Jean Mavis Hodgkinson (11 October 1926 – 14 October 2016), known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a award-winning English actress. She played Hilda Ogden in the ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", from 1964 to 1987. She also played Auntie Wainwright in the long-running BBC One sitcom, "Last of the Summer Wine", from 1988 to 1989, and again from 1992 to 2010. She worked as an actress for more than 60 years.