Jean Anderson
Acting·December 12, 1907·† April 1, 2001 — 93 years old·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.
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2000EndgameNell1999Simon MagusRoise1997The UninvitedTV1997Keeping MumTVNorma1997RebeccaTVGrandma1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTVAlice Marsden1994The Whipping BoyQueen Mum1994MoonacreTVMiss Heliotrope1993Doctor FinlayTVMrs. Stirling1993Diana: Her True StoryLady Fermoy1993Leon the Pig FarmerMrs Samuels1992The Bogie ManMrs Napier1992HeartbeatTVVictoria Wainwright1991The House of EliottTVMrs. Spenser-Ewell1991G.B.H.TVDr Goldup1991The Black Velvet GownMadame Gallmington1991Do Not DisturbLady Ann1990O.M.Lady Crewe1990Keeping Up AppearancesTVMrs. Fortescue1990Survival of the FittestMolly Cowper1990Circles Of DeceitDowager1989Screen OneTVMolly Cowper1989Back HomeGrandmother Dickinson1989CampionTVBelle Lafcadio1987Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderTVMrs. Fane1987Inspector MorseTVLady Hinksey1986The Good Doctor Bodkin-AdamsMrs Langton-Jones1986CasualtyTVRosie Collier · Jessie Baine1985ParisMiss McLeod1985Screen TwoTVDowager1983ScreamtimeMildred Hurley1982Q.E.D.TVLady Euphemia Martin1981TenkoTVLady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook1981A Chance to Sit DownTVDolly1979The Lady VanishesBaroness1973Dear Parents1972ScoopTVGreat Aunt Anne1972The BrothersTVMary Hammond1971Father's HelpMrs. Harrogate1971Fathers and SonsTVPrincess Natasha1971The Road BuilderMrs. Millicent McMurtrey1970Little WomenTVAunt Josephine March1970CodenameTVPenelope Blanshard1970Brotherly LoveMatron1969Run a Crooked MileSister Teresa1968The Triumph of DeathMrs. Redvale1968Late Night HorrorTVMrs. Redvale1967Half a SixpenceLady Botting1967St. IvesTVMiss Gilchrist1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTVAda Grey1965BBC Play of the MonthTVMiss Ramsden1964Thursday TheatreTVMonica Pleydon MP1964The Wednesday PlayTVMrs. Grant1963The Silent PlaygroundMrs. Lacey1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaMrs. MacKenzie1963Lorna DooneTV1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookTVLady Mary McDowell · Mrs. Gordon1962The InspectorMrs. Jongman1962Wuthering HeightsEllen1962Waltz of the ToreadorsAgnes1961Spare the RodMrs. Pond1960MaigretTVMadame Gallet1960The Odd ManTVMiss Twilight1960Armchair Mystery TheatreTVMeg1959Solomon and ShebaTakyan1959SOS PacificMiss Shaw1959No Hiding PlaceTV1959Interpol CallingTVNun1958A Night to RememberStuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)1958Heart of a ChildMaria1957Lucky JimMrs. Welch1957Robbery Under ArmsMa Marston1956Armchair TheatreTVMrs. Bell · Nanny · Mrs. Harrogate1956A Town Like AliceMiss Horsefall1956Laughing in the Sunshine1955This Is Your LifeTVSelf1954Lease of LifeMiss Calthorp1954The Weak and the WickedPolicewoman in Court1953The KidnappersGrandma MacKenzie1953The Pleasure GardenAunt Minerva1953Johnny on the RunMrs. MacIntyre1953Street CornerMiss Haversham - Store Detective1953Time Bomb1952The Brave Don't CryMrs. Sloan1951High TreasonWoman in street (uncredited)1951Life in Her HandsNight Sister1951The Franchise AffairMiss Tuff1951The Railway ChildrenTV1951White CorridorsSister Gater1951Out of TrueDr. Bell1949The Romantic AgeMiss Sankey1948Elizabeth of Ladymead1948Bond StreetDress Shop Assistant