Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

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
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

7.6
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

6.8
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

6
Tenko

Tenko

8
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.8
Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

6.7
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

3.7
Codename

Codename

0
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

5
The Brothers

The Brothers

4
Maigret

Maigret

6.9
The Railway Children

The Railway Children

0
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

0
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

0
Rebecca

Rebecca

5.9
The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

6.2
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.2
Campion

Campion

5.6
Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

6
Casualty

Casualty

6.1
Casualty

Casualty

6.1
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

7.3
G.B.H.

G.B.H.

6.5
Suspense

Suspense

5.5
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

6.4
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

4.5

Movies

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

6
The Romantic Age

The Romantic Age

5.1
The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown

5.4
The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

6.815
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

0
The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

6.7
O.M.

O.M.

0
The Road Builder

The Road Builder

6.3
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

6.3
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

7.648
Out of True

Out of True

6
Elizabeth of Ladymead

Elizabeth of Ladymead

6
Back Home

Back Home

5
Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

0
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

5.5
Endgame

Endgame

6.8
The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

4.7
Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

8
The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

6
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

5.9
Father's Help

Father's Help

0
Laughing in the Sunshine

Laughing in the Sunshine

0
The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

6.7
Lease of Life

Lease of Life

7.4
The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

6.462
Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

5.4
The Brave Don't Cry

The Brave Don't Cry

5.8
Dear Parents

Dear Parents

6
The Bogie Man

The Bogie Man

6
Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1.7
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

0
Life in Her Hands

Life in Her Hands

0
Street Corner

Street Corner

5.8
Simon Magus

Simon Magus

7.3
The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

6.364
Screamtime

Screamtime

4.1
Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

5.281
SOS Pacific

SOS Pacific

6.9
Bond Street

Bond Street

6.8
Spare the Rod

Spare the Rod

6
Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

7.5
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

6.5
Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

6
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

10
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

6.402
The Inspector

The Inspector

6.722
White Corridors

White Corridors

6.6
Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

4.8
Time Bomb

Time Bomb

5.2