Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

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.

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Maisie Gooch

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Sister Anne

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • as Miss Williams

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Anna Firth

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

The Crown

The Crown

2016 • as Penelope Carter

Filmography

2025

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Pamela Jones
Movie - Released: 2/12/2025
I, Jack Wright
I, Jack Wright
TV - Released: 4/23/2025

2024

Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
as Victoria Swan
Movie - Released: 2/23/2024
Blue
Blue
as Anna
Movie - Released: 3/12/2024
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as Brenda
Movie - Released: 9/26/2024
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
as Helen
TV - Released: 10/11/2024

2023

The Reckoning
The Reckoning
as Agnes Savile
TV - Released: 10/9/2023

2022

Emily
Emily
as Aunt Branwell
Movie - Released: 10/14/2022

2021

Benediction
Benediction
as Hester Gatty (Older)
Movie - Released: 12/23/2021
Finding Alice
Finding Alice
as Minnie
TV - Released: 1/17/2021

2020

Ammonite
Ammonite
as Molly Anning
Movie - Released: 11/13/2020

2019

Rocketman
Rocketman
as Ivy
Movie - Released: 5/17/2019
Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack
as Aunt Anne Lister
TV - Released: 4/22/2019

2018

You, Me and Him
You, Me and Him
as Sue Miller
Movie - Released: 2/1/2018
Patrick
Patrick
as Celia
Movie - Released: 6/29/2018

2017

Gypsy's Kiss
Gypsy's Kiss
as Judith
Movie - Released: 5/8/2017
God's Own Country
God's Own Country
as Deidre Saxby
Movie - Released: 8/31/2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Davina
Movie - Released: 3/19/2017
Diana and I
Diana and I
as Mrs McDonald
Movie - Released: 9/4/2017

2016

Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Mum
Movie - Released: 9/14/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as Penelope Carter
TV - Released: 11/4/2016

2015

Unforgotten
Unforgotten
as Claire Slater
TV - Released: 10/8/2015
Capital
Capital
as Petunia
TV - Released: 11/24/2015
Teacup Travels
Teacup Travels
as Great Aunt Lizzie
TV - Released: 2/9/2015

2014

Marvellous
Marvellous
as Mary
Movie - Released: 9/25/2014
Radiator
Radiator
as Maria
Movie - Released: 10/15/2014

2013

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
as Rose Floodporter
Movie - Released: 3/17/2013
Lucan
Lucan
as Dowager Countess
Movie - Released: 12/11/2013
Atlantis
Atlantis
as Campe
TV - Released: 9/28/2013
Lucan
Lucan
as Dowager Countess of Lucan
TV - Released: 12/11/2013

2012

13 Steps Down
13 Steps Down
as Olive
Movie - Released: 8/13/2012
Thirteen Steps Down
Thirteen Steps Down
as Olive
TV - Released: 8/13/2012
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax
as Muriel
TV - Released: 11/20/2012

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Poppy Pomfrey
Movie - Released: 7/12/2011
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not
as Lizzie Fisher
Movie - Released: 5/6/2011
Hysteria
Hysteria
as Lady St. John-Smythe
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Sister Anne
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Aunt Lister
Movie - Released: 3/1/2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Helena Shepridge
Movie - Released: 9/22/2010
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Whistle and I'll Come to You
as Alice Parkin
Movie - Released: 12/24/2010

2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Poppy Pomfrey
Movie - Released: 7/15/2009

2008

Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes
as Dr. Jakes
Movie - Released: 8/26/2008
Good
Good
as Mother
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
Merlin
Merlin
as The Cailleach
TV - Released: 9/20/2008

2007

Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?
as Mrs De Ropp
Movie - Released: 5/2/2007
The Contractor
The Contractor
as Mrs. Day
Movie - Released: 7/10/2007

2005

Fragile
Fragile
as Mrs. Folder
Movie - Released: 10/14/2005
TV
All About George
as Kay
TV - Released: 9/29/2005

2004

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Mum
Movie - Released: 11/10/2004

2003

Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights
as Queen Victoria
Movie - Released: 2/6/2003
Kiss of Life
Kiss of Life
as Sonia
Movie - Released: 12/12/2003

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Poppy Pomfrey
Movie - Released: 11/13/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as Connie James
TV - Released: 5/13/2002
Bootleg
Bootleg
as Mrs. Bubby
TV - Released: 12/8/2002

