Gemma Jones
Acting1942Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting History
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Pamela Jones
I, Jack Wright
TVas Rose Wright
2024
2023
The Reckoning
TVas Agnes Savile
2022
Emily
as Aunt Branwell
2021
Benediction
as Hester Gatty (Older)
Finding Alice
TVas Minnie• 6 eps
2019
Rocketman
as Ivy
Gentleman Jack
TVas Aunt Anne Lister• 16 eps
2018
Patrick The Pug
as Celia
You, Me and Him
as Sue Miller
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Davina
Diana and I
as Mrs McDonald
Gypsy's Kiss
as Judith
God's Own Country
as Deidre Saxby
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Mum
2015
2014
Marvellous
as Mary
Radiator
as Maria
2013
The Lady Vanishes
as Rose Floodporter
Lucan
as Dowager Countess
Atlantis
TVas Campe• 1 eps
Last Tango in Halifax
TVas Muriel• 1 eps
Lucan
TVas Dowager Countess of Lucan
Death in Paradise
TVas Sister Anne• 1 eps
2012
13 Steps Down
as Olive
Thirteen Steps Down
TVas Olive
2011
Hysteria
as Lady St. John-Smythe
Forget Me Not
as Lizzie Fisher
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Poppy Pomfrey
Merlin
TVas The Cailleach• 2 eps
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Helena Shepridge
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Aunt Lister
Whistle and I'll Come to You
as Alice Parkin
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Poppy Pomfrey
2008
Ballet Shoes
as Dr. Jakes
Good
as Mother
2007
2005
Fragile
as Mrs. Folder
All About George
as Kay
Judge John Deed
TVas Professor Moriarty• 1 eps
All About George
TVas Kay
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TVas Alice Parkin
2004
The Phoenix and the Carpet
as Mrs. Bibble
2003
Kiss of Life
as Sonia
Shanghai Knights
as Queen Victoria
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Miss Williams• 1 eps
Trial & Retribution
TVas Dr. Jean Mullins• 14 eps
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Poppy Pomfrey
Midsomer Murders
TVas Maisie Gooch• 1 eps
Bootleg
TVas Mrs. Bubby
2001
Don't Tempt Me
as Nancy
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget's Mum
1999
Captain Jack
as Eunice Pickles
The Winslow Boy
as Grace Winslow
Cotton Mary
as Mrs Freda Davids
The Theory of Flight
as Anne
1998
All Revved Up
as Mrs. Wiggins
1997
1996
1995
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Dashwood
Feast of July
as Mrs. Wainwright
1994
Faith
TVas Jane Moreton
1993
Tender Loving Care
as Nicky Dobbs
The Return of the Borrowers
TVas Miss Menzies
1992
After the Dance
as Joan Scott-Fowler
The Borrowers
TVas Miss Menzies
Performance
TVas Joan Scott-Fowler• 1 eps
1991
Devices and Desires
TVas Alice Mair
1990
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TVas Mrs. Peveril• 3 eps
1988
Paperhouse
as Dr. Sarah Nicols
On the Black Hill
as Mary Jones
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
The Storyteller
TVas Queen• 1 eps
1987
Inspector Morse
TVas Anne Staveley• 1 eps
1985
Theatre Night
TVas Miss Prism
1981
Very Like a Whale
as Lady Mellor
1980
The Merchant of Venice
as Portia
1976
Thriller
TVas Helen Curry• 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
TVas Louise Trotter
1975
Dial a Deadly Number
as Helen Curry
The Way of the World
as Millamant
1974
Footsteps
as Mollie
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen Fairfax
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Gwendolen Fairfax• 1 eps
Fall of Eagles
TVas Princess Vicky
Churchill's People
TVas Margaret Paston
1971
The Devils
as Madeleine de Brou
The Man in the Sidecar
as Edith
The Cherry Orchard
as Varya
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TVas Alice Parkin
1970
The Lie
as Anna Firth
Play for Today
TVas Anna Firth• 1 eps
Shadows of Fear
TVas Judith
The Spoils of Poynton
TVas Fleda Vetch
1969
The Wednesday Play
TVas Clarice• 1 eps
1967
Rainbow City
TVas Mary Steele
1966
Theatre 625
TVas Nina Zarechnaya• 1 eps
1965
Treasure Island
as Mrs. Taylor
1964
1963
The Human Jungle
TVas Pamela Phillips
1962