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Gemma Jones, (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress who portrayed Poppy Pomfrey in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

At the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, she confirmed that she returns for the last film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

She was first recognised outside the UK in 1974, after playing the Empress Frederick in the BBC television drama series Fall of Eagles and Louisa Trotter in another BBC drama, The Duchess of Duke Street. She later played Mrs. Dashwood alongside Kate Winslet, as well as future Harry Potter co-stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, in the Academy Award-winning period drama Sense and Sensibility (1995). The film also starred British actor Richard Lumsden, who in the same year married Emma's sister Sophie Thompson.

Other notable roles include Lady Queensbury in Wilde (1997), Grace Winslow in The Winslow Boy (1999), Pam Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) alongside Harry Potter co-star Jim Broadbent, and Dr. Jakes alongside Harry Potter co-stars Emma Watson and Richard Griffiths in Ballet Shoes (2007).

Gemma Jones Jim Broadbent — Gemma Jones with Jim Broadbent in *Bridget Jones Diary*.

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 At the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, she confirmed that she returns for the last film: ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''.
-She was first recognised outside the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|UK]] in 1974, after playing the [[Wikipedia:Empress Frederick|Empress Frederick]] in the [[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] television drama series ''[[Wikipedia:Fall of Eagles|Fall of Eagles]]'' and Louisa Trotter in another BBC drama, ''[[Wikipedia:The Duchess of Duke Street|The Duchess of Duke Street]]''. She later played Mrs. Dashwood alongside [[Wikipedia:Kate Winslet|Kate Winslet]], as well as future ''Harry Potter'' co-stars [[Alan Rickman]] and [[Emma Thompson]], in the [[Wikipedia:Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning period drama ''[[Wikipedia:Sense and Sensibility (1995 film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' (1995).
+She was first recognised outside the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|UK]] in 1974, after playing the [[Wikipedia:Empress Frederick|Empress Frederick]] in the [[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] television drama series ''[[Wikipedia:Fall of Eagles|Fall of Eagles]]'' and Louisa Trotter in another BBC drama, ''[[Wikipedia:The Duchess of Duke Street|The Duchess of Duke Street]]''. She later played Mrs. Dashwood alongside [[Wikipedia:Kate Winslet|Kate Winslet]], as well as future ''Harry Potter'' co-stars [[Alan Rickman]] and [[Emma Thompson]], in the [[Wikipedia:Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning period drama ''[[Wikipedia:Sense and Sensibility (1995 film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' (1995).  The film also starred British actor Richard Lumsden, who in the same year married Emma's sister [[Sophie Thompson]].
 Other notable roles include Lady Queensbury in ''[[Wikipedia:Wilde (film)|Wilde]]'' (1997), Grace Winslow in ''[[Wikipedia:The Winslow Boy|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1999), Pam Jones in ''[[Wikipedia:Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' (2001) alongside ''Harry Potter'' co-star [[Jim Broadbent]], and Dr. Jakes alongside Harry Potter co-stars [[Emma Watson]] and [[Richard Griffiths]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]'' (2007).