Where to watch Jean Alexander in the UK
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Jean Mavis Hodgkinson, known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played from 1964 until 1987, and also as Auntie Wainwright in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1988 to 2010. For her role in Coronation Street, she won the 1985 Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance, and received a 1988 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actress.
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- Coronation Street (1960) as Mrs. Webb
- Heartbeat (1992) as Lily Barton
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Auntie Wainwright
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Where the Heart Is (1997) Cast
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951) Cast
- The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) Cast
- Decoy (1957) as Gertrude Brewer
- The Afternoon Play (2003) as Enid
- Harry (1993) as Irene Patterson
- Scandal (1989) as Mrs. Keeler
- Television Playhouse (1955) as Mrs. Harris
- Barbara (1999) as Queenie Liversidge
- I, Lovett (1993) as Elsie Mittens
- The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997) as Lily
- Rich Tea And Sympathy (1991) Cast
- Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999) as Mrs. Santa (voice)
- The Phoenix and the Carpet (2004) as Lily
- Heart to Heart (1962) as Waitress
- Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) as Self (archive)
- Willie's War (1994) as Nanny
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Most-watched Jean Alexander films currently: Scandal (1989), Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999), The Phoenix and the Carpet (2004), Heart to Heart (1962), Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022).
What TV shows has Jean Alexander appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Coronation Street (1960), Heartbeat (1992), Last of the Summer Wine (1973), An Audience with... (1978), Where the Heart Is (1997).
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