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Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Acting · Born 1926-10-11 · Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Known For

tv 5.4 Coronation Street
Coronation Street
1960
movie 6.0 Scandal
Scandal
1989
tv 7.2 Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
tv 7.2 Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
movie 6.1 Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
tv 5.1 The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
tv 6.5 Decoy
Decoy
1957
tv 6.4 Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
tv 5.3 An Audience with...
An Audience with...
1978
tv 5.3
Harry
1993
tv 6.5 Barbara
Barbara
1999
tv 6.7 I, Lovett
I, Lovett
1993
tv 6.5 The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play
2003
movie 7.0 The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet
2004
movie 8.5 Willie's War
Willie's War
1994
tv 7.0
Television Playhouse
1955
movie 8.0 Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
1962
tv
Rich Tea And Sympathy
1991