Acting
Jean Alexander
Born 1926-10-11
Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
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
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Coronation Street
1960
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Heartbeat
1992
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Last of the Summer Wine
1973
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The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
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An Audience with...
1978
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Scandal
1989
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Tales of Tomorrow
1951
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Decoy
1957
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The Afternoon Play
2003
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Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (21 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs | Self (archive) | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Paul O'Grady Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Lily | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Afternoon Play | Enid | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire | Mrs. Santa (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Barbara | Queenie Liversidge | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Lily | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Willie's War | Nanny | Movie | 1994 |
| Harry | Irene Patterson | TV Series | 1993 | |
 | I, Lovett | Elsie Mittens | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Heartbeat | Lily Barton | TV Series | 1992 |
| Rich Tea and Sympathy | Granny Trellis | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | Scandal | Mrs. Keeler | Movie | 1989 |
 | An Audience with... | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Last of the Summer Wine | Auntie Wainwright | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Heart to Heart | Waitress | Movie | 1962 |
 | Coronation Street | Mrs. Webb | TV Series | 1960 |
| Coronation Street | Hilda Ogden | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Decoy | Gertrude Brewer | TV Series | 1957 |
| Television Playhouse | Mrs. Harris | TV Series | 1955 | |
 | Tales of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |