Occupation Actress Name Jean Heywood | Role Actress | |
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Jean Heywood (born Jean Murray, 15 July 1921) is a British actress. Born in Blyth, Northumberland, Heywood has appeared in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out. Her TV work includes roles in When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty. In 2005, she starred alongside Richard Briers and Kevin Whately in a drama called Dad on BBC One as part of Comic Relief's Elder Abuse campaign. In 2010 Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married Single Other.
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Personal life
Heywood's parents divorced. "My stepmother was bad at pastry," she explained when talking about her role as Mrs Alton, the housekeeper in All Creatures Great and Small. "So when I was cooking for myself, I made sure I was good at pastry!" "My family had their favourites of my cooking, and when some of them were asked to write little reminiscences of their life in our old home — where I had lived for 57 years, grandchildren were always visiting and even one great-grandchild — two or three of them picked as a highlight my homemade blackberry jelly with homemade brown bread. So there you are, like Mrs. Alton, I produced favourites."
Filmography
Actress
2010
Accidental Farmer (TV Movie) as
Olive
2010
Married Single Other (TV Series) as
Betty
- I Don't (2010) - Betty
1989
Casualty (TV Series) as
Lily Harwood / Edith Whitmore / Mrs. Grady
- A House Divided (2007) - Lily Harwood
- Stitching the Surface (1995) - Edith Whitmore
- Charity (1989) - Mrs. Grady
1995
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Winnie Cresswell / Hilda Openshaw
- Out of Africa (2007) - Winnie Cresswell
- We're All Allies Really (1995) - Hilda Openshaw
2005
Holby City (TV Series) as
Maddy Clarke
- Pleasant Surprises (2005) - Maddy Clarke
2005
Dad (TV Movie) as
Jeannie James
2004
Down to Earth (TV Series) as
Rose Taylor
- First Love (2004) - Rose Taylor
2002
Flesh and Blood (TV Movie) as
Ethel Broughton
1999
Where the Heart Is (TV Series) as
Tessie Banks / Cat Pee Rita
- Hold My Hand (2002) - Tessie Banks
- Learning the Game (1999) - Cat Pee Rita
2001
Bernard's Watch (TV Series) as
Irene Bell
- A Pool Time (2001) - Irene Bell
- A Worrying Time (2001) - Irene Bell
- Running on Time (2001) - Irene Bell
- Doing Time (2001) - Irene Bell
- Alien Times (2001) - Irene Bell
2001
Doctors (TV Series) as
Rose Ward
- A Dying Wish (2001) - Rose Ward
2000
Brookside (TV Series) as
Kitty Hilton
- Episode #1.2459 (2000) - Kitty Hilton
- Episode #1.2437 (2000) - Kitty Hilton
2000
Billy Elliot as
Grandma
2000
The Last Musketeer (TV Movie) as
Flo
1995
Peak Practice (TV Series) as
Beryl Otley / Edna Sturgess
- Hearts and Minds (1999) - Beryl Otley
- To Have and to Hold (1995) - Edna Sturgess
1998
Il mio West as
Signora Comet
1998
Dangerfield (TV Series) as
Mrs. Raison
- Silence Has Got Rhythm Too (1998) - Mrs. Raison
1998
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) as
Enid Weston
- Digging for Dirt (1998) - Enid Weston
1993
The Bill (TV Series) as
Mrs. Love / Annie Frankham
- A Rainy Night in Sun Hill (1998) - Mrs. Love
- Somewhere to Hang My Hat (1993) - Annie Frankham
1997
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... (TV Series) as
Granny
- I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds (1997) - Granny
1997
Out of Sight (TV Series) as
Old Lady
- Giving Trouble (1997) - Old Lady
1997
The Locksmith (TV Mini Series) as
Irma Moore
- Full Moon (1997) - Irma Moore
1997
Family Affairs (TV Series) as
Sally Hart
- Episode #1.10 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.9 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.8 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.7 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.6 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.5 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.3 (1997) - Sally Hart
- Episode #1.2 (1997) - Sally Hart
1997
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) as
Olive
- No Other Love (1997) - Olive
1996
Crucial Tales (TV Mini Series) as
Grandma
- I Bring You Frankincense (1996) - Grandma
1995
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) as
Marjorie Kavanagh
- Job Satisfaction (1996) - Marjorie Kavanagh
- Nothing But the Truth (1995) - Marjorie Kavanagh
1996
Trip Trap (TV Movie) as
Penny Armstrong
1996
Our Friends in the North (TV Mini Series) as
Woman in Market
- 1974 (1996) - Woman in Market
1995
Men of the World (TV Series) as
Mary
- The Walking Wounded (1995) - Mary
1995
Harry's Mad (TV Series) as
Mrs. Crump
- The Bird of Paradise (1995) - Mrs. Crump
- A Tail of First Aid (1995) - Mrs. Crump
1995
The Glass Virgin (TV Mini Series) as
Amy
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Amy
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Amy
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Amy
1994
White Goods (TV Movie) as
Doe
1993
KYTV (TV Series) as
Granny
