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Jean Anderson was an English actress born in Eastbourne, Sussex. She is best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama The Brothers (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the Second World War series Tenko (1982–1985).
Birth Name
Mary Jean Heriot Anderson
Born
Thursday, 12 December 1907
Died
Sunday, 01 April 2001
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Harpist | Mrs. Merz | 1999 |
| Simon Magus | Roise | 1999 |
| The Beggar Bride | Lady Alice Hurleston | 1997 |
| Rebecca | Grandma | 1997 |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Alice Marsden | 1996 |
| The Whipping Boy | Queen Mum | 1994 |
| Doctor Finlay | Mrs. Stirling | 1993 |
| Leon the Pig Farmer | Mrs. Samuels / Mrs Samuels | 1993 |
| Diana: Her True Story | Lady Fermoy | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Victoria Wainwright | 1992 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Harpist | Mrs. Merz | 1999 |
| Simon Magus | Roise | 1999 |
| The Beggar Bride | Lady Alice Hurleston | 1997 |
| Rebecca | Grandma | 1997 |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Alice Marsden | 1996 |
| The Whipping Boy | Queen Mum | 1994 |
| Doctor Finlay | Mrs. Stirling | 1993 |
| Leon the Pig Farmer | Mrs. Samuels / Mrs Samuels | 1993 |
| Diana: Her True Story | Lady Fermoy | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Victoria Wainwright | 1992 |
| The House of Eliott | Mrs. Spenser-Ewell | 1991 |
| G.B.H. | Dr Goldup, Dr. Goldup / Dr Goldup | 1991 |
| The Black Velvet Gown | Madame Gallmington | 1991 |
| Second Thoughts | Hermione | 1991 |
| Keeping Up Appearances | Mrs. Fortescue | 1990 |
| Screen One | Molly Cowper | 1989 |
| Mystery!: Campion | Belle Lafcadio | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Mrs. Monteith | 1988 |
| Madame Sousatzka | Lady with Removal Men | 1988 |
| Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder | Mrs. Fane | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Lady Hinksey | 1987 |
| Casualty | Jessie Baine, Rosie Collier | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Dowager, Lady Ann | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
| Screamtime | Mildred / Mildred Hurley | 1983 |
| Q.E.D. | Aunt Effie - Lady Euphemia Martin | 1982 |
| Tenko | Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook, Jocelyn Holbrook, Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook | 1981 |
| The Lady Vanishes | Baroness | 1979 |
| Oil Strike North | Mrs. Douglas | 1975 |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | Mrs. Jameson | 1972 |
| The Brothers | Mary Hammond | 1972 |
| The Night Digger | Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey | 1971 |
| Little Women | Aunt March | 1970 |
| Codename | Penelope Blanshard | 1970 |
| Brotherly Love | Matron | 1970 |
| Paul Temple | Marthe | 1969 |
| The Borderers | Lady Grizel | 1968 |
| The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Mrs. Maxwell | 1968 |
| Half a Sixpence | Lady Botting | 1967 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Miss Ramsden | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mrs. Grant | 1964 |
| The Three Lives of Thomasina | Mrs. MacKenzie | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Lady Mary McDowell, Maggie Rankin, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Gordon | 1962 |
| Lisa | Mrs. Jongman | 1962 |
| Wuthering Heights | Ellen | 1962 |
| Waltz of the Toreadors | Agnes | 1962 |
| Spare the Rod | Mrs. Pond | 1961 |
| Maigret | Madame Gallet | 1960 |
| Police Surgeon | Miss Pears | 1960 |
| Solomon and Sheba | Takyan | 1959 |
| SOS Pacific | Miss Shaw | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Mrs. Evesham | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Nun | 1959 |
| A Night to Remember | Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat | 1958 |
| Heart of a Child | Maria | 1958 |
| Lucky Jim | Mrs. Welch | 1957 |
| The Railway Children | Mother | 1957 |
| The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Wilson | 1957 |
| Robbery Under Arms | Ma Marston | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Harrogate, Nanny | 1956 |
| A Town Like Alice | Miss Horsefall | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Johnny on the Run | Mrs. MacIntyre | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mrs. MacKenzie | 1954 |
| Lease of Life | Miss Calthorp | 1954 |
| The Vise | Marion | 1954 |
| Young and Willing | Policewoman in Court | 1954 |
| The Little Kidnappers | Grandma MacKenzie | 1953 |
| The Pleasure Garden | Aunt Minerva | 1953 |
| Both Sides of the Law | Miss Haversham - Store Detective | 1953 |
| Terror on a Train | Matron | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Mrs. Taggoria, Sister Charing | 1953 |
| The Brave Don't Cry | Mrs. Sloan | 1952 |
| High Treason | Woman in Street | 1951 |
| The Franchise Affair | Miss Tuff | 1951 |
| Life in Her Hands | Night Sister | 1951 |
| Seven Days to Noon | Mother at Train Station | 1950 |
| Naughty Arlette | Miss Sankey | 1949 |
| Elizabeth of Ladymead | 1948 | |
| Bond Street | Dress Shop Assistant | 1948 |
| The Mark of Cain | Extra | 1947 |
