
Jean Anderson
Born
December 12, 1907
Died
April 1, 2001 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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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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Known For

Endgame
Nell
2000

Simon Magus
Roise
1999

The Uninvited
(4 episodes)
1997
Keeping Mum
Norma · (1 episode)
1997

Rebecca
Grandma · (2 episodes)
1997

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Alice Marsden · (1 episode)
1996

The Whipping Boy
Queen Mum
1994

Doctor Finlay
Mrs. Stirling · (2 episodes)
1993

Diana: Her True Story
Lady Fermoy
1993

Leon the Pig Farmer
Mrs Samuels
1993

The Bogie Man
Mrs Napier
1992

Heartbeat
Victoria Wainwright · (1 episode)
1992

The House of Eliott
Mrs. Spenser-Ewell · (1 episode)
1991

G.B.H.
Dr Goldup · (7 episodes)
1991

The Black Velvet Gown
Madame Gallmington
1991
Do Not Disturb
Lady Ann
1991

O.M.
Lady Crewe
1990

Keeping Up Appearances
Mrs. Fortescue · (1 episode)
1990

Survival of the Fittest
Molly Cowper
1990

Circles Of Deceit
Dowager
1990

Back Home
Grandmother Dickinson
1989

Campion
Belle Lafcadio · (2 episodes)
1989

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Mrs. Fane · (2 episodes)
1987

Inspector Morse
Lady Hinksey · (1 episode)
1987

Casualty
Rosie Collier · (1 episode)
1986

Casualty
Jessie Baine · (1 episode)
1986

Screamtime
Mildred Hurley
1983

Q.E.D.
(1 episode)
1982

Tenko
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook · (20 episodes)
1981

The Lady Vanishes
Baroness
1979

Dear Parents
1973

Scoop
Great Aunt Anne · (7 episodes)
1972

The Brothers
(92 episodes)
1972
Father's Help
Mrs. Harrogate
1971
Fathers and Sons
(4 episodes)
1971

The Road Builder
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
1971
Codename
Penelope Blanshard · (1 episode)
1970

Brotherly Love
Matron
1970

Run a Crooked Mile
Sister Teresa
1969
Late Night Horror
Mrs. Redvale · (1 episode)
1968

Half a Sixpence
Lady Botting
1967

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ada Grey · (1 episode)
1967

BBC Play of the Month
Miss Ramsden · (1 episode)
1965

The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Grant · (1 episode)
1964

The Silent Playground
Mrs. Lacey
1963

The Three Lives of Thomasina
Mrs. MacKenzie
1963
Lorna Doone
(11 episodes)
1963

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Lady Mary McDowell · (1 episode)
1962

The Inspector
Mrs. Jongman
1962
Wuthering Heights
Ellen
1962

Suspense
Miss Reid · (1 episode)
1962

Waltz of the Toreadors
Agnes
1962

Spare the Rod
Mrs. Pond
1961

Maigret
Madame Gallet · (1 episode)
1960

Solomon and Sheba
Takyan
1959

SOS Pacific
Miss Shaw
1959

No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959

Interpol Calling
Nun · (1 episode)
1959

A Night to Remember
Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
1958

Heart of a Child
Maria
1958

Lucky Jim
Mrs. Welch
1957

Robbery Under Arms
Ma Marston
1957

A Town Like Alice
Miss Horsefall
1956

Laughing in the Sunshine
1956

This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1955

Lease of Life
Miss Calthorp
1954

The Weak and the Wicked
Policewoman in Court
1954

The Kidnappers
Grandma MacKenzie
1953

The Pleasure Garden
Aunt Minerva
1953

Johnny on the Run
Mrs. MacIntyre
1953

Street Corner
Miss Haversham - Store Detective
1953

Time Bomb
1953

The Brave Don't Cry
Mrs. Sloan
1952

Life in Her Hands
Night Sister
1951

The Franchise Affair
Miss Tuff
1951
The Railway Children
(12 episodes)
1951

White Corridors
Sister Gater
1951
Out of True
Dr. Bell
1951

The Romantic Age
Miss Sankey
1949

Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948

Bond Street
Dress Shop Assistant
1948