Jean Alexander

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Coronation Street (1960) — Hilda Ogden
2. Scandal (1989) — Mrs. Keeler
3. Last of the Summer Wine (1973) — Auntie Wainwright
4. Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999) — Mrs. Santa (voice)
5. Heartbeat (1992) — Lily Barton
6. The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
7. Decoy (1957) — Gertrude Brewer
8. Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
9. An Audience with... (1978) — Self
10. Barbara (1999) — Queenie Liversidge
11. I, Lovett (1993) — Elsie Mittens
12. Harry (1993) — Irene Patterson
13. Willie's War (1994) — Nanny
14. The Phoenix and the Carpet (2004) — Lily
15. The Afternoon Play (2003) — Enid
16. Heart to Heart (1962) — Waitress
17. Television Playhouse (1955) — Mrs. Harris
18. Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) — Self (archive)
19. Rich Tea And Sympathy (1991)
20. The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997) — Lily