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Jean Anderson (I) (1907–2001)

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Born:

Mary Jean Heriot Anderson
in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK

Died:

(age 93) in Edenhall, Cumbria, England, UK
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2000 Endgame (TV movie)
Nell
 
1999 The Harpist
Mrs. Merz
 
1999 Simon Magus
Roise
 
1998 Keeping Mum (TV series)
Norma
– The Picnic (1998) … Norma
 
1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV series)
Alice Marsden
– Helping Hansi (1998) … Alice Marsden
 
1997 The Uninvited (TV series)
Elizabeth Madigan
 
1997 The Beggar Bride (TV movie)
Lady Alice Hurleston
 
1997 Rebecca (TV movie)
Grandma
 
1996 Family Money (TV series)
Dolores
 
1990-1996 Casualty (TV series)
Jessie Baine / Rosie Collier
– Made in Britain (1996) … Jessie Baine
– Remembrance (1990) … Rosie Collier
 
1995-1996 Doctor Finlay (TV series)
Mrs. Stirling
– Days of Grace (1996) … Mrs. Stirling
– Private Lives (1995) … Mrs. Stirling
 
1994 Mission Top Secret (TV series)
Aunt Edith Cranberry
– The Polish Pony Puzzle (1994) … Aunt Edith Cranberry
 
1994 Second Thoughts (TV series)
Hermione
– Friday the Thirteenth (1994) … Hermione
 
1994 The Whipping Boy (TV movie)
Queen Mum
 
1994 Moonacre (TV series)
Miss Heliotrope
 
1993 Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series)
Mrs. Monteith
– Rich (1993) … Mrs. Monteith
 
1993 Diana: Her True Story (TV movie)
Lady Fermoy
 
1993 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Lady Hinksey
– Twilight of the Gods (1993) … Lady Hinksey
 
1992 The Bogie Man (TV movie)
 
1992 Leon the Pig Farmer
Mrs. Samuels
 
1992 Heartbeat (TV series)
Victoria Wainwright
– Primal Instinct (1992) … Victoria Wainwright
 
1991 Trainer (TV series)
– On the Carpet (1991)
 
1991 Keeping Up Appearances (TV series)
Mrs. Fortescue
– Driving Mrs Fortescue (1991) … Mrs. Fortescue
 
1991 The House of Eliott (TV series)
Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
– Episode #1.1 (1991) … Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
 
1991 G.B.H. (TV mini-series)
Dr. Goldup
– Over and Out (1991) … Dr. Goldup
– Send a Message to Michael (1991) … Dr. Goldup
– Only Here on a Message (1991) … Dr. Goldup
 
1991 Tonight at 8.30 (TV series)
Aunt Martha
– Shadow Play (1991) … Aunt Martha
 
1990-1991 Screen Two (TV series)
Lady Ann
– Do Not Disturb (1991) … Lady Ann
– Circles of Deceit (1990)
 
1991 The Black Velvet Gown (TV movie)
Madame Gallmington
 
1990 Screen One (TV series)
Molly Cowper
– Survival of the Fittest (1990) … Molly Cowper
 
1990 Back Home (TV movie)
Grandmother Dickinson
 
1989 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
Belle Lafcadio
– Death of a Ghost: Part 2 (1989) … Belle Lafcadio
– Death of a Ghost: Part 1 (1989) … Belle Lafcadio
 
1988 Madame Sousatzka
Lady with Removal Men
 
1987 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV movie)
Mrs. Fane
 
1986 The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (TV movie)
 
1986 Screamtime
Mildred
 
1985 Summer Season (TV series)
Miss McLeod
– Paris (1985) … Miss McLeod
 
1982-1984 Tenko (TV series)
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook / Jocelyn Holbrook / Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook
– Episode #3.10 (1984) … Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
– Episode #3.9 (1984) … Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
– Episode #3.8 (1984) … Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
– Episode #3.7 (1984) … Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
– Episode #3.6 (1984) … Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
See all 20 episodes »
 
1982 Q.E.D. (TV series)
Aunt Effie
– To Catch a Ghost (1982) … Aunt Effie
 
1981 A Chance to Sit Down (TV movie)
Dolly
 
1979 The Lady Vanishes
Baroness
 
1972-1976 The Brothers (TV series)
Mary Hammond
– The Christmas Party (1976) … Mary Hammond
– The Ordeal (1976) … Mary Hammond
– The Knock on the Door (1976) … Mary Hammond
– Out of the Blue (1976) … Mary Hammond
– The Golden Road (1976) … Mary Hammond
See all 92 episodes »
 
1975 Oil Strike North (TV series)
Mrs. Douglas
– The Fatal Hours: Part 1 (1975) … Mrs. Douglas
– Workhorse (1975) … Mrs. Douglas
 
1975 Late Call (TV mini-series)
Voice #1
 
1973 Cari genitori
 
1972 Scoop (TV series)
Great Aunt Anne
– A Surfeit of Boots (1972) … Great Aunt Anne
– The Stitch Service (1972) … Great Aunt Anne
 
