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Jean Margaret Hodgkinson (11 October 1926 – 14 October 2016), known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street , a role she played from 1964 until 1987, and also as Auntie Wainwright in the long ...
Oct 14, 2016 · Jean Alexander, who died in 2016, was a versatile actress who became famous for playing Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street. She also appeared in stage, film and other TV shows, and was a fan of Shakespeare and Sir Laurence Olivier.
Jean Alexander (1926-2016) was a popular British actress who played Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street for 23 years. She also appeared in Last of the Summer Wine, won a Royal Television Society Award and was nominated for a BAFTA.
Oct 15, 2016 · The actress, who played Hilda Ogden and Auntie Wainwright, passed away at 90 in 2016. She was praised by her co-stars and fans for her talent and humour in the iconic roles.
Actress: The Mob. Jean Alexander began her acting career while in high school in Rochester. Soon after graduation she joined Stanley Woolf's Civic Drama Guild of New York for a car-and-truck tour of "Junior Miss" (1945) and just months after WWII she was touring the South Pacific in "Petticoat Fever" with the USO.
Jean Alexander was a British television actress who played Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street and Auntie Wainwright in Last of the Summer Wine. She won a Royal Television Society Award and was voted the "Greatest Soap Opera Star of All Time" in the UK.
Oct 14, 2016 · The actress, who played the iconic character for 23 years, passed away three days after her birthday in 2016. She was also a regular in Last Of The Summer Wine and a beloved figure in British TV history.
