Jean Heywood
Jean Heywood ( born July 15, 1921 in Blyth, Northumberland, England) is a British actress.
Life
Jean Heywood worked as a theater actress at various theaters in London and the UK.
At the Redgrave Theatre in Bristol she entered You never know of George Bernard Shaw. At the Duke of York 's Theatre in London in February 1980, she played alongside Glenda Jackson the mother's role in the world premiere of the play Rose by Andrew Davies. At the Royal National Theatre, she played the role of the old nurse Margret in August Strindberg's drama The Father.
Heywood starred in numerous television films and television series since the 1970s. Heywood played continuous series roles, episodic and guest roles. In the British television series Leave It to Charlie (1978-1980) she was seen in the continuous series role of landlady Florence McGee. In the British television series The Doctor and Small they also had a continuous series role as housekeeper Mrs. Alton. In the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster - Lord and Master, she played in 1993 in the 4th season the role of Aunt Dahlia.
Directed by Jack Gold, she appeared (1984 ) in minor roles in the television films The Red Monarch (1983) and Sakharov. In the TV movie Dad (2005) she played the role of a person suffering from Alzheimer 's disease as a wife Jeannie James. Heywood had prepared himself by talking with Alzheimer's patients and by visits to self-help groups intensively on this role.
Occasionally took over Heywood roles in movies. In the film comedy and coming-of- age film Billy Elliot - I Will Dance ( 2000) drew a " moving portrait " of Billy's senile and increasingly confused expectant grandmother.