1972 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Mrs. Jameson
– Warhorse (1972) … Mrs. Jameson
 
1972 Alberte (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Digby
 
1971 Fathers and Sons (TV mini-series)
Princess Natasha
– Episode #1.2 (1971) … Princess Natasha
 
1961-1971 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Harrogate
– Father's Help (1971) … Mrs. Harrogate
– The Conscientious Gauger (1961)
 
1971 The Night Digger
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
 
1970 Little Women (TV mini-series)
Aunt March
– Episode #1.9 (1970) … Aunt March
– Episode #1.8 (1970) … Aunt March
– Episode #1.7 (1970) … Aunt March
– Episode #1.6 (1970) … Aunt March
– Episode #1.5 (1970) … Aunt March
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Mrs. Jenkins
– Family Feeling (1970) … Mrs. Jenkins
 
1970 Codename (TV series)
Penelope Blanshard
– The Big Plant (1970) … Penelope Blanshard
 
1970 Paul Temple (TV series)
Marthe
– Antique Death: Part 2 (1970) … Marthe
 
1970 Kate (TV series)
Pamela Stenton
– The King Is Dead (1970) … Pamela Stenton
 
1970 Wicked Women (TV series)
Mrs. Wallace
– Alice Rhodes (1970) … Mrs. Wallace
 
1970 The Borderers (TV series)
Lady Grizel
– Snatch (1970) … Lady Grizel
 
1969 Brotherly Love
Matron
 
1969 Run a Crooked Mile (TV movie)
Sister Teresa
 
1969 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV series)
Mrs. Maxwell
– Pursuit (1969) … Mrs. Maxwell
– Marriage (1969) … Mrs. Maxwell
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Miss Ramsden
– Man and Superman (1968) … Miss Ramsden
 
1968 Late Night Horror (TV series)
Mrs. Redvale
– The Triumph of Death (1968) … Mrs. Redvale
 
1967 Half a Sixpence
Lady Botting
 
1967 St. Ives (TV series)
Miss Gilchrist
– The Assembly Ball (1967) … Miss Gilchrist
– Amersham Place (1967) … Miss Gilchrist
– Flora (1967) … Miss Gilchrist
– Lion Rampant (1967) … Miss Gilchrist
 
1967 Look and Read (TV series)
Miss Brown
– Bob and Carol Look for Treasure: The Lost Treasure: Part 6 (1967) … Miss Brown
– Bob and Carol Look for Treasure: The Lost Treasure: Part 5 (1967) … Miss Brown
– Bob and Carol Look for Treasure: The Lost Treasure: Part 4 (1967) … Miss Brown
– Bob and Carol Look for Treasure: The Lost Treasure: Part 3 (1967) … Miss Brown
– Bob and Carol Look for Treasure: The Lost Treasure: Part 2 (1967) … Miss Brown
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Ada Grey
– The Chemistry of Love (1967) … Ada Grey
 
1966 The Heart of Midlothian (TV movie)
Meg Murdockson
 
1966 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– Bed-Knob and Broomstick: Part 5 - Saved by the Broomstick (1966) … Storyteller
– Bed-Knob and Broomstick: Part 4 - The Island of Ueepe (1966) … Storyteller
– Bed-Knob and Broomstick: Part 3 - Magic at the Police Station (1966) … Storyteller
– Bed-Knob and Broomstick: Part 2 - A Witch's Workroom (1966) … Storyteller
– Bed-Knob and Broomstick: Part 1 - Riding on a Broomstick (1966) … Storyteller
 
1965 Buddenbrooks (TV mini-series)
Frau Consul
– Toni (1965) … Frau Consul
 
1965 Alexander Graham Bell (TV movie)
Jeannie MacEwan
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Mrs. Grant
– Mr. Douglas (1964) … Mrs. Grant
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Monica Pleydon MP
– Any Other Business (1964) … Monica Pleydon MP
 
1964 Smuggler's Bay (TV series)
Aunt Jane
– In the Vault (1964) … Aunt Jane
– A Death and a Discovery (1964) … Aunt Jane
 
1964 The Three Lives of Thomasina
Mrs. MacKenzie
 
1963 Silent Playground
Mrs. Lacey
 
1963 Lorna Doone (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Ridd
– A Long Account Settled (1963) … Mrs. Ridd
– A Royal Favour (1963) … Mrs. Ridd
– Slaughter in the Marshes (1963) … Mrs. Ridd
– The Secret (1963) … Mrs. Ridd
– The Glass Necklace (1963) … Mrs. Ridd
See all 11 episodes »
 
1963 The Third Man (TV series)
– The Way of McEagle (1963)
 
1963 The Odd Man (TV series)
Miss Twilight
– The Pretty Silver Game (1963) … Miss Twilight
 
1960-1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Barbe / Hilda Randolph
– Sword of Vengeance (1962) … Barbe
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Dear Octopus (1960) … Hilda Randolph
 
