Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-12-12

Day of Death

2001-04-01 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Also Known As

Jean Anderson

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 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

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

The Inspector

The Inspector

Acting

The Lady Vanishes

1979

The Lady Vanishes

as

Baroness

The Romantic Age

1949

The Romantic Age

as

Miss Sankey

The Black Velvet Gown

1991

The Black Velvet Gown

as

Madame Gallmington

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

The Three Lives of Thomasina

as

Mrs. MacKenzie

Survival of the Fittest

1990

Survival of the Fittest

as

Molly Cowper

The Kidnappers

1953

The Kidnappers

as

Grandma MacKenzie

O.M.

1990

O.M.

as

Lady Crewe

The Road Builder

1971

The Road Builder

as

Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

A Town Like Alice

1956

A Town Like Alice

as

Miss Horsefall

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

Out of True

1951

Out of True

as

Dr. Bell

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948

Elizabeth of Ladymead

as

Back Home

1989

Back Home

as

Grandmother Dickinson

Circles Of Deceit

1990

Circles Of Deceit

as

Dowager

Lucky Jim

1957

Lucky Jim

as

Mrs. Welch

Endgame

2000

Endgame

as

Nell

The Silent Playground

1963

The Silent Playground

as

Mrs. Lacey

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

Run a Crooked Mile

as

Sister Teresa

The Pleasure Garden

1953

The Pleasure Garden

as

Aunt Minerva

Brotherly Love

1970

Brotherly Love

as

Matron

Father's Help

1971

Father's Help

as

Mrs. Harrogate

Laughing in the Sunshine

1956

Laughing in the Sunshine

as

The Franchise Affair

1951

The Franchise Affair

as

Miss Tuff

Lease of Life

1954

Lease of Life

as

Miss Calthorp

Robbery Under Arms

1957

Robbery Under Arms

as

Ma Marston

The Whipping Boy

1994

The Whipping Boy

as

Queen Mum

The Brave Don't Cry

1952

The Brave Don't Cry

as

Mrs. Sloan

Dear Parents

1973

Dear Parents

as

The Bogie Man

1992

The Bogie Man

as

Mrs Napier

Diana: Her True Story

1993

Diana: Her True Story

as

Lady Fermoy

Do Not Disturb

1991

Do Not Disturb

as

Lady Ann

Life in Her Hands

1951

Life in Her Hands

as

Night Sister

Street Corner

1953

Street Corner

as

Miss Haversham - Store Detective

Simon Magus

1999

Simon Magus

as

Roise

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

The Weak and the Wicked

as

Policewoman in Court

Screamtime

1983

Screamtime

as

Mildred Hurley

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993

Leon the Pig Farmer

as

Mrs Samuels

SOS Pacific

1959

SOS Pacific

as

Miss Shaw

Bond Street

1948

Bond Street

as

Dress Shop Assistant

Spare the Rod

1961

Spare the Rod

as

Mrs. Pond

Johnny on the Run

1953

Johnny on the Run

as

Mrs. MacIntyre

Heart of a Child

1958

Heart of a Child

as

Maria

Half a Sixpence

1967

Half a Sixpence

as

Lady Botting

Wuthering Heights

1962

Wuthering Heights

as

Ellen

Solomon and Sheba

1959

Solomon and Sheba

as

Takyan

The Inspector

1962

The Inspector

as

Mrs. Jongman

White Corridors

1951

White Corridors

as

Sister Gater

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors

as

Agnes

Time Bomb

1953

Time Bomb

as

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

as

Mrs Langton-Jones

Paris

1985

Paris

as

Miss McLeod

High Treason

1951

High Treason

as

Woman in street (uncredited)

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

as

Mrs. Fortescue

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

as

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

as

Tenko

Tenko

as

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Victoria Wainwright

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Lady Hinksey

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Nun

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Codename

Codename

as

Penelope Blanshard

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as

Lady Mary McDowell

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

as

The Brothers

The Brothers

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Madame Gallet

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

as

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

as

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

as

Norma

Rebecca

Rebecca

as

Grandma

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

as

Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as

Alice Marsden

Campion

Campion

as

Belle Lafcadio

Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

as

Mrs. Stirling

Casualty

Casualty

as

Rosie Collier

Casualty

Casualty

as

Jessie Baine

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as

Mrs. Fane

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

as

Dr Goldup

Suspense

Suspense

as

Miss Reid

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Mrs. Grant

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Miss Ramsden

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as

Ada Grey

Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror

as

Mrs. Redvale

Scoop

Scoop

as

Great Aunt Anne

The Odd Man

The Odd Man

as

Miss Twilight

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as

Mrs. Gordon

Little Women

Little Women

as

Aunt Josephine March

Moonacre

Moonacre

as

Miss Heliotrope

Production

Crew

Directing