Jean Anderson | |
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Born | Mary Jean Heriot Anderson 12 December 1907 Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
Died | 1 April 2001 | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1947–2000 |
Spouse |
Peter Powell
(m. 1934; div. 1949) |
Mary Jean Heriot Powell (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001),[1] 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.