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Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Actor · Born December 4, 1942 (83) · Marylebone, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), the Harry Potter series (2002–11), and Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). For her role in the BBC television film Marvellous (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Born
December 4, 1942 (83)
From
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Gemma Jones' films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
26%
Morality
22%
Survival
9%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 14 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 24 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 18 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 14
Ally
3 of 14
Threshold guardian
3 of 14
Hero
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
20
Tense
16
Romantic
15
Hopeful
12
Joyful
11
Other
38

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gemma Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gemma Jones' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • I, Jack Wright(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rose Wright

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy(2025)

    as Pamela Jones

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Brenda

  • Blue(2024)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Victoria Swan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Agnes Savile

  • Emily(2022)

    as Aunt Branwell

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Benediction(2021)

    as Hester Gatty (Older)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Finding Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Minnie

  • Ammonite(2020)

    as Molly Anning

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rocketman(2019)

    as Ivy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jack(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Aunt Anne Lister

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Patrick the Pug(2018)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • You, Me and Him(2017)

    as Sue Miller

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Diana and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mrs McDonald

  • God's Own Country(2017)

    as Deidre Saxby

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Judith

  • Carnage(2017)

    as Davina

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Penelope Carter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bridget Jones's Baby(2016)

    as Mum

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Capital(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Petunia

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Unforgotten(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Claire Slater

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Teacup Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 25 episodes · as Great Aunt Lizzie

  • Radiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Maria

  • Marvellous(2014)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dowager Countess

  • Lucan(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dowager Countess of Lucan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Campe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Lady Vanishes(2013)

    as Rose Floodporter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Last Tango in Halifax(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Muriel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 13 Steps Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Olive

  • 13 Steps Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Olive

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Anne

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Poppy Pomfrey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hysteria(2011)

    as Lady St. John-Smythe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Forget Me Not(2010)

    as Lizzie Fisher

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Whistle and I'll Come to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Alice Parkin

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger(2010)

    as Helena Shepridge

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister(2010)

    as Aunt Lister

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

    as Poppy Pomfrey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Good(2008)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Cailleach

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ballet Shoes(2007)

    as Dr. Jakes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Contractor(2007)

    as Mrs. Day

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs De Ropp

  • All About George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kay

  • Fragile(2005)

    as Mrs. Folder

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • All About George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kay

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    as Mum

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Bibble

  • Kiss of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sonia

  • Shanghai Knights(2003)

    as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bootleg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Bubby

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

    as Poppy Pomfrey

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 16 episodes · as Connie James

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • No News from God(2001)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Moriarty

  • Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

    as Bridget's Mum

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Elizabeth Harrison

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth Harrison

  • Cotton Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mrs Freda Davids

  • Captain Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Eunice Pickles

  • An Evil Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Beatrice Kyle

  • The Winslow Boy(1999)

    as Grace Winslow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Theory of Flight(1998)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • O.K. Garage(1998)

    as Mrs. Wiggins

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs Biddle

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Hampson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dr Jean Mullins

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Wilde(1997)

    as Lady Queensberry

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Maisie Gooch

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(1997)

    as Mrs. Fairfax

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Valley Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Beryl

  • Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jane Garth

  • Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jane Garth

  • Sense and Sensibility(1995)

    as Mrs. Dashwood

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Feast of July(1995)

    as Mrs. Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jane Moreton

  • The Return of the Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Miss Menzies

  • Tender Loving Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Nicky Dobbs

  • Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death(1993)

    as Sara Glynn

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • After the Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Joan Scott-Fowler

  • The Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Miss Menzies

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Scott-Fowler

  • Devices and Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alice Mair

  • Chelworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 8 episodes · as Virginia Hincham

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as The Queen (archive footage)

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Williams

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • On the Black Hill(1988)

    as Mary Jones

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Paperhouse(1988)

    as Dr. Sarah Nicols

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Queen

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Miss Prism

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Peveril

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Staveley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Prism

  • Very Like a Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lady Mellor

  • The Merchant of Venice(1980)

    as Portia

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Portia

  • The Duchess of Duke Street(1976)

    Show 31 episodes · as Louise Trotter

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dial a Deadly Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Helen Curry

  • The Way of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Millamant

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Paston

  • Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mollie

  • Dial M for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophie Lamasse

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Princess Vicky

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gwendolen Fairfax

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Curry

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Parkin

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Varya

  • The Devils(1971)

    as Madeleine de Brou

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Sidecar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Edith

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Anna Firth

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Firth

  • Shadows of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Judith

  • The Spoils of Poynton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 4 episodes · as Fleda Vetch

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucinda

  • Kenilworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 4 episodes · as Queen Elizabeth I

  • Rainbow City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mary Steele

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwendolen Fairfax · as Varya

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mrs. Taylor

  • The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Grusha

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarice

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Nina Zarechnaya · as Victoire / Lucille Desmoulins

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamela Phillips

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bright Side Running Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 127 titles, 126 of them dated from 1959 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

$282M worldwide

Highest rated

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Trial & Retribution (1997)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19592025

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting127 of 127: 127 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 36 roles
7101061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 4 major nominations, 1971–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 1977
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  3. 1972
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  4. 1971
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gemma Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Blue (2024)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gemma Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles8–63 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles23–71 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles16–77 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles11–69 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles6–53 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gemma Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gemma Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Bevan shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles