Jean Alexander

Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 11, 1926

Died

Oct 14, 2016

From

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.

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Coronation Street

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Scandal

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Last of the Summer Wine

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Heartbeat

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Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

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The Paul O'Grady Show

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Decoy

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Tales of Tomorrow

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An Audience with...

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Barbara

19996.5out of 10

I, Lovett

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Harry

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Willie's War

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The Phoenix and the Carpet

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The Afternoon Play

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Heart to Heart

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Television Playhouse

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Rich Tea and Sympathy

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