Jean Heywood

British actress (1921–2019)

Roland Heywood

(m. 1945; died 1996)

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Jean Heywood (born Jean Murray; 15 July 1921 – 14 September 2019)^[3] was a British actress.

Born in Blyth, Northumberland, in July 1921, Heywood appeared in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out. Her TV work included roles in When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty.^[4] In 2005, she starred alongside Richard Briers and Kevin Whately in a drama called Dad on BBC One as part of Comic Relief's Elder Abuse campaign.^[5] In 2010 Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married Single Other.

Career

Heywood appeared in many roles, mainly in television but also in films such as Billy Elliot.

Personal life

At age six, Heywood moved with her parents, Jack and Elsie, to New Zealand. Her mother died less than six months later, and the family returned to the UK.^[3]

Heywood died in September 2019 at the age of 98.^[6] Her husband, Roland, had predeceased her (in 1996). They had two children together, and Heywood had another from an earlier relationship.^[3]

Filmography

When the Boat Comes In (1976–77) as Bella Seaton
Our Day Out (1977) as Mrs Kay
Emmerdale Farm (1978) as Phyllis Acaster
Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) E5 "George’s Last Ride" as Mary Malone.
No Place Like Home (1984) as Lillian (Beryl's mother)
Dalgliesh (TV series) Cover Her Face (1985) as Martha
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) as Lillian Hubbard
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987) as Edie Pagett
All Creatures Great and Small (1990) as Mrs Alton
The Glass Virgin as Amy
A Touch of Frost (1997) Episode: No Other Love, as Olive Walters
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998) S4:E3 "Digging for Dirt" as Enid Weston
Billy Elliot (2000) as Grandma
Brookside (2000) as Kitty Hilton
Heartbeat (1995) S5 Episode 6 as Hilda Openshaw. We're All Allies Really.

References

^ Room, Adrian (10 January 2014). Jean Heywood (5th ed.). McFarland. p. 228. ISBN 9780786457632 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hayward, Anthony (7 November 2019). "Jean Heywood obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "Heywood, Jean 1921– information – Encyclopedia.com: Find Heywood, Jean 1921– research". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Alzheimer's Society welcomes star of BBC drama and Comic Relief campaign". 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
^ "Jean Heywood". BAFTA. Retrieved 2 November 2019.