Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Acting

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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.

Other TV credits include: Police Surgeon, Maigret, The Odd Man, The Man in Room 17, The Borderers, Paul…

Filmography

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Endgame ★ 7.3 Endgame 2000 Simon Magus ★ 7.4 Simon Magus 1999 The Uninvited ★ 6.5 The Uninvited 1997 Keeping Mum Keeping Mum 1997 Rebecca ★ 5.9 Rebecca 1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ★ 7.3 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1996 The Whipping Boy ★ 6.5 The Whipping Boy 1994 Moonacre ★ 8.0 Moonacre 1994 Doctor Finlay ★ 7.3 Doctor Finlay 1993 Diana: Her True Story ★ 3.0 Diana: Her True Story 1993 Leon the Pig Farmer ★ 5.4 Leon the Pig Farmer 1993 The Bogie Man ★ 6.7 The Bogie Man 1992 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 The House of Eliott ★ 6.6 The House of Eliott 1991 G.B.H. ★ 6.3 G.B.H. 1991 The Black Velvet Gown ★ 5.8 The Black Velvet Gown 1991 Do Not Disturb ★ 5.5 Do Not Disturb 1991 O.M. O.M. 1990 Keeping Up Appearances ★ 7.7 Keeping Up Appearances 1990 Survival of the Fittest Survival of the Fittest 1990 Circles Of Deceit Circles Of Deceit 1990 Screen One ★ 7.2 Screen One 1989 Back Home ★ 6.3 Back Home 1989 Campion ★ 6.1 Campion 1989 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder ★ 7.3 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder 1987 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams ★ 5.8 The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams 1986 Casualty ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986 Paris ★ 7.0 Paris 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Screamtime ★ 4.0 Screamtime 1983 Q.E.D. ★ 7.1 Q.E.D. 1982 Tenko ★ 8.3 Tenko 1981 The Lady Vanishes ★ 6.0 The Lady Vanishes 1979 Dear Parents ★ 7.0 Dear Parents 1973 Scoop ★ 10.0 Scoop 1972 The Brothers ★ 4.0 The Brothers 1972 Father's Help Father's Help 1971 Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons 1971 The Road Builder ★ 6.3 The Road Builder 1971 Little Women ★ 7.5 Little Women 1970 Codename ★ 8.0 Codename 1970 Brotherly Love ★ 6.5 Brotherly Love 1970 Run a Crooked Mile ★ 7.7 Run a Crooked Mile 1969 The Triumph of Death The Triumph of Death 1968 Late Night Horror Late Night Horror 1968 Half a Sixpence ★ 6.0 Half a Sixpence 1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1967 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thursday Theatre Thursday Theatre 1964 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 The Silent Playground ★ 5.3 The Silent Playground 1963 The Three Lives of Thomasina ★ 6.8 The Three Lives of Thomasina 1963 Lorna Doone ★ 5.0 Lorna Doone 1963 Dr. Finlay's Casebook ★ 6.7 Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962 The Inspector ★ 7.1 The Inspector 1962 Wuthering Heights ★ 9.5 Wuthering Heights 1962 Waltz of the Toreadors ★ 5.0 Waltz of the Toreadors 1962 Spare the Rod ★ 6.2 Spare the Rod 1961 Maigret ★ 7.1 Maigret 1960 The Odd Man ★ 8.0 The Odd Man 1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre ★ 9.0 Armchair Mystery Theatre 1960 Solomon and Sheba ★ 6.4 Solomon and Sheba 1959 SOS Pacific ★ 6.9 SOS Pacific 1959 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Interpol Calling ★ 7.3 Interpol Calling 1959 A Night to Remember ★ 7.7 A Night to Remember 1958 Heart of a Child ★ 6.7 Heart of a Child 1958 Lucky Jim ★ 5.4 Lucky Jim 1957 Robbery Under Arms ★ 5.2 Robbery Under Arms 1957 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 A Town Like Alice ★ 6.4 A Town Like Alice 1956 Laughing in the Sunshine ★ 9.0 Laughing in the Sunshine 1956 Lease of Life ★ 7.4 Lease of Life 1954 The Weak and the Wicked ★ 6.5 The Weak and the Wicked 1954 The Kidnappers ★ 6.7 The Kidnappers 1953 The Pleasure Garden ★ 6.4 The Pleasure Garden 1953 Johnny on the Run ★ 8.3 Johnny on the Run 1953 Street Corner ★ 5.5 Street Corner 1953 Time Bomb ★ 5.3 Time Bomb 1953