Acting · Eastbourne, Sussex, England · Born December 12, 1907
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.
MovieEndgame
2000
as Nell
MovieSimon Magus
1999
as Roise
TVThe Uninvited
1997
TVKeeping Mum
1997
as Norma
TVRebecca
1997
as Grandma
TVHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Alice Marsden
MovieThe Whipping Boy
1994
as Queen Mum
Moonacre
1994
as Miss Heliotrope
TVDoctor Finlay
1993
as Mrs. Stirling
MovieDiana: Her True Story
1993
as Lady Fermoy
MovieLeon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Mrs Samuels
MovieThe Bogie Man
1992
as Mrs Napier
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Victoria Wainwright
TVThe House of Eliott
1991
as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell
TVG.B.H.
1991
as Dr Goldup
MovieThe Black Velvet Gown
1991
as Madame Gallmington
TVTonight at 8.30
1991
as Aunt Martha
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Lady Ann
MovieO.M.
1990
as Lady Crewe
TVKeeping Up Appearances
1990
as Mrs. Fortescue
MovieSurvival of the Fittest
1990
as Molly Cowper
MovieCircles Of Deceit
1990
as Dowager
TVScreen One
1989
as Molly Cowper
MovieBack Home
1989
as Grandmother Dickinson
TVCampion
1989
as Belle Lafcadio
TVMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987
as Mrs. Fane
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Lady Hinksey
MovieThe Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Mrs Langton-Jones
TVCasualty
1986
as Rosie Collier
MovieParis
1985
as Miss McLeod
TVScreen Two
1985
as Dowager
MovieScreamtime
1983
as Mildred Hurley
TVQ.E.D.
1982
as Lady Euphemia Martin
TVTenko
1981
as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
A Chance to Sit Down
1981
as Dolly
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
1979
as Baroness
MovieDear Parents
1973
Scoop
1972
as Great Aunt Anne
TVThe Brothers
1972
as Mary Hammond
Father's Help
1971
as Mrs. Harrogate
TVFathers and Sons
1971
as Princess Natasha
MovieThe Road Builder
1971
as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
Little Women
1970
as Aunt Josephine March
Codename
1970
as Penelope Blanshard
MovieBrotherly Love
1970
as Matron
MovieRun a Crooked Mile
1969
as Sister Teresa
MovieThe Triumph of Death
1968
as Mrs. Redvale
TVLate Night Horror
1968
as Mrs. Redvale
MovieHalf a Sixpence
1967
as Lady Botting
St. Ives
1967
as Miss Gilchrist
TVSir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Ada Grey
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Miss Ramsden
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Monica Pleydon MP
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Mrs. Grant
MovieThe Silent Playground
1963
as Mrs. Lacey
MovieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Lorna Doone
1963
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Lady Mary McDowell
MovieThe Inspector
1962
as Mrs. Jongman
MovieWuthering Heights
1962
as Ellen
MovieWaltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Agnes
MovieSpare the Rod
1961
as Mrs. Pond
TVMaigret
1960
as Madame Gallet
TVThe Odd Man
1960
as Miss Twilight
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Meg
MovieSolomon and Sheba
1959
as Takyan
MovieSOS Pacific
1959
as Miss Shaw
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Nun
MovieA Night to Remember
1958
as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
MovieHeart of a Child
1958
as Maria
MovieLucky Jim
1957
as Mrs. Welch
MovieRobbery Under Arms
1957
as Ma Marston
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Mrs. Bell
MovieA Town Like Alice
1956
as Miss Horsefall
Laughing in the Sunshine
1956
TVThis Is Your Life
1955
as Self
MovieLease of Life
1954
as Miss Calthorp
MovieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Policewoman in Court
MovieThe Kidnappers
1953
as Grandma MacKenzie
MovieThe Pleasure Garden
1953
as Aunt Minerva
MovieJohnny on the Run
1953
as Mrs. MacIntyre
MovieStreet Corner
1953
as Miss Haversham - Store Detective
MovieTime Bomb
1953
MovieThe Brave Don't Cry
1952
as Mrs. Sloan
MovieHigh Treason
1951
as Woman in street (uncredited)
MovieLife in Her Hands
1951
as Night Sister
MovieThe Franchise Affair
1951
as Miss Tuff
The Railway Children
1951
MovieWhite Corridors
1951
as Sister Gater
MovieOut of True
1951
as Dr. Bell
MovieThe Romantic Age
1949
as Miss Sankey
MovieElizabeth of Ladymead
1948
MovieBond Street
1948
as Dress Shop Assistant