2001

Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget's Mum
Movie - Released: 4/13/2001
Don't Tempt Me
Don't Tempt Me
as Nancy
Movie - Released: 11/30/2001
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
as Professor Moriarty
TV - Released: 11/26/2001

2000

Longitude
Longitude
as Elizabeth Harrison
Movie - Released: 1/2/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Elizabeth Harrison
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1999

Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary
as Mrs Freda Davids
Movie - Released: 12/17/1999
Captain Jack
Captain Jack
as Eunice Pickles
Movie - Released: 5/28/1999
The Theory of Flight
The Theory of Flight
as Anne
Movie - Released: 1/22/1999
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
as Grace Winslow
Movie - Released: 3/18/1999

1998

All Revved Up
All Revved Up
as Mrs. Wiggins
Movie - Released: 4/19/1998

1997

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Fairfax
Movie - Released: 3/9/1997
Wilde
Wilde
as Lady Queensberry
Movie - Released: 9/1/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Maisie Gooch
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
as Dr. Jean Mullins
TV - Released: 10/19/1997
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet
as Mrs. Bibble
TV - Released: 11/16/1997

1996

Valley Girls
Valley Girls
as Beryl
Movie - Released: 11/9/1996
Wilderness
Wilderness
as Jane Garth
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Wilderness
Wilderness
as Jane Garth
TV - Released: 9/30/1996

1995

Feast of July
Feast of July
as Mrs. Wainwright
Movie - Released: 10/12/1995
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Dashwood
Movie - Released: 12/13/1995

1994

Faith
Faith
as Jane Moreton
TV - Released: 9/7/1994

1993

Tender Loving Care
Tender Loving Care
as Nicky Dobbs
Movie - Released: 10/3/1993
TV
The Return of the Borrowers
as Miss Menzies
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

After the Dance
After the Dance
as Joan Scott-Fowler
Movie - Released: 12/5/1992
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Miss Menzies
TV - Released: 11/8/1992

1991

Devices and Desires
Devices and Desires
as Alice Mair
TV - Released: 1/4/1991

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Miss Williams
TV - Released: 1/8/1989

1988

Paperhouse
Paperhouse
as Dr. Sarah Nicols
Movie - Released: 9/10/1988
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
Movie - Released: 5/29/1988
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill
as Mary Jones
Movie - Released: 9/12/1988
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
as Queen
TV - Released: 5/15/1988

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Anne Staveley
TV - Released: 1/6/1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Mrs. Peveril
TV - Released: 8/2/1987

1981

Very Like a Whale
Very Like a Whale
as Lady Mellor
Movie - Released: 1/2/1981

1980

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Portia
Movie - Released: 12/17/1980

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Portia
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1976

The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
as Louisa Trotter
TV - Released: 9/4/1976

1975

The Way of the World
The Way of the World
as Millamant
Movie - Released: 3/5/1975
Dial a Deadly Number
Dial a Deadly Number
as Helen Curry
Movie - Released: 11/18/1975

1974

Footsteps
Footsteps
as Mollie
Movie - Released: 10/12/1974
Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen Fairfax
Movie - Released: 2/17/1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Princess Vicky
TV - Released: 3/15/1974

1973

Thriller
Thriller
as Helen Curry
TV - Released: 4/14/1973

1971

The Devils
The Devils
as Madeleine de Brou
Movie - Released: 7/16/1971
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Varya
Movie - Released: 12/19/1971
The Man in the Sidecar
The Man in the Sidecar
as Edith
Movie - Released: 5/27/1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Alice Parkin
TV - Released: 12/24/1971

1970

The Lie
The Lie
as Anna Firth
Movie - Released: 10/29/1970
Shadows of Fear
Shadows of Fear
as Judith
TV - Released: 6/17/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Anna Firth
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
The Spoils of Poynton
The Spoils of Poynton
as Fleda Vetch
TV - Released: 4/26/1970

1967

TV
Rainbow City
as Mary Steele
TV - Released: 7/5/1967

1965

Movie
Treasure Island
as Mrs. Taylor
Movie - Released: 1/10/1965

1964

Movie
The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley
as Grusha
Movie - Released: 11/17/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Clarice
TV - Released: 9/30/1964

1963

The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as Pamela Phillips
TV - Released: 3/30/1963

1959

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959