- Fly on the Walls (1993) - Granny
1993
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) as
Aunt Dahlia
- Arrested in a Night Club (or, the Delayed Arrival) (1993) - Aunt Dahlia
1992
Spender (TV Series) as
Sarah Ellis
- At the End of the Day (1992) - Sarah Ellis
1991
Specials (TV Series) as
Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.12 (1991) - Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.11 (1991) - Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.10 (1991) - Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.7 (1991) - Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.3 (1991) - Hilda Calder
- Episode #1.2 (1991) - Hilda Calder
1990
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Mrs Alton
- Brotherly Love (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Promises to Keep (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Hampered (1990) - Mrs Alton
- A Grand Memory for Forgetting (1990) - Mrs Alton
- A Cat in Hull's Chance (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Food for Thought (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Out with the New (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Spring Fever (1990) - Mrs Alton
- A Friend for Life (1990) - Mrs Alton
- If Music Be the Food of Love (1990) - Mrs Alton
- Knowin' How to Do It (1990) - Mrs Alton
- The Prodigal Returns (1990) - Mrs Alton
1990
Freddie and Max (TV Series) as
Margaret
- Episode #1.4 (1990) - Margaret
- Episode #1.1 (1990) - Margaret
1990
Missing Persons (TV Movie) as
Edith Cross
1988
The Franchise Affair (TV Series) as
Aunt Lin
- Episode #1.6 (1988) - Aunt Lin
- Episode #1.5 (1988) - Aunt Lin
- Episode #1.4 (1988) - Aunt Lin
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Aunt Lin
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Aunt Lin
1985
The Brothers McGregor (TV Series) as
Dolly McGregor
- Mister Cox Defends a Speeding Charge (1988) - Dolly McGregor
- The Record for Marathon Singing (1988) - Dolly McGregor
- Name the Day? (1988) - Dolly McGregor
- Declan Is Very Big (1988) - Dolly McGregor
- Nye Jenkins (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- The Impressive Address (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- The Talent Contest (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- The Vicar Buys a Car (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- Cyril's Marital Status (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- The Royal Letter (1985) - Dolly McGregor
- The Getaway Car (1985) - Dolly McGregor
1988
White Peak Farm (TV Mini Series) as
Gran
- Gran (1988) - Gran
1987
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) as
Mrs. Penistan
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Four (1987) - Mrs. Penistan
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Three (1987) - Mrs. Penistan (uncredited)
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part One (1987) - Mrs. Penistan
1987
Flying Lady (TV Series) as
Edie Jerome
- Great Expectations (1987) - Edie Jerome
1987
Yesterday's Dreams (TV Series) as
Alice
- Wishing and Hoping (1987) - Alice
- Unfinished Business (1987) - Alice
- Retracing Old Footsteps (1987) - Alice
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV Movie) as
Edith Paget
1986
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) as
Lilian Hubbard
- The Hit List (1986) - Lilian Hubbard
1985
There Comes a Time (TV Series) as
Lady in park
- Episode #1.7 (1985) - Lady in park
1985
Cover Her Face (TV Mini Series) as
Martha
- Episode #1.6 (1985) - Martha
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - Martha
- Episode #1.4 (1985) - Martha
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Martha
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Martha
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Martha
1984
No Place Like Home (TV Series) as
Lillian
- Don't Tell Mother (1984) - Lillian
1984
Sakharov (TV Movie) as
Sakharov's Secretary
1984
A Family Man (TV Series) as
Kate Robertson
- Home Truths (1984) - Kate Robertson
- The Ariel (1984) - Kate Robertson
1983
Red Monarch (TV Movie) as
Sopha
1983
Jury (TV Series) as
Margaret
- Andrew (1983) - Margaret
1982
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Alice Kirby
- Episode #1.2301 (1983) - Alice Kirby
- Episode #1.2291 (1983) - Alice Kirby
- Episode #1.2290 (1983) - Alice Kirby
- Episode #1.2201 (1982) - Alice Kirby
1982
Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Mini Series) as
Mary Malone
- George's Last Ride (1982) - Mary Malone
1982
Horace (TV Series) as
Mother
- Horace and the Great Outdoors (1982) - Mother
- Horace Steps Out (1982) - Mother
- Horace Finds a Friend (1982) - Mother
- Horace Takes Charge (1982) - Mother
- Horace Picks a Winner (1982) - Mother
- Horace in the Swim (1982) - Mother
1981
Shelley (TV Series) as
Mrs. Boseman
- Signing On (1981) - Mrs. Boseman
1978
Leave It to Charlie (TV Series) as
Florence McGee
- A Star Is Born (1980) - Florence McGee
- Happy Birthday to Who? (1980) - Florence McGee
- The Trouble with Harry (1980) - Florence McGee
