Gemma Jones
Birthdate
December 4, 1942 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
December 4, 1942 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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.
Gemma Jones's LGBTQ+ Titles
Rocketman
Ivy
Ammonite
Molly Anning
God's Own Country
Deidre Saxby
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Aunt Lister
Benediction
Hester Gatty (Older)
Acting (103)
2024
Blue as Anna
2024
Wicked Little Letters as Victoria Swan
2023
The Reckoning as Agnes Savile (4 episodes)
2022
Emily as Aunt Branwell
2021
Benediction as Hester Gatty (Older)
2021
Finding Alice as Minnie (6 episodes)
2020
Ammonite as Molly Anning
2019
Rocketman as Ivy
2019
Gentleman Jack as Aunt Anne Lister (16 episodes)
2018
Patrick as Celia
2018
You, Me and Him as Sue Miller
2017
Diana and I as Mrs McDonald
2017
God's Own Country as Deidre Saxby
2017
Gypsy's Kiss as Judith
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Davina
2016
The Crown as Penelope Carter (1 episode)
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby as Mrs. Pamela Jones
2015
Capital as Petunia (3 episodes)
2015
Unforgotten as Claire Slater (6 episodes)
2015
Teacup Travels as Great Aunt Lizzie (25 episodes)
2014
Radiator as Maria
2014
Marvellous as Mary
2013
Lucan as Dowager Countess of Lucan (2 episodes)
2013
Lucan as Dowager Countess
2013
Atlantis as Campe (1 episode)
2013
The Lady Vanishes as Rose Floodporter
2012
Thirteen Steps Down as Olive (2 episodes)
2012
13 Steps Down as Olive
2011
Death in Paradise as Sister Anne (1 episode)
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Poppy Pomfrey
2011
Hysteria as Lady St. John-Smythe
2011
Forget Me Not as Lizzie Fisher
2010
Whistle and I'll Come to You as Alice Parkin
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Helena Shepridge
2010
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister as Aunt Lister
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Poppy Pomfrey
2008
Good as Mother
2008
Merlin as The Cailleach (2 episodes)
2008
Ballet Shoes as Dr. Jakes
2007
The Contractor as Mrs. Day
2007
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? as Mrs De Ropp
2005
Fragile as Mrs. Folder
2005
All About George as Kay (6 episodes)
2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Bridget's Mum
2003
Kiss of Life as Sonia
2003
Shanghai Knights as Queen Victoria
2002
Bootleg as Mrs. Bubby (3 episodes)
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Poppy Pomfrey
2002
Spooks as Connie James (16 episodes)
2001
Don't Tempt Me as Nancy
2001
Judge John Deed (1 episode)
2001
Bridget Jones's Diary as Bridget's Mum
2000
Longitude as Elizabeth Harrison (2 episodes)
2000
Longitude as Elizabeth Harrison
1999
Cotton Mary as Mrs Freda Davids
1999
Captain Jack as Eunice Pickles
1999
The Winslow Boy as Grace Winslow
1999
The Theory of Flight as Anne
1998
All Revved Up as Mrs. Wiggins
1997
Trial & Retribution as Dr. Jean Mullins (14 episodes)
1997
Wilde as Lady Queensberry
1997
Midsomer Murders as Maisie Gooch (1 episode)
1997
Jane Eyre as Mrs. Fairfax
1996
Valley Girls as Beryl
1996
Wilderness as Jane Garth (3 episodes)
1996
Wilderness as Jane Garth
1995
Sense and Sensibility as Mrs. Dashwood
1995
Feast of July as Mrs. Wainwright
1994
Faith as Jane Moreton (2 episodes)
1993
The Return of the Borrowers as Miss Menzies (3 episodes)
1993
Tender Loving Care as Nicky Dobbs
1992
After the Dance as Joan Scott-Fowler
1991
Devices and Desires as Alice Mair (6 episodes)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Miss Williams (1 episode)
1988
On the Black Hill as Mary Jones
1988
Paperhouse as Dr. Sarah Nicols
1988
The Storyteller (1 episode)
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Mrs. Peveril (3 episodes)
1987
Inspector Morse as Anne Staveley (1 episode)
1986
The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
1981
Very Like a Whale as Lady Mellor
1980
The Merchant of Venice as Portia
1978
BBC Television Shakespeare (1 episode)
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street as Louisa Trotter (31 episodes)
1975
Dial a Deadly Number
1975
The Way of the World as Millamant
1974
Footsteps as Mollie
1974
Fall of Eagles as Princess Vicky (2 episodes)
1974
The Importance of Being Earnest as Gwendolen Fairfax
1973
Thriller as Helen Curry (1 episode)
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas as Alice Parkin (1 episode)
1971
The Cherry Orchard as Varya
1971
The Devils as Madeleine de Brou
1971
The Man in the Sidecar as Edith
1970
The Lie as Anna Firth
1970
Play for Today as Anna Firth (1 episode)
1970
Shadows of Fear as Judith (1 episode)
1970
The Spoils of Poynton as Fleda Vetch (4 episodes)
1967
Rainbow City as Mary Steele (6 episodes)
1965
Treasure Island as Mrs. Taylor
1964
The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley as Grusha
1963
The Human Jungle as Pamela Phillips (1 episode)
1959
No Hiding Place (1 episode)