Actor
Jean Alexander
Born October 11, 1926 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Died October 14, 20165 films
Jean Mavis Hodgkinson, known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played from 1964 until 1987, and also as Auntie Wainwright in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1988 to 2010. For her role in Coronation Street, she won the 1985 Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance, and received a 1988 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actress.
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First watchScandal19896.0as Mrs. KeelerA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her…View filmFilmography
5 films as actor- 2004The Phoenix and the CarpetLily
- 1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FireMrs. Santa (voice)
- 1994Willie's WarNanny
- 1989ScandalMrs. Keeler
- 1962Heart to HeartWaitress