Acting
Gemma Jones
Born 1942-12-04
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Department: 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.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
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Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
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Rocketman
2019
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Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
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The Crown
2016
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Shanghai Knights
2003
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Sense and Sensibility
1995
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (129 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | I, Jack Wright | Rose Wright | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Pamela Jones | Movie | 2025 |
 | Disclaimer | Helen | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery | Brenda | Movie | 2024 |
 | Blue | Anna | Movie | 2024 |
 | Wicked Little Letters | Victoria Swan | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Reckoning | Agnes Savile | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Emily | Aunt Branwell | Movie | 2022 |
 | Benediction | Hester Gatty (Older) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Finding Alice | Minnie Walsh | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Ammonite | Molly Anning | Movie | 2020 |
 | Rocketman | Ivy | Movie | 2019 |
 | Gentleman Jack | Aunt Anne Lister | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Patrick | Celia | Movie | 2018 |
 | You, Me and Him | Sue Miller | Movie | 2018 |
 | Diana and I | Mrs McDonald | Movie | 2017 |
 | God's Own Country | Deidre Saxby | Movie | 2017 |
 | Gypsy's Kiss | Judith | Movie | 2017 |
 | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Davina | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Crown | Penelope Carter | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Mum | Movie | 2016 |
 | Capital | Petunia | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Unforgotten | Claire Slater | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Teacup Travels | Great Aunt Lizzie | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Radiator | Maria | Movie | 2014 |
 | Marvellous | Mary | Movie | 2014 |
 | Lucan | Dowager Countess | Movie | 2013 |
 | Lucan | Dowager Countess of Lucan | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Atlantis | Campe | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Lady Vanishes | Rose Floodporter | Movie | 2013 |
 | Last Tango in Halifax | Muriel | TV Series | 2012 |
 | 13 Steps Down | Olive | Movie | 2012 |
| 13 Steps Down | Olive | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Death in Paradise | Sister Anne | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Poppy Pomfrey | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hysteria | Lady St. John-Smythe | Movie | 2011 |
 | Forget Me Not | Lizzie Fisher | Movie | 2011 |
 | Whistle and I'll Come to You | Alice Parkin | Movie | 2010 |
 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Helena Shepridge | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | Aunt Lister | Movie | 2010 |
 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Poppy Pomfrey | Movie | 2009 |
| Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility | Self | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Good | Mother | Movie | 2008 |
 | Merlin | The Cailleach | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Ballet Shoes | Dr. Jakes | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Contractor | Mrs. Day | Movie | 2007 |
 | Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? | Mrs De Ropp | Movie | 2007 |
 | Fragile | Mrs. Folder | Movie | 2005 |
 | All About George | Kay | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Mum | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Mrs. Bibble | Movie | 2004 |
 | Kiss of Life | Sonia | Movie | 2003 |
 | Shanghai Knights | Queen Victoria | Movie | 2003 |
 | Bootleg | Mrs. Bubby | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Poppy Pomfrey | Movie | 2002 |
 | Spooks | Connie James | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Don't Tempt Me | Nancy | Movie | 2001 |
 | Judge John Deed | Professor Moriarty | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget's Mum | Movie | 2001 |
 | Longitude | Elizabeth Harrison | Movie | 2000 |
 | Longitude | Elizabeth Harrison | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Cotton Mary | Mrs Freda Davids | Movie | 1999 |
 | Captain Jack | Eunice Pickles | Movie | 1999 |
| An Evil Streak | Beatrice Kyle | TV Series | 1999 | |
 | The Winslow Boy | Grace Winslow | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Theory of Flight | Anne | Movie | 1999 |
 | All Revved Up | Mrs. Wiggins | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Mrs Biddle | TV Series | 1997 |
 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Julia Hampson | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Trial & Retribution | Dr Jean Mullins | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Wilde | Lady Queensberry | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Maisie Gooch | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | Movie | 1997 |
 | Valley Girls | Beryl | Movie | 1996 |
 | Wilderness | Jane Garth | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Wilderness | Jane Garth | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sense and Sensibility | Mrs. Dashwood | Movie | 1995 |
 | Feast of July | Mrs. Wainwright | Movie | 1995 |
 | Faith | Jane Moreton | TV Series | 1994 |
| The Return of the Borrowers | Miss Menzies | TV Series | 1993 | |
 | Tender Loving Care | Nicky Dobbs | Movie | 1993 |
 | After the Dance | Joan Scott-Fowler | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Borrowers | Miss Menzies | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Performance | Joan Scott-Fowler | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Devices and Desires | Alice Mair | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Chelworth | Virginia Hincham | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Jim Henson Hour | The Queen (archive footage) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Miss Williams | TV Series | 1989 |
 | On the Black Hill | Mary Jones | Movie | 1988 |
 | Paperhouse | Dr. Sarah Nicols | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant | Queen | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Storyteller | Queen | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Mrs. Peveril | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Inspector Morse | Anne Staveley | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Theatre Night | Miss Prism | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Very Like a Whale | Lady Mellor | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Movie | 1980 |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Portia | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Louise Trotter | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Dial a Deadly Number | Helen Curry | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Way of the World | Millamant | Movie | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Margaret Paston | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Footsteps | Mollie | Movie | 1974 |
| Dial M for Murder | Sophie Lamasse | TV Series | 1974 | |
 | Fall of Eagles | Princess Vicky | TV Series | 1974 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Thriller | Helen Curry | TV Series | 1973 |
 | A Ghost Story for Christmas | Alice Parkin | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Cherry Orchard | Varya | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Devils | Madeleine de Brou | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Man in the Sidecar | Edith | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Lie | Anna Firth | Movie | 1970 |
 | Play for Today | Anna Firth | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Shadows of Fear | Judith | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Spoils of Poynton | Fleda Vetch | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Boy Meets Girl | Lucinda | TV Series | 1967 |
| Kenilworth | Queen Elizabeth I | TV Series | 1967 | |
| Rainbow City | Mary Steele | TV Series | 1967 | |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Varya | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Gwendolen Fairfax | TV Series | 1965 |
| Treasure Island | Mrs. Taylor | Movie | 1965 | |
| The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley | Grusha | Movie | 1964 | |
 | The Wednesday Play | Clarice | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Nina Zarechnaya | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Human Jungle | Pamela Phillips | TV Series | 1963 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Bright Side Running Club | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |