Acting · Marylebone, London, England, UK · Born December 4, 1942
Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), the Harry Potter series (2002–11), and Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). For her role in the BBC television film Marvellous (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
TVI, Jack Wright
2025
as Rose Wright
MovieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Pamela Jones
TVDisclaimer
2024
as Helen
MovieApocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
as Brenda
MovieBlue
2024
as Anna
MovieWicked Little Letters
2024
as Victoria Swan
TVThe Reckoning
2023
as Agnes Savile
MovieEmily
2022
as Aunt Branwell
MovieBenediction
2021
as Hester Gatty (Older)
TVFinding Alice
2021
as Minnie
MovieAmmonite
2020
as Molly Anning
MovieRocketman
2019
as Ivy
TVGentleman Jack
2019
as Aunt Anne Lister
MoviePatrick
2018
as Celia
MovieYou, Me and Him
2018
as Sue Miller
MovieDiana and I
2017
as Mrs McDonald
MovieGod's Own Country
2017
as Deidre Saxby
MovieGypsy's Kiss
2017
as Judith
MovieCarnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Davina
TVThe Crown
2016
as Penelope Carter
MovieBridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Mum
TVCapital
2015
as Petunia
TVUnforgotten
2015
as Claire Slater
TVTeacup Travels
2015
as Great Aunt Lizzie
MovieRadiator
2014
as Maria
MovieMarvellous
2014
as Mary
MovieLucan
2013
as Dowager Countess
TVLucan
2013
as Dowager Countess of Lucan
TVAtlantis
2013
as Campe
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
2013
as Rose Floodporter
TVLast Tango in Halifax
2012
as Muriel
Movie13 Steps Down
2012
as Olive
TV13 Steps Down
2012
as Olive
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Sister Anne
MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Poppy Pomfrey
MovieHysteria
2011
as Lady St. John-Smythe
MovieForget Me Not
2011
as Lizzie Fisher
MovieWhistle and I'll Come to You
2010
as Alice Parkin
MovieYou Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Helena Shepridge
MovieThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
as Aunt Lister
MovieHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Poppy Pomfrey
Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility
2009
as Self
MovieGood
2008
as Mother
TVMerlin
2008
as The Cailleach
MovieBallet Shoes
2008
as Dr. Jakes
MovieThe Contractor
2007
as Mrs. Day
MovieWho Killed Mrs De Ropp?
2007
as Mrs De Ropp
MovieAll About George
2005
as Kay
MovieFragile
2005
as Mrs. Folder
TVAll About George
2005
as Kay
MovieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Mum
MovieThe Phoenix and the Carpet
2004
as Mrs. Bibble
MovieKiss of Life
2003
as Sonia
MovieShanghai Knights
2003
as Queen Victoria
TVBootleg
2002
as Mrs. Bubby
MovieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Poppy Pomfrey
TVSpooks
2002
as Connie James
MovieDon't Tempt Me
2001
as Nancy
TVJudge John Deed
2001
as Professor Moriarty
MovieBridget Jones's Diary
2001
as Bridget's Mum
MovieLongitude
2000
as Elizabeth Harrison
TVLongitude
2000
as Elizabeth Harrison
MovieCotton Mary
1999
as Mrs Freda Davids
MovieCaptain Jack
1999
as Eunice Pickles
An Evil Streak
1999
as Beatrice Kyle
MovieThe Winslow Boy
1999
as Grace Winslow
MovieThe Theory of Flight
1999
as Anne
MovieAll Revved Up
1998
as Mrs. Wiggins
TVThe Phoenix and the Carpet
1997
as Mrs Biddle
TVAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Julia Hampson
TVTrial & Retribution
1997
as Dr Jean Mullins
MovieWilde
1997
as Lady Queensberry
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Maisie Gooch
MovieJane Eyre
1997
as Mrs. Fairfax
MovieValley Girls
1996
as Beryl
TVWilderness
1996
as Jane Garth
MovieWilderness
1996
as Jane Garth
MovieSense and Sensibility
1995
as Mrs. Dashwood
MovieFeast of July
1995
as Mrs. Wainwright
TVFaith
1994
as Jane Moreton
The Return of the Borrowers
1993
as Miss Menzies
MovieTender Loving Care
1993
as Nicky Dobbs
MovieAfter the Dance
1992
as Joan Scott-Fowler
TVThe Borrowers
1992
as Miss Menzies
TVPerformance
1991
as Joan Scott-Fowler
TVDevices and Desires
1991
as Alice Mair
TVChelworth
1989
as Virginia Hincham
TVThe Jim Henson Hour
1989
as The Queen (archive footage)
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Miss Williams
MovieOn the Black Hill
1988
as Mary Jones
MoviePaperhouse
1988
as Dr. Sarah Nicols
MovieThe Storyteller: The Heartless Giant
1988
as Queen
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Miss Prism
TVThe Storyteller
1988
as Queen
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Mrs. Peveril
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Anne Staveley
TVTheatre Night
1985
as Miss Prism
MovieVery Like a Whale
1981
as Lady Mellor
MovieThe Merchant of Venice
1980
as Portia
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Portia
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Louise Trotter
MovieDial a Deadly Number
1975
as Helen Curry
MovieThe Way of the World
1975
as Millamant
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Margaret Paston
MovieFootsteps
1974
as Mollie
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Sophie Lamasse
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Princess Vicky
The Importance of Being Earnest
1974
as Gwendolen Fairfax
TVThriller
1973
as Helen Curry
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Alice Parkin
MovieThe Cherry Orchard
1971
as Varya
MovieThe Devils
1971
as Madeleine de Brou
MovieThe Man in the Sidecar
1971
as Edith
MovieThe Lie
1970
as Anna Firth
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Anna Firth
TVShadows of Fear
1970
as Judith
TVThe Spoils of Poynton
1970
as Fleda Vetch
TVBoy Meets Girl
1967
as Lucinda
Kenilworth
1967
as Queen Elizabeth I
Rainbow City
1967
as Mary Steele
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Varya
Treasure Island
1965
as Mrs. Taylor
The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley
1964
as Grusha
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Clarice
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins
TVThe Human Jungle
1963
as Pamela Phillips
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
The Bright Side Running Club
