Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander
Jean Alexander
	Alexander as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street
Born	Jean Margaret Hodgkinson; 11 October 1926; Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Died	14 October 2016 (aged 90); Southport, Merseyside, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–2010
Known for	Role of Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street; Role of Auntie Wainwright in Last of the Summer Wine;
Television	Coronation Street (1962, 1964–1987, 1990, 1998); Last of the Summer Wine (1988–1989, 1992–2010);

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-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1988 to 2010. For her role in Coronation Street, she won the 1985 Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance, and received a 1988 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actress.

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