering Heights Ellen 1962-05-10
Movie The Inspector Mrs. Jongman 1962-05-24
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 Heart of a Child Maria 1958-04-30
Movie A Night to Remember Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited) 1958-07-03
Movie Robbery Under Arms Ma Marston 1957-01-10
Movie Lucky Jim Mrs. Welch 1957-09-17
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 Time Bomb 1953-02-05
Movie Street Corner Miss Haversham - Store Detective 1953-03-17
Movie Johnny on the Run Mrs. MacIntyre 1953-06-01
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 Life in Her Hands Night Sister 1951-06-01
Series The Railway Children 1951-02-06
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