Portrait of Jean Anderson

Acting

Jean Anderson

Career

Active from 1951 to 2000, busiest in 1951 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tenko
Tenko
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Period Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 74
Endgame
Endgame (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

as Nell

1990s

21 titles ยท average score 65
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1997)

TV show

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Alice Marsden

Moonacre
Moonacre (1994)

TV show ยท as Miss Heliotrope

Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

as Lady Fermoy

Doctor Finlay
Doctor Finlay (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Stirling

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Victoria Wainwright

The Bogie Man
The Bogie Man (1992)

as Mrs Napier

The Black Velvet Gown
The Black Velvet Gown (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madame Gallmington

The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs. Spenser-Ewell

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1991)

as Lady Ann

G.B.H.
G.B.H. (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr Goldup

Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mrs. Fortescue

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 67
Back Home
Back Home (1989)

as Grandmother Dickinson

Campion
Campion (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Belle Lafcadio

Screen One
Screen One (1989)

TV show ยท as Molly Cowper

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mrs. Fane

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Lady Hinksey

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Jessie Baine / Rosie Collier

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)

as Mrs Langton-Jones

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dowager

Paris
Paris (1985)

as Miss McLeod

Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. (1982)

TV show ยท as Lady Euphemia Martin

Tenko
Tenko (1981)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

A Chance to Sit Down
A Chance to Sit Down (1981)

TV show ยท as Dolly

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 54
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

as Baroness

The Brothers
The Brothers (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Mary Hammond

Scoop
Scoop (1972)

TV show ยท as Great Aunt Anne

The Road Builder
The Road Builder (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons (1971)

TV show ยท as Princess Natasha

Father's Help
Father's Help (1971)

as Mrs. Harrogate

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Matron

Little Women
Little Women (1970)

TV show ยท as Aunt Josephine March

Wicked Women
Wicked Women (1970)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Wallace

Codename
Codename (1970)

TV show ยท as Penelope Blanshard

1960s

20 titles ยท average score 63
St. Ives
St. Ives (1967)

TV show ยท as Miss Gilchrist

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Miss Ramsden

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Grant

The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. MacKenzie

The Silent Playground
The Silent Playground (1963)

as Mrs. Lacey

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1963)

TV show

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

TV show ยท as Lady Mary McDowell / Mrs. Gordon

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1962)

as Ellen

Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Pond

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Madame Gallet

The Odd Man
The Odd Man (1960)

TV show ยท as Miss Twilight

Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960)

TV show ยท as Meg

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 64
SOS Pacific
SOS Pacific (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Shaw

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Nun

Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

as Takyan

Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child (1958)

as Maria

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

as Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. Welch

A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miss Horsefall

The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Grandma MacKenzie

Johnny on the Run
Johnny on the Run (1953)

as Mrs. MacIntyre

White Corridors
White Corridors (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sister Gater

The Railway Children
The Railway Children (1951)

TV show

1940s

2 titles
The Romantic Age
The Romantic Age (1949)

as Miss Sankey

Bond Street
Bond Street (1948)

as Dress Shop Assistant