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English
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♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
虎 Tiger
Name Origin
English < French < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew (יוֹחָנָן)
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Jean Alexander: English actress (1926–2016).
Born (died at age 90).
Jean Alexander has 2 credits in our database.
The name Jean means god is gracious.
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Filmography (2)
Biography
Jean Margaret Hodgkinson (11 October 1926 – 14 October 2016), known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British 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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Jean Alexander was born on and passed away on at the age of 90.
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Jean Alexander has 2 credits in our database. Notable titles include Scandal (1989), The Family Secret (1951).
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You can find more about Jean Alexander on TMDB, Wikidata. Their full profile and filmography is available on this page.
