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Jean Heywood
Publicity Photo of Jean Heywood
Born
Jean Murray

(1921-07-15)15 July 1921[1]
Died14 September 2019(2019-09-14) (aged 98)
OccupationActress
Years active1968–2010
Spouse
Roland Heywood
(m. 1945; died 1996)
[2]
Children3

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

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

Personal life

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Room, Adrian (10 January 2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins (5th ed.). McFarland. p. 228. ISBN 9780786457632 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Hayward, Anthony (7 November 2019). "Jean Heywood obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Heywood, Jean 1921– information – Encyclopedia.com: Find Heywood, Jean 1921– research". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Jean Heywood". BAFTA. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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