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name: "Jean Ainslie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-ainslie"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1920"
died: "26 October 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:41:01.645724+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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# Jean Ainslie

Actor. Born 8 June 1920 in Plumstead, London, England, UK. Died 26 October 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1920, Plumstead, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 26 October 2001
- **Active:** 1994–2000

## Biography

Jean Ainslie (1920–2001) was an English actress. She appeared as Elsie Morgan in the 1994 BBC series *Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge*.

Her other television and film credits include *Secrets & Lies* (1996), *Wilde* (1997), *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1992), *Father Ted* (1995), *Black Books* (2002) and *All or Nothing* (2002).

*Sources: comedy.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Black Books* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Charity Collector — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)
- *Secrets & Lies* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/secrets-and-lies.md)
- *Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Elsie Morgan — [page](https://film.one/tv/knowing-me-knowing-you-with-alan-partridge.md)

## Also known for

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Alison Hendry
- *Father Ted* (1995), Jane
- *Wilde* (1997), Miss Prism
- *All or Nothing* (2002), Old Lady
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Cleaning Lady
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), Elderly Lady
- *I Don't Speak English* (1995)
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), Mme Collings

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