Freda Jackson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Freda Maud Jackson (29 December 1907 – 20 October 1990) was an English stage actress who also worked in film and TV. Born in Nottingham, she was famous for her stage role as the cruel landlady Mrs. Voray in the play No Room at the Inn in the mid-1940s; she appeared in the film adaptation of 1948. Her later screen roles were mostly on TV, including a role on the first episode of Adam Adamant Lives and on Blake's 7. Her final film appearance was in 1981; she died nine years later in Northampton, aged 82. She was married to the artist Henry Bird. She "was reputed to have had a relationship" with Errol Flynn while both were at the Northampton Repertory Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freda Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1991 · Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Greta (archive footage)
- 1981 · Clash of the Titans as A Stygian Witch
- 1978 · She Fell Among Thieves as Lafone
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Tara
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Lafone
- 1969 · The Valley of Gwangi as Tia Zorina
- 1967 · The Jokers as Mrs. Pervis
- 1965 · Die, Monster, Die! as Letitia Witley
- 1964 · The Third Secret as Mrs Bales
- 1964 · Boy With a Flute as Anne Winters
- 1963 · West 11 as Mrs. Hartley
- 1963 · Tom Jones as Mrs. Seagrim
- 1961 · Serjeant Musgrave's Dance as Mrs Hitchcock
- 1961 · Attempt to Kill as Mrs. Weyman
- 1961 · Greyfriars Bobby as Caretaker
- 1961 · The Shadow of the Cat as Clara, the Maid
- 1960 · Maigret as Rose Alfonsi
- 1960 · The Brides of Dracula as Greta
- 1958 · A Tale of Two Cities as Vengeance
- 1957 · The Flesh Is Weak as Trixie
- 1956 · The Last Man to Hang as Mrs. Tucker
- 1956 · Bhowani Junction as The Sandani
- 1954 · The Crowded Day as Mrs. Morgan
- 1954 · The Good Die Young as Mrs. Freeman
- 1953 · Women of Twilight as Mrs. Helen 'Nelly' Alistair
- 1951 · Mr. Denning Drives North as Ma Smith
- 1951 · Flesh and Blood as Mrs. Hannah
- 1948 · No Room at the Inn as Mrs. Voray
- 1946 · Great Expectations as Mrs. Joe
- 1946 · Beware of Pity as Gypsy
- 1944 · Henry V as Mistress Quickly
- 1944 · A Canterbury Tale as Prudence Honeywood