Jean Alexander
View on IMDb ↗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
Willie's War
Heart to Heart
Heartbeat
Last of the Summer Wine
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Decoy
I, Lovett
The Afternoon Play
Barbara
Tales of TomorrowFilmography (20)
- 2022
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of LaughsSelf (archive) - 2004
The Phoenix and the CarpetLily - 2004
The Paul O'Grady Show - 2003
The Afternoon PlayEnid - 1999
BarbaraQueenie Liversidge - 1999
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FireMrs. Santa (voice) - 1997
The Phoenix and the CarpetLily - 1994
Willie's WarNanny - 1993
I, LovettElsie Mittens - 1993HarryIrene Patterson
- 1992
HeartbeatLily Barton - 1991Rich Tea And Sympathy
- 1989
ScandalMrs. Keeler - 1978
An Audience with...Self - 1973
Last of the Summer WineAuntie Wainwright - 1962
Heart to HeartWaitress - 1960
Coronation StreetMrs. Webb - 1957
DecoyGertrude Brewer - 1955Television PlayhouseMrs. Harris
- 1951
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