Jean Hodgkinson, known by the stage name Jean Alexander (born 24 February 1926), is a retired English television actress. She was best known to British television viewers asHilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played from 1964 until 1987, and also as Auntie Wainwright in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1988 to 2010. For her role in Coronation Street she received a 1987 BAFTA TV Awardnomination for Best Actress. She retired from acting in 2012. She has lived for many years in Southport, Merseyside.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
George & Tammy (2022)
Guest starring as Diner Waitress
- Episode 1x02: Stand by Your Man (Dec 9, 2022) [Co-Star]
Where the Heart Is (1997)
Starring as Kathleen Beresford
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Flesh and Blood (Jun 23, 2002)
- Episode 6x03: Happy Returns (May 5, 2002)
- Episode 6x02: Relative Strangers (Apr 28, 2002)
Big Break (1991)
Guest starring as Jean Alexander
- Episode S01 Special: Celebrity Christmas Special (Dec 24, 1991)
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Starring as Auntie
- Episode 28x10: Sinclair and the Wormley Witches (Sep 23, 2007)
Coronation Street (1960)
Starring as Hilda Ogden
(34 episodes)
- Episode 38x105: Jul 2, 1997 (Jul 2, 1997)
- Episode 27x104: 29 December 1986 (Dec 29, 1986)
- Episode 27x82: 8 October 1986 (Oct 8, 1986)
- Episode 27x78: 22 September 1986 (Sep 22, 1986)
- Episode 27x60: 30 July 1986 (Jul 30, 1986)
- Episode 27x48: 18 June 1986 (Jun 18, 1986)
- Episode 27x08: 27 January 1986 (Jan 27, 1986)
- Episode 27x02: 6 January 1986 (Jan 6, 1986)
- Episode 27x01: 1 January 1986 (Jan 1, 1986)
- Episode 24x82: 12th October 1983 (Oct 12, 1983)
- Episode 24x10: 2nd February 1983 (Feb 2, 1983)
- Episode 24x09: 31st January 1983 (Jan 31, 1983)
- Episode 24x08: 26 January 1983 (Jan 26, 1983)
- Episode 24x07: 24 January 1983 (Jan 24, 1983)
- Episode 24x02: 5th January 1983 (Jan 5, 1983)
- Episode 24x01: 3rd January 1983 (Jan 3, 1983)
- Episode 23x49: Wed 23 Jun, 1982 (Jun 23, 1982)
- Episode 23x48: Mon 21 Jun, 1982 (Jun 21, 1982)
- Episode 22x99: Dec 14, 1981 (Dec 14, 1981)
- Episode 22x98: Dec. 9, 1981 (Dec 9, 1981)
- Episode 22x97: Dec. 7, 1981 (Dec 7, 1981)
- Episode 22x96: Dec. 2, 1981 (Dec 2, 1981)
- Episode 22x95: Nov. 30, 1981 (Nov 30, 1981)
- Episode 22x59: 27th July 1981 (Jul 27, 1981)
- Episode 19x34: Apr 26, 1978 (Apr 26, 1978)
- Episode 19x33: Apr. 24, 1978 (Apr 24, 1978)
- Episode 16x05: 6th October 1975 (Oct 6, 1975)
- Episode 12x86: Oct 27, 1971 (Oct 27, 1971)
- Episode 12x85: Oct 25, 1971 (Oct 25, 1971)
- Episode 12x16: Feb. 24, 1971 (Feb 24, 1971)
- Episode 11x21: 16 March 1970 (Mar 16, 1970)
- Episode 9x03: Jan 8, 1968 (Jan 8, 1968)
- Episode 6x98: 8 Dec 1965 (Dec 8, 1965)
- Episode 6x51: Jun 28, 1965 (Jun 28, 1965)