Portrait of Jan Holden

Acting

Jan Holden

Career

Active from 1958 to 1982, busiest in 1958 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Woman Possessed
A Woman Possessed
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jan Holden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.4, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    4.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Lady Customer (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Lace 2
Lace 2 (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Woman at Party

Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey (1982)

TV show ยท as Mrs Lucas

Oh Happy Band!
Oh Happy Band! (1980)

TV show

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 58
Agony
Agony (1979)

TV show ยท as Diana

My Honourable Mrs
My Honourable Mrs (1975)

TV show ยท as Marian Shanklin

Casanova '73
Casanova '73 (1973)

TV show ยท as Carol Newhouse

Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dr. Mary Ryden

...And Mother Makes Three
...And Mother Makes Three (1971)

TV show ยท as Marian Browning

The Misfit
The Misfit (1970)

TV show ยท as Paula Mathieson

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 62
The Haunted House of Horror
The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
GoodWatch score 39

as Peggy

The Best House in London
The Best House in London (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lady Dilke

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Miss. Davies

Ooh La La!
Ooh La La! (1968)

TV show

Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968)

as Mrs Price

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as Elspet

The Primitives
The Primitives (1962)

as Cheta

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Vera / Cynthia Quillen

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Paula

Escort for Hire
Escort for Hire (1960)

as Elizabeth Quinn

The Odd Man
The Odd Man (1960)

TV show ยท as Judy Gardiner

Never Let Go
Never Let Go (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Hurst

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 51
The Stranglers of Bombay
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mary Lewis

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Jane Grant

International Detective
International Detective (1959)

TV show ยท as Helen Madison

A Woman Possessed
A Woman Possessed (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mary

Links of Justice
Links of Justice (1958)

as Elsie Danvers

The Camp on Blood Island
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nurse

The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Party Guest

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

TV show

Assignment Redhead
Assignment Redhead (1956)

as Sally Jennings

Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
GoodWatch score 19

as Fire Maiden

The Hornet's Nest
The Hornet's Nest (1955)

as Miss Wentworth