Gemma Jones
Known for acting · Born 4 December 1942 · 83 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
126 credits
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
God's Own Country
2017
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Rocketman
2019
Ammonite
2020
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Gentleman Jack
2019
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
Wicked Little Letters
2024
Spooks
2002
Fragile
2005
Acting (126)
2025Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyPamela JonesFilm
2025I, Jack WrightRose Wright · 6 episodesSeries
2024Wicked Little LettersVictoria SwanFilm
2024DisclaimerHelen · 2 episodesSeries
2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope MysteryBrendaFilm
2024BlueAnnaFilm
2023The ReckoningAgnes Savile · 4 episodesSeries
2022EmilyAunt BranwellFilm
2021BenedictionHester Gatty (Older)Film
2021Finding AliceMinnie Walsh · 5 episodesSeries
2020AmmoniteMolly AnningFilm
2019RocketmanIvyFilm
2019Gentleman JackAunt Anne Lister · 16 episodesSeries
2018PatrickCeliaFilm
2018You, Me and HimSue MillerFilm
2017God's Own CountryDeidre SaxbyFilm
2017Carnage: Swallowing the PastDavinaFilm
2017Diana and IMrs McDonaldFilm
2017Gypsy's KissJudithFilm
2016Bridget Jones's BabyMumFilm
2016The CrownPenelope CarterSeries
2015UnforgottenClaire Slater · 6 episodesSeries
2015CapitalPetunia · 3 episodesSeries
2015Teacup TravelsGreat Aunt Lizzie · 25 episodesSeries
2014MarvellousMaryFilm
2014RadiatorMariaFilm
2013AtlantisCampeSeries
2013The Lady VanishesRose FloodporterFilm
2013LucanDowager Countess of Lucan · 2 episodesSeries
2013LucanDowager CountessFilm
2012Last Tango in HalifaxMurielSeries
201213 Steps DownOliveFilm
201213 Steps DownOlive · 2 episodesSeries
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Poppy PomfreyFilm
2011HysteriaLady St. John-SmytheFilm
2011Death in ParadiseSister AnneSeries
2011Forget Me NotLizzie FisherFilm
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerHelena ShepridgeFilm
2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerAunt ListerFilm
2010Whistle and I'll Come to YouAlice ParkinFilm
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrincePoppy PomfreyFilm
2009Locating the World of Sense & SensibilitySelfFilm
2008MerlinThe Cailleach · 2 episodesSeries
2008Ballet ShoesDr. JakesFilm
2008GoodMotherFilm
2007The ContractorMrs. DayFilm
2007Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?Mrs De RoppFilm
2005FragileMrs. FolderFilm
2005All About GeorgeKay · 6 episodesSeries
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonMumFilm
2004The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs. BibbleFilm
2003Shanghai KnightsQueen VictoriaFilm
2003Kiss of LifeSoniaFilm
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPoppy PomfreyFilm
2002SpooksConnie James · 16 episodesSeries
2002BootlegMrs. Bubby · 3 episodesSeries
2001Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget's MumFilm
2001Don't Tempt MeNancyFilm
2001Judge John DeedProfessor MoriartySeries
2000LongitudeElizabeth HarrisonFilm
2000LongitudeElizabeth Harrison · 2 episodesSeries
1999The Winslow BoyGrace WinslowFilm
1999The Theory of FlightAnneFilm
1999Cotton MaryMrs Freda DavidsFilm
1999Captain JackEunice PicklesFilm
1999An Evil StreakBeatrice Kyle · 3 episodesSeries
1998All Revved UpMrs. WigginsFilm
1997Midsomer MurdersMaisie GoochSeries
1997WildeLady QueensberryFilm
1997Jane EyreMrs. FairfaxFilm
1997Trial & RetributionDr Jean Mullins · 10 episodesSeries
1997An Unsuitable Job for a WomanJulia HampsonSeries
1997The Phoenix and the CarpetMrs Biddle · 6 episodesSeries
1996WildernessJane Garth · 3 episodesSeries
1996Valley GirlsBerylFilm
1996WildernessJane GarthFilm
1995Sense and SensibilityMrs. DashwoodFilm
1995Feast of JulyMrs. WainwrightFilm
1994FaithJane Moreton · 2 episodesSeries
1993The Return of the BorrowersMiss Menzies · 3 episodesSeries
1993Tender Loving CareNicky DobbsFilm
1992The BorrowersMiss Menzies · 3 episodesSeries
1992After the DanceJoan Scott-FowlerFilm
1991Devices and DesiresAlice Mair · 6 episodesSeries
1991PerformanceJoan Scott-FowlerSeries
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMiss WilliamsSeries
1989The Jim Henson HourThe Queen (archive footage)Series
1989ChelworthVirginia Hincham · 8 episodesSeries
1988The StorytellerQueenSeries
1988PaperhouseDr. Sarah NicolsFilm
1988On the Black HillMary JonesFilm
1988The Importance of Being EarnestMiss PrismFilm
1987Inspector MorseAnne StaveleySeries
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMrs. Peveril · 3 episodesSeries
1985Theatre NightMiss PrismSeries
1981Very Like a WhaleLady MellorFilm
1980The Merchant of VenicePortiaFilm
1978The BBC Television ShakespearePortiaSeries
1976The Duchess of Duke StreetLouise Trotter · 31 episodesSeries
1975Dial a Deadly NumberHelen CurryFilm
1975The Way of the WorldMillamantFilm
1974Fall of EaglesPrincess Vicky · 2 episodesSeries
1974Churchill's PeopleMargaret PastonSeries
1974FootstepsMollieFilm
1974The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen FairfaxFilm
1974Dial M for MurderSophie LamasseSeries
1973ThrillerHelen CurrySeries
1971The DevilsMadeleine de BrouFilm
1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasAlice ParkinSeries
1971The Cherry OrchardVaryaFilm
1971The Man in the SidecarEdithFilm
1970Play for TodayAnna FirthSeries
1970Shadows of FearJudithSeries
1970The Spoils of PoyntonFleda Vetch · 4 episodesSeries
1970The LieAnna FirthFilm
1967Rainbow CityMary Steele · 6 episodesSeries
1967KenilworthQueen Elizabeth I · 4 episodesSeries
1967Boy Meets GirlLucindaSeries
1965BBC Play of the MonthVarya, Gwendolen FairfaxSeries
1965Treasure IslandMrs. TaylorFilm
1964The Wednesday PlayClariceSeries
1964Theatre 625Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins, Nina ZarechnayaSeries
1964The Life and Death of Lovely Karen GilhooleyGrushaFilm
1963The Human JunglePamela PhillipsSeries
1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
—The Bright Side Running ClubFilm