Freda Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Female

Birthday

1909-12-29

Day of death

1990-10-10 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Freda Jackson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Freda Maud Jackson (29 December 1907 – 20 October 1990) was an English stage actress who also worked in film and TV. Born in Nottingham, she was famous for her stage role as the cruel landlady Mrs. Voray in the play No Room at the Inn in the mid-1940s; she appeared in the film adaptation of 1948. Her later screen roles were mostly on TV, including a role on the first episode of Adam Adamant Lives and on Blake's 7. Her final film appearance was in 1981; she died nine years later in Northampton, aged 82. She was married to the artist Henry Bird. She "was reputed to have had a relationship" with Errol Flynn while both were at the Northampton Repertory Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freda Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • West 11

    West 11

  • Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

  • The Jokers

    The Jokers

  • She Fell Among Thieves

    She Fell Among Thieves

  • The Valley of Gwangi

    The Valley of Gwangi

  • Bhowani Junction

    Bhowani Junction

  • Greyfriars Bobby

    Greyfriars Bobby

  • The Last Man to Hang

    The Last Man to Hang

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The Third Secret

    The Third Secret

  • The Brides of Dracula

    The Brides of Dracula

  • Beware of Pity

    Beware of Pity

  • The Flesh Is Weak

    The Flesh Is Weak

  • A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

  • Women of Twilight

    Women of Twilight

  • Die, Monster, Die!

    Die, Monster, Die!

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Flesh and Blood

    Flesh and Blood

  • Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe

    Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe

  • The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • The Shadow of the Cat

    The Shadow of the Cat

  • The Spies

    The Spies

  • The Good Die Young

    The Good Die Young

  • Attempt to Kill

    Attempt to Kill

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • No Room at the Inn

    No Room at the Inn

  • Mr. Denning Drives North

    Mr. Denning Drives North

  • Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

    Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

  • Boy With a Flute

    Boy With a Flute