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