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Jean Anderson

Actor · Died April 1, 2001, aged 93 · Eastbourne, Sussex, England

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 12, 1907
Died
April 1, 2001 (aged 93)
From
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Jean Anderson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
19%
Survival
12%
Society
12%
Morality
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
8
Melancholic
6
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
5
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jean Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean Anderson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs(2023)

    as Mrs. Fortescue

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Endgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nell

  • Simon Magus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Roise

  • The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Keeping Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Norma

  • Rebecca(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Marsden

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Whipping Boy(1994)

    as Queen Mum

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Moonacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miss Heliotrope

  • Doctor Finlay(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Stirling

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Diana: Her True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lady Fermoy

  • Leon the Pig Farmer(1992)

    as Mrs Samuels

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Bogie Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs Napier

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The House of Eliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

  • G.B.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dr Goldup

  • The Black Velvet Gown(1991)

    as Madame Gallmington

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tonight at 8.30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Martha

  • Do Not Disturb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lady Ann

  • O.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lady Crewe

  • Keeping Up Appearances(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fortescue

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Survival of the Fittest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Molly Cowper

  • Circles Of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dowager

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly Cowper

  • Back Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Grandmother Dickinson

  • Campion(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Belle Lafcadio

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Fane

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Hinksey

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs Langton-Jones

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessie Baine · as Rosie Collier

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Miss McLeod

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dowager

  • Screamtime(1983)

    as Mildred Hurley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Q.E.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Euphemia Martin

  • Tenko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

  • A Chance to Sit Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dolly

  • The Lady Vanishes(1979)

    as Baroness

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dear Parents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 7 episodes · as Great Aunt Anne

  • The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 92 episodes · as Mary Hammond

  • Father's Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs. Harrogate

  • Fathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Princess Natasha

  • The Night Digger(1971)

    as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Little Women(1970)

    Show 7 episodes · as Aunt Josephine March

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Codename (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Penelope Blanshard

  • Wicked Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wallace

  • Brotherly Love(1970)

    as Matron

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Run a Crooked Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sister Teresa

  • The Triumph of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mrs. Redvale

  • Late Night Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Redvale

  • Half a Sixpence(1967)

    as Lady Botting

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miss Gilchrist

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ada Grey

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Ramsden

  • Thursday Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica Pleydon MP

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Grant

  • The Silent Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mrs. Lacey

  • The Three Lives of Thomasina(1963)

    as Mrs. MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Mary McDowell · as Mrs. Gordon

  • The Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mrs. Jongman

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ellen

  • Waltz of the Toreadors(1962)

    as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Spare the Rod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mrs. Pond

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Gallet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Twilight

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Meg

  • Solomon and Sheba(1959)

    as Takyan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • SOS Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Miss Shaw

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Interpol Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Nun

  • A Night to Remember(1958)

    as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Heart of a Child(1958)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mrs. Welch

  • Robbery Under Arms(1957)

    as Ma Marston

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Bell · as Mrs. Harrogate · as Nanny

  • A Town Like Alice(1956)

    as Miss Horsefall

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Laughing in the Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Lease of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Miss Calthorp

  • Young and Willing(1954)

    as Policewoman in Court

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Kidnappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Grandma MacKenzie

  • The Pleasure Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Aunt Minerva

  • Johnny on the Run(1953)

    as Mrs. MacIntyre

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Street Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Miss Haversham - Store Detective

  • Terror on a Train(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Brave Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mrs. Sloan

  • High Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Woman in street (uncredited)

  • Life in Her Hands(1951)

    as Night Sister

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Franchise Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Miss Tuff

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • White Corridors(1951)

    as Sister Gater

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Out of True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dr. Bell

  • The Romantic Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Miss Sankey

  • Elizabeth of Ladymead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Bond Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dress Shop Assistant

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles from 1948 to 2000; peak year 1963.

Highest rated

A Town Like Alice (1956)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Lady Vanishes (1979)

Film career

19482000

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 94: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s25 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jean Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Life in Her Hands (1951)

71st percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jean Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean Anderson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Janni shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers