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name: "Freda Jackson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/freda-jackson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 December 1909"
died: "10 October 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:59.976177+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Freda Jackson

Actor. Born 29 December 1909 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. Died 10 October 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 December 1909, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 October 1990

## Biography

Freda Jackson was an English actress whose career spanned stage, film and television from the 1930s to the 1980s.

She made her professional stage debut in 1934 at the Northampton Repertory Theatre and later performed with the Old Vic company and at Stratford Memorial Theatre. Her film roles included Mistress Quickly in *Henry V* (1944), Mrs. Joe in *Great Expectations* (1946), Greta in *The Brides of Dracula* (1960), Mrs. Seagrim in *Tom Jones* (1963) and a Stygian Witch in *Clash of the Titans* (1981). She also appeared in television series including *Blake's 7* (1978).

Jackson was married to the artist Henry Bird.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Great Expectations* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Joe — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)

## Also known for

- *Clash of the Titans* (1981), A Stygian Witch
- *The Brides of Dracula* (1960), Greta
- *Tom Jones* (1963), Mrs. Seagrim
- *The Valley of Gwangi* (1969), Tia Zorina - the Witch
- *Henry V* (1944), Mistress Quickly
- *A Canterbury Tale* (1944), Prudence Honeywood
- *Die, Monster, Die!* (1965), Letitia Witley
- *Greyfriars Bobby* (1961), Caretaker

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