Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Actor

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
December 29, 1909

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.

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Representative Works

Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
6.9
/ English
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
7.3
/ English
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
5.9
/ English
Henry V
Henry V
6.7
/ English
Bhowani Junction
Bhowani Junction
6.1
/ English
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
7.0
/ English
The Jokers
The Jokers
6.2
/ English
Die, Monster, Die!
Die, Monster, Die!
5.6
/ English
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
No Rating Yet
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Clash of the Titans
1981Nominee

Best Performance

Clash of the Titans

Great Expectations
1946Nominee

Best Performance

Great Expectations

The Brides of Dracula
1960Nominee

Best Performance

The Brides of Dracula

Career Highlights

The Valley of Gwangi
1969Highlight

Best Performance

The Valley of Gwangi

Tom Jones
1963Highlight

Best Performance

Tom Jones