
Person
Freda Jackson
Acting · 1909–1990 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
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

BBC2 Play of the Week
Lafone

Blake's 7
Tara

Maigret
Rose Alfonsi

The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)

Clash of the Titans
A Stygian Witch

Adam Adamant Lives!
Margo Kane

Great Expectations
Mrs. Joe
The Spies
Imradda
Knock on Any Door
Mrs. Fieldwalker

Armchair Theatre
Mrs. Daphne Ridley
Filmography
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookGreta (archive footage)
- 1981Clash of the TitansA Stygian Witch
- 1979The Old Curiosity ShopMrs Jiniwin
- 1978She Fell Among ThievesLafone
- 1978Blake's 7Tara
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekLafone
- 1969The Valley of GwangiTia Zorina - the Witch
- 1967The JokersMrs. Pervis
- 1966Adam Adamant Lives!Margo Kane
- 1966The SpiesImradda
- 1965Die, Monster, Die!Letitia Witley
- 1965Knock on Any DoorMrs. Fieldwalker
- 1964The Third SecretMrs Bales
- 1964Boy With a FluteAnne Winters
- 1963West 11Mrs. Hartley
- 1963Tom JonesMrs. Seagrim
- 1961Serjeant Musgrave's DanceMrs Hitchcock
- 1961Attempt to KillMrs. Weyman
- 1961Greyfriars BobbyCaretaker
- 1961The Shadow of the CatClara, the Maid
- 1960MaigretRose Alfonsi
- 1960The Brides of DraculaGreta
- 1960Twentieth Century Theatre: ColombeMadame Georges
- 1958A Tale of Two CitiesVengeance
- 1957The Flesh Is WeakTrixie
- 1956The Last Man to HangMrs. Tucker
- 1956Armchair TheatreMrs. Daphne Ridley
- 1956Bhowani JunctionThe Sandani
- 1954The Crowded DayMrs. Morgan
- 1954The Good Die YoungMrs. Freeman
- 1953Women of TwilightMrs. Helen 'Nelly' Alistair
- 1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthMa Smith
- 1951Flesh and BloodMrs. Hannah
- 1948No Room at the InnMrs. Voray
- 1946Great ExpectationsMrs. Joe
- 1946Beware of PityGypsy
- 1944Henry VMistress Quickly
- 1944A Canterbury TalePrudence Honeywood
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