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Jean Anderson

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Jean Anderson

Born December 12, 1907 in Eastbourne, Sussex, EnglandDied April 1, 200153 films

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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.

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Filmography

53 films as actor
  1. 2000EndgameNell
  2. 1999Simon MagusRoise
  3. 1994The Whipping BoyQueen Mum
  4. 1993Diana: Her True StoryLady Fermoy
  5. 1993Leon the Pig FarmerMrs Samuels
  6. 1992The Bogie ManMrs Napier
  7. 1991The Black Velvet GownMadame Gallmington
  8. 1991Do Not DisturbLady Ann
  9. 1990O.M.Lady Crewe
  10. 1990Survival of the FittestMolly Cowper
  11. 1990Circles Of DeceitDowager
  12. 1989Back HomeGrandmother Dickinson
  13. 1986The Good Doctor Bodkin-AdamsMrs Langton-Jones
  14. 1985ParisMiss McLeod
  15. 1983ScreamtimeMildred Hurley
  16. 1979The Lady VanishesBaroness
  17. 1973Dear Parents
  18. 1971Father's HelpMrs. Harrogate
  19. 1971The Road BuilderMrs. Millicent McMurtrey
  20. 1970Brotherly LoveMatron
  21. 1969Run a Crooked MileSister Teresa
  22. 1968The Triumph of DeathMrs. Redvale
  23. 1967Half a SixpenceLady Botting
  24. 1963The Silent PlaygroundMrs. Lacey
  25. 1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaMrs. MacKenzie
  26. 1962The InspectorMrs. Jongman
  27. 1962Wuthering HeightsEllen
  28. 1962Waltz of the ToreadorsAgnes
  29. 1961Spare the RodMrs. Pond
  30. 1959Solomon and ShebaTakyan
  31. 1959SOS PacificMiss Shaw
  32. 1958A Night to RememberStuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
  33. 1958Heart of a ChildMaria
  34. 1957Lucky JimMrs. Welch
  35. 1957Robbery Under ArmsMa Marston
  36. 1956A Town Like AliceMiss Horsefall
  37. 1956Laughing in the Sunshine
  38. 1954Lease of LifeMiss Calthorp
  39. 1954The Weak and the WickedPolicewoman in Court
  40. 1953The KidnappersGrandma MacKenzie
  41. 1953The Pleasure GardenAunt Minerva
  42. 1953Johnny on the RunMrs. MacIntyre
  43. 1953Street CornerMiss Haversham - Store Detective
  44. 1953Time Bomb
  45. 1952The Brave Don't CryMrs. Sloan
  46. 1951High TreasonWoman in street (uncredited)
  47. 1951Life in Her HandsNight Sister
  48. 1951The Franchise AffairMiss Tuff
  49. 1951White CorridorsSister Gater
  50. 1951Out of TrueDr. Bell
  51. 1949The Romantic AgeMiss Sankey
  52. 1948Elizabeth of Ladymead
  53. 1948Bond StreetDress Shop Assistant