1962 Suspense (TV series)
Miss. Reid
– Virus X (1962) … Miss. Reid
 
1956-1962 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Aggie MacDonald / Edith Morfield / Miss Peering / …
– The Door (1962) … Edith Morfield
– Johnny Belinda (1958) … Aggie MacDonald
– A Voice in Vision (1957) … Mrs. Baird, John's mother
– The Golden Cuckoo (1956) … Miss Peering
 
1962 Lisa
Mrs. Jongman
 
1962 Wuthering Heights (TV movie)
Ellen
 
1962 Waltz of the Toreadors
Agnes
 
1962 Little Girls Never Cry
Aunt Kate
 
1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Tante Marie
– The Broken Doll (1961) … Tante Marie
 
1961 Spare the Rod
Mrs. Pond
 
1961 Doctor Knock (TV series)
Madame Pons
– Act 2 (1961) … Madame Pons
 
1960 Maigret (TV series)
– A Man of Quality (1960)
 
1960 Police Surgeon (TV series)
Miss Pears
– The Bigger They Are (1960) … Miss Pears
– Sunday Morning Story (1960) … Miss Pears
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Meg
– Eye Witness (1960) … Meg
 
1952-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Edith / Jennie Ogilvie / Miss Gray / …
– Waters of the Moon (1959) … Mrs. Daly
– Proud Passage (1959) … Jennie Ogilvie
– Operation North Star (1953) … Miss Gray
– Autumn Crocus (1952) … Edith
 
1959 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Nun
– The Man's a Clown (1959) … Nun
 
1959 SOS Pacific
Miss Shaw
 
1959 Solomon and Sheba
Takyan
 
1959 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Mrs. Evesham
– A Genuine Sale of Murder (1959) … Mrs. Evesham
 
1959 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Figgis
– Love and Miss Figgis (1959) … Miss Figgis
 
1959 The Vise (TV series)
Marion
– Arena for Fraud (1959) … Marion
 
1958 African Patrol (TV series)
– The Girl (1958)
 
1958 A Night to Remember
Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
 
1958 Heart of a Child
Maria
 
1957 Robbery Under Arms
Ma Marston
 
1957 Lucky Jim
Mrs. Welch
 
1957 The Railway Children (TV series)
Mother
– The End of Things (1957) … Mother
– The Hound in the Red Jersey (1957) … Mother
– The Pride of Perks (1957) … Mother
– Saviours of the Train (1957) … Mother
– Prisoners and Captives (1957) … Mother
See all 8 episodes »
 
1957 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Wilson
 
1954-1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Taggoria / Sister Charing
– A New Life (1956) … Sister Charing
– The Mix-Up (1954) … Mrs. Taggoria
 
1956 A Town Like Alice
Miss Horsefall
 
1956 The Secret Tent
Mrs. Martyn
 
1956 Ett kungligt äventyr
Diana Masefield
 
1954 Lease of Life
Miss Calthorp
 
1954 Young and Willing
Policewoman in Court (uncredited)
 
1953 The Little Kidnappers
Grandma MacKenzie
 
1953 Johnny on the Run
Mrs. MacIntyre
 
1953 Both Sides of the Law
Miss Haversham - Store Detective
 
1953 Time Bomb
Matron (uncredited)
 
1953 The Pleasure Garden (short)
Aunt Minerva
 
1952 The Brave Don't Cry
Mrs. Sloan
 
1951 A Tomb with a View (TV movie)
Miss Heron
 
1951 High Treason
Woman in Street (uncredited)
 
1951 The Fifty Mark (TV movie)
Aunt Stella
 
1951 The Railway Children (TV series)
Mother
– The End of Things (1951) … Mother
– Saviours of the Train (1951) … Mother
– The Old Gentleman (1951) … Mother
– The Beginning of Things (1951) … Mother
– The End of Things (1951) … Mother
See all 12 episodes »
 
1951 Life in Her Hands
Night Sister
 
1951 White Corridors
Sister Gater
 
1951 The Franchise Affair
Miss Tuff
 
1951 Out of True (short)
Dr. Bell
 
1950 Seven Days to Noon
Mother at Train Station (uncredited)
 
1949 Naughty Arlette
Miss Sankey (uncredited)
 
1948 Elizabeth of Ladymead
 
1948 Bond Street
Dress Shop Assistant (uncredited)
 
1947 The Mark of Cain (uncredited)
 
1947 Weep for the Cyclops (TV movie)
Rebecca Dingley
 
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2001 A Profile of 'A Town Like Alice' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Stephanie Cole (1998) … Herself
 
1985 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jean Anderson (1985) … Herself
 
1977 Kossoff and Company (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1977) … Herself
 
1976 It's Childsplay (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1976) … Herself
 
1960 A Place for Gold (documentary short)
Herself - Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 The Cult of... (TV series documentary)
 
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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(October 1937) She acted in Mary Manning's play, "Youth's the Season...?", at the Westminster Theatre in London, England with Niall MacGinnis and Harry Fine in the cast. Peter Powell was the director. See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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