Gemma Jones – 78, London

Jennifer “Gemma” Jones became a household name as Louisa Trotter in the popular series Duchess of Duke Street. Fans of the ’70s’ TV hit immediately gravitated towards her depiction of a Cockney master chef who becomes the proprietor of a high-class hotel in London.

For almost sixty years and counting, Jones has been on stage and on screen, appearing in cult classics like the Harry Potter series playing Madam Pomfrey while also dramatizing the character of Mrs. Dashwood in Sense And Sensibility. In 2021, she stars as Minnie in the inaugural season of Finding Alice.