Edith Frank-Holländer — The Diary of Anne Frank Character Profile

About Edith Frank-Holländer

Anne's mother and the group's matriarch. She endures the psychological and physical strains of prolonged confinement while striving to maintain family cohesion and normalcy.

Character Facts

Played by

Joan Plowright

Appears in

The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Diary of Anne Frank

• Anne Frank (Melissa Gilbert)
• Otto Frank (Maximilian Schell)
• Jan Dussel (Clive Revill)
• Hermann van Daan (James Coco)
• Petronella van Daan (Doris Roberts)
• Peter van Daan (Scott Jacoby)
• Margot Frank (Melora Marshall)
• Mr. Kraler (Erik Holland)
• Miep Gies (Anne Wyndham)