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Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Department: 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.

Known For

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

The Romantic Age

The Romantic Age

1949

The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

1991

The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990

The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

1953

O.M.

O.M.

1990

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

Out of True

Out of True

1951

Elizabeth of Ladymead

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948

Back Home

Back Home

1989

Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

1990

Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1957

Endgame

Endgame

2000

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

1963

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

1953

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1970

Father's Help

Father's Help

1971

Laughing in the Sunshine

Laughing in the Sunshine

1956

The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

1951

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

1954

The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

1994

Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

1957

The Brave Don't Cry

The Brave Don't Cry

1952

Dear Parents

Dear Parents

1973

The Bogie Man

The Bogie Man

1992

Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1993

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

1991

Life in Her Hands

Life in Her Hands

1951

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

1999

The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

Screamtime

Screamtime

1983

Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993

SOS Pacific

SOS Pacific

1959

Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

Spare the Rod

Spare the Rod

1961

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

1953

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

1958

Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

The Inspector

The Inspector

1962

White Corridors

White Corridors

1951

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

1953

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

Paris

Paris

1985

High Treason

High Treason

1951

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

1982

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1997

Tenko

Tenko

1981

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

1959

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Codename

Codename

1970

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1963

The Brothers

The Brothers

1972

Maigret

Maigret

1960

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

1951

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

1971

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

1997

Rebecca

Rebecca

1997

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

1991

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

Campion

Campion

1989

Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

1993

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

1991

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1955

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967

Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror

1968

Scoop

Scoop

1972

The Odd Man

The Odd Man

1960

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Little Women

Little Women

1970

Moonacre

Moonacre

1994

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956