Jean Anderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-12-12

Day of death

2001-04-01 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Jean Anderson

Biography

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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Keeping Up Appearances

    Keeping Up Appearances

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

  • The Brothers

    The Brothers

  • Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

  • The House of Eliott

    The House of Eliott

  • Elizabeth of Ladymead

    Elizabeth of Ladymead

  • Survival of the Fittest

    Survival of the Fittest

  • Campion

    Campion

  • The Brave Don't Cry

    The Brave Don't Cry

  • The Three Lives of Thomasina

    The Three Lives of Thomasina

  • Street Corner

    Street Corner

  • The Franchise Affair

    The Franchise Affair

  • Waltz of the Toreadors

    Waltz of the Toreadors

  • The Romantic Age

    The Romantic Age

  • Tenko

    Tenko

  • Laughing in the Sunshine

    Laughing in the Sunshine

  • Heart of a Child

    Heart of a Child

  • The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

  • Johnny on the Run

    Johnny on the Run

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • The Inspector

    The Inspector

  • The Kidnappers

    The Kidnappers

  • SOS Pacific

    SOS Pacific

  • Lease of Life

    Lease of Life

  • High Treason

    High Treason

  • Time Bomb

    Time Bomb

  • Solomon and Sheba

    Solomon and Sheba

  • Half a Sixpence

    Half a Sixpence

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • The Silent Playground

    The Silent Playground

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Simon Magus

    Simon Magus

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Circles Of Deceit

    Circles Of Deceit

  • Bond Street

    Bond Street

  • O.M.

    O.M.

  • The Odd Man

    The Odd Man

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Codename

    Codename

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Father's Help

    Father's Help

  • Rebecca

    Rebecca

  • Doctor Finlay

    Doctor Finlay

  • Leon the Pig Farmer

    Leon the Pig Farmer

  • Keeping Mum

    Keeping Mum

  • Spare the Rod

    Spare the Rod

  • Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

  • White Corridors

    White Corridors

  • Q.E.D.

    Q.E.D.

  • Run a Crooked Mile

    Run a Crooked Mile

  • A Town Like Alice

    A Town Like Alice

  • Screamtime

    Screamtime

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • Robbery Under Arms

    Robbery Under Arms

  • Late Night Horror

    Late Night Horror

  • Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Back Home

    Back Home

  • The Bogie Man

    The Bogie Man

  • The Road Builder

    The Road Builder

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • Life in Her Hands

    Life in Her Hands

  • The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

  • The Black Velvet Gown

    The Black Velvet Gown

  • Out of True

    Out of True

  • The Whipping Boy

    The Whipping Boy

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • The Pleasure Garden

    The Pleasure Garden

  • Diana: Her True Story

    Diana: Her True Story

  • Dear Parents

    Dear Parents

  • The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

    The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams