Deceased

When Did Jean Anderson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn12/12/1907Born inEastbourne, Sussex, EnglandDied01/04/2001 (aged 93)Died inEdenhallWikidataQ3170364 ↗TMDb#39028 ↗

Mary Jean Heriot Powell, better known by her stage name Jean Anderson, was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as formidable 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). She also had a distinguished career on stage and appeared in 46 films.

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Filmography71 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2000	EndgameMovie	Nell	93
1999	Simon MagusMovie	Roise	92
1997	RebeccaSeries	Grandma	90
1997	The UninvitedSeries	—	90
1997	Keeping MumSeries	Norma	90
1996	Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSeries	Alice Marsden	89
1994	The Whipping BoyMovie	Queen Mum	87
1994	MoonacreSeries	Miss Heliotrope	87
1993	Diana: Her True StoryMovie	Lady Fermoy	86
1993	Doctor FinlaySeries	Mrs. Stirling	86
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Victoria Wainwright	85
1991	The House of EliottSeries	Mrs. Spenser-Ewell	84
1991	The Black Velvet GownMovie	Madame Gallmington	84
1991	G.B.H.Series	Dr Goldup	84
1991	Tonight at 8.30Series	Aunt Martha	84
1990	Keeping Up AppearancesSeries	Mrs. Fortescue	83
1990	Circles Of DeceitMovie	Dowager	83
1989	Screen OneSeries	Molly Cowper	82
1989	CampionSeries	Belle Lafcadio	82
1989	Back HomeMovie	Grandmother Dickinson	82
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	Lady Hinksey	80
1987	Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderSeries	Mrs. Fane	80
1986	CasualtySeries	Jessie Baine	79
1986	CasualtySeries	Rosie Collier	79
1985	Summer SeasonSeries	Miss McLeod	78
1982	Q.E.D.Series	Lady Euphemia Martin	75
1981	TenkoSeries	Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook	74
1979	The Lady VanishesMovie	Baroness	72
1973	Dear ParentsMovie	—	66
1972	The BrothersSeries	Mary Hammond	65
1972	ScoopSeries	Great Aunt Anne	65
1971	Fathers and SonsSeries	Princess Natasha	64
1970	CodenameSeries	Penelope Blanshard	63
1970	Brotherly LoveMovie	Matron	63
1969	Run a Crooked MileMovie	Sister Teresa	62
1968	Late Night HorrorSeries	Mrs. Redvale	61
1967	Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSeries	Ada Grey	60
1967	St. IvesSeries	Miss Gilchrist	60
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Miss Ramsden	58
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Mrs. Grant	57
1964	Thursday TheatreSeries	Monica Pleydon MP	57
1963	The Silent PlaygroundMovie	Mrs. Lacey	56
1963	The Three Lives of ThomasinaMovie	Mrs. MacKenzie	56
1962	Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries	Lady Mary McDowell	55
1962	Wuthering HeightsMovie	Ellen	55
1962	The InspectorMovie	Mrs. Jongman	55
1962	Waltz of the ToreadorsMovie	Agnes	55
1961	Spare the RodMovie	Mrs. Pond	54
1960	MaigretSeries	Madame Gallet	53
1960	Armchair Mystery TheatreSeries	Meg	53
1960	The Odd ManSeries	Miss Twilight	53
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	52
1959	Interpol CallingSeries	Nun	52
1959	Solomon and ShebaMovie	Takyan	52
1958	A Night to RememberMovie	Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)	51
1958	Heart of a ChildMovie	Maria	51
1957	Robbery Under ArmsMovie	Ma Marston	50
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Mrs. Harrogate	49
1956	A Town Like AliceMovie	Miss Horsefall	49
1956	Laughing in the SunshineMovie	—	49
1955	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	48
1954	The Weak and the WickedMovie	Policewoman in Court	47
1954	Lease of LifeMovie	Miss Calthorp	47
1953	Street CornerMovie	Miss Haversham - Store Detective	46
1953	Time BombMovie	—	46
1953	The Pleasure GardenMovie	Aunt Minerva	46
1952	The Brave Don't CryMovie	Mrs. Sloan	45
1951	White CorridorsMovie	Sister Gater	44
1951	Life in Her HandsMovie	Night Sister	44
1949	The Romantic AgeMovie	Miss Sankey	42
1948	Elizabeth of LadymeadMovie	—	41