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Gemma Jones

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Dec 4, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Biography

Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), the Harry Potter series (2002–11), and Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). For her role in the BBC television film Marvellous (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Known For

Acting
2025Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyPamela Jones
2025I, Jack WrightRose Wright
2024Wicked Little LettersVictoria Swan
2024BlueAnna
2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope MysteryBrenda
2024DisclaimerHelen
2023The ReckoningAgnes Savile
2022EmilyAunt Branwell
2021BenedictionHester Gatty (Older)
2021Finding AliceMinnie
2020AmmoniteMolly Anning
2019RocketmanIvy
2019Gentleman JackAunt Anne Lister
2018You, Me and HimSue Miller
2018PatrickCelia
2017Gypsy's KissJudith
2017God's Own CountryDeidre Saxby
2017Carnage: Swallowing the PastDavina
2017Diana and IMrs McDonald
2016Bridget Jones's BabyMum
2016The CrownPenelope Carter
2015UnforgottenClaire Slater
2015CapitalPetunia
2015Teacup TravelsGreat Aunt Lizzie
2014MarvellousMary
2014RadiatorMaria
2013The Lady VanishesRose Floodporter
2013LucanDowager Countess
2013AtlantisCampe
2013LucanDowager Countess of Lucan
201213 Steps DownOlive
2012Thirteen Steps DownOlive
2012Last Tango in HalifaxMuriel
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Poppy Pomfrey
2011Forget Me NotLizzie Fisher
2011HysteriaLady St. John-Smythe
2011Death in ParadiseSister Anne
2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerAunt Lister
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerHelena Shepridge
2010Whistle and I'll Come to YouAlice Parkin
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrincePoppy Pomfrey
2009Locating the World of Sense & SensibilitySelf
2008Ballet ShoesDr. Jakes
2008GoodMother
2008MerlinThe Cailleach
2007Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?Mrs De Ropp
2007The ContractorMrs. Day
2005FragileMrs. Folder
2005All About GeorgeKay
2005All About GeorgeKay
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonMum
2004The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs. Bibble
2003Shanghai KnightsQueen Victoria
2003Kiss of LifeSonia
2003Five Little PigsMiss Williams
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPoppy Pomfrey
2002SpooksConnie James
2002BootlegMrs. Bubby
2001Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget's Mum
2001Don't Tempt MeNancy
2001Judge John DeedProfessor Moriarty
2000LongitudeElizabeth Harrison
2000LongitudeElizabeth Harrison
1999Cotton MaryMrs Freda Davids
1999Captain JackEunice Pickles
1999The Theory of FlightAnne
1999The Winslow BoyGrace Winslow
1998All Revved UpMrs. Wiggins
1997Jane EyreMrs. Fairfax
1997WildeLady Queensberry
1997Midsomer MurdersMaisie Gooch
1997Trial & RetributionDr. Jean Mullins
1997The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs Biddle
1997An Unsuitable Job for a WomanJulia Hampson
1996Valley GirlsBeryl
1996WildernessJane Garth
1996WildernessJane Garth
1995Feast of JulyMrs. Wainwright
1995Sense and SensibilityMrs. Dashwood
1994FaithJane Moreton
1993Tender Loving CareNicky Dobbs
1993The Return of the BorrowersMiss Menzies
1992After the DanceJoan Scott-Fowler
1992The BorrowersMiss Menzies
1991Devices and DesiresAlice Mair
1991PerformanceJoan Scott-Fowler
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMiss Williams
1988PaperhouseDr. Sarah Nicols
1988The Importance of Being EarnestMiss Prism
1988On the Black HillMary Jones
1988The Storyteller: The Heartless GiantQueen
1988The StorytellerQueen
1987Inspector MorseAnne Staveley
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMrs. Peveril
1985Theatre NightMiss Prism
1981Very Like a WhaleLady Mellor
1980The Merchant of VenicePortia
1976The Duchess of Duke StreetLouise Trotter
1975The Way of the WorldMillamant
1975Dial a Deadly NumberHelen Curry
1974FootstepsMollie
1974The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen Fairfax
1974Fall of EaglesPrincess Vicky
1974Churchill's PeopleMargaret Paston
1973ThrillerHelen Curry
1971The DevilsMadeleine de Brou
1971The Cherry OrchardVarya
1971The Man in the SidecarEdith
1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasAlice Parkin
1970The LieAnna Firth
1970Shadows of FearJudith
1970Play for TodayAnna Firth
1970The Spoils of PoyntonFleda Vetch
1967Rainbow CityMary Steele
1965Treasure IslandMrs. Taylor
1965BBC Play of the MonthVarya
1965BBC Play of the MonthGwendolen Fairfax
1964The Life and Death of Lovely Karen GilhooleyGrusha
1964The Wednesday PlayClarice
1964Theatre 625Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins
1964Theatre 625Nina Zarechnaya
1963The Human JunglePamela Phillips
1959No Hiding Place