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