- The World of Mr. Wellbeloved (1980) - Florence McGee
- -And Harry's Just Wild About Me (1979) - Florence McGee
- I'm Just Wild About Harry- (1979) - Florence McGee
- Ole Brown Eyes (1979) - Florence McGee
- World Without Women (1979) - Florence McGee
- This Is Our Once-A-Year Day (1979) - Florence McGee
- Do Sit Down, Mrs. Foster (1979) - Florence McGee
- Never a Cross Word (1979) - Florence McGee
- Alice, Whose Art Thou? (1979) - Florence McGee
- Money, Money, Money (1979) - Florence McGee
- How to Make Oscar Wilde (1978) - Florence McGee
- 'Arry with a Haitch (1978) - Florence McGee
- Home Is Where the Heartburn Is (1978) - Florence McGee
1979
A Star for My Son (TV Movie) as
Old Woman
1979
Turning Year Tales (TV Series) as
Blind May
- May Blossoms (1979) - Blind May
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Sarah
- Night People (1978) - Sarah
1978
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Phyllis Acaster
1973
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Mrs Kay / Mrs. Brown
- Our Day Out (1978) - Mrs Kay
- Land of Green Ginger (1973) - Mrs. Brown
1976
When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) as
Bella Seaton
- Please Say Goodbye Before You Go (1977) - Bella Seaton
- High Life and Hunger (1977) - Bella Seaton
- A Marriage and a Massacre (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Diamond Cut Diamond (1977) - Bella Seaton
- The Father of Lies (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Letters from Afar (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Look Up and See the Sky (1977) - Bella Seaton
- The Empire Builders (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Debts Owed, Debts Paid (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Requiem for a Loser (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Travel Light, Travel Far (1977) - Bella Seaton
- A Ticket to Care for the Wounded (1977) - Bella Seaton
- My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye (1977) - Bella Seaton
- A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit (1977) - Bella Seaton
- A House Divided (1977) - Bella Seaton
- The Simple Pleasures of the Rich (1977) - Bella Seaton
- In the Front Line You Get Shot At (1977) - Bella Seaton
- A Wreath with Our Names On (1977) - Bella Seaton
- After the Bonfire (1977) - Bella Seaton
- Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Whatever Made You Think the War is Over? (1976) - Bella Seaton
- God and Love and Wellesley Street (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Roubles for the Promised Land (1976) - Bella Seaton
- A Pillowful of Buttercups (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Tram Ride to the Bluebell (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Happy New Year, Some Say (1976) - Bella Seaton
- King for a Day (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Angel on Horseback (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Paddy Boyle's Discharge (1976) - Bella Seaton
- A First Time for Everything (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Empire Day on the Slag Heap (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Coal Comfort (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Swords and Pick Handles (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Fish in Woolly Jumpers (1976) - Bella Seaton
- Say Hello-- Say Tirra (1976) - Bella Seaton
- A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots (1976) - Bella Seaton
1977
The Paper Lads (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bell
- Best Foot Forward (1977) - Mrs. Bell
1973
Second City Firsts (TV Series) as
Gladys / Mary / Alice
- Daft Mam Blues (1977) - Gladys
- The Healing (1975) - Mary
- The Medium (1973) - Alice
1976
Open All Hours (TV Series) as
Vera
- A Mattress on Wheels (1976) - Vera
1974
Marked Personal (TV Series) as
Mrs. Heywood
- Episode #1.82 (1974) - Mrs. Heywood
- Episode #1.81 (1974) - Mrs. Heywood
1974
Centre Play (TV Series) as
Ann's Ma
- God Bless Thee, Jacky Maddison (1974) - Ann's Ma
1974
Boy Dominic (TV Series) as
Mother Superior
- The Man with the Painted Face (1974) - Mother Superior
1972
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Margaret Walford / Mrs. Lane
- Question in the House (1974) - Margaret Walford
- First Offenders (1972) - Mrs. Lane
1973
Owen, M.D. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Marcus
- An Officially Hot Day (1973) - Mrs. Marcus
1972
War & Peace (TV Series) as
Midwife
- Reunions (1972) - Midwife
1970
Biography (TV Series) as
Mme. Duplay
- Danton (1970) - Mme. Duplay
1970
Germinal (TV Mini Series) as
Madame at volcano
- Mutual Aid (1970) - Madame at volcano
1968
Nana (TV Mini Series) as
Woman in Laure's
- The Victim (1968) - Woman in Laure's
Self
1993
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Lynda Bellingham (1993) - Self
Archive Footage
2001
'Billy Elliot': Breaking Free (Video documentary short) as
Grandma (uncredited)
References
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