Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

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.

  • Title: Jean Alexander
  • Popularity: 3.699
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1926-10-11
  • Place of Birth: Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Jean Alexander Movies

  • 2002
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    Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
    Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

    5.893 2002 HD

    Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Ardal O'Hanlon

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  • 1994
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    Willie's War
    Willie's War

    1 1994 HD

    When 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from the East End of London, he is chosen by Zander, 13-year-old son of an army captain, to be his companion in...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Jean Alexander

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  • 1962
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    Heart to Heart
    Heart to Heart

    1 1962 HD

    A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth More

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  • 1989
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    Scandal
    Scandal

    5.913 1989 HD

    An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Hurt

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  • 2022
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    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    1 2022 HD

    This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stephen Mangan

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  • 2010
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    Heartbeat
    Heartbeat

    7 2010 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Derek Fowlds

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  • 2010
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    Last of the Summer Wine
    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.145 2010 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Sallis

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  • 2003
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    Where the Heart Is
    Where the Heart Is

    6.5 2003 HD

    Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. It focuses on the professional and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2015
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    The Paul O'Grady Show
    The Paul O'Grady Show

    4.4 2015 HD

    The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Paul O'Grady

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  • 1959
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    Decoy
    Decoy

    6.25 1959 HD

    New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Beverly Garland

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  • 1953
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    Tales of Tomorrow
    Tales of Tomorrow

    6 1953 HD

    Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast:

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  • 1991
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    Rich Tea And Sympathy
    Rich Tea And Sympathy

    1 1991 HD

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    Cast: Anne Reid

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  • 2013
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    An Audience with...
    An Audience with...

    5.3 2013 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast:

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  • 2024
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    Coronation Street
    Coronation Street

    5.322 2024 HD

    The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: William Roache

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  • 2024
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    Coronation Street
    Coronation Street

    5.322 2024 HD

    The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: William Roache

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  • 2003
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    Barbara
    Barbara

    1 2003 HD

    Barbara is a British sitcom starring Gwen Taylor in the title role. A pilot was broadcast in 1995, and three series were then televised from 1999 to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gwen Taylor

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  • 2010
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    Last of the Summer Wine
    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.145 2010 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Sallis

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  • 1964
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    Television Playhouse
    Television Playhouse

    1 1964 HD

    British drama anthology television series that ran from 1955 to 1965 on ITV and later transformed into ITV Playhouse in 1967. Each drama was usually...

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