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Home/People/Jean Anderson
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Born
Dec 12, 1907Died: Apr 1, 2001
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

52
Movies
35
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Jean Anderson

Acting

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.
Endgame poster

Endgame

as Nell
2000
Simon Magus poster

Simon Magus

as Roise
1999
The Whipping Boy poster

The Whipping Boy

as Queen Mum
1994
Diana: Her True Story poster

Diana: Her True Story

as Lady Fermoy
1993
Leon the Pig Farmer poster

Leon the Pig Farmer

as Mrs Samuels
1993
The Bogie Man poster

The Bogie Man

as Mrs Napier
1992
The Black Velvet Gown poster

The Black Velvet Gown

as Madame Gallmington
1991
Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb

as Lady Ann
1991
O.M. poster

O.M.

as Lady Crewe
1990
Survival of the Fittest poster

Survival of the Fittest

as Molly Cowper
1990
Circles Of Deceit poster

Circles Of Deceit

as Dowager
1990
Back Home poster

Back Home

as Grandmother Dickinson
1989
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams poster

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

as Mrs Langton-Jones
1986
Paris poster

Paris

as Miss McLeod
1985
Screamtime poster

Screamtime

as Mildred Hurley
1983
The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes

as Baroness
1979
Dear Parents poster

Dear Parents

Cast
1973
Father's Help poster

Father's Help

as Mrs. Harrogate
1971
The Road Builder poster

The Road Builder

as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
1971
Brotherly Love poster

Brotherly Love

as Matron
1970