Jeannie Lawson — The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Character Profile

About Jeannie Lawson

A veteran missionary and friend of Sir Francis Jamison. She welcomes Gladys as an assistant at her remote mission and runs a local inn for muleteers. She dies tragically when a balcony collapses at the inn.

Character Facts

Played by

Athene Seyler

Appears in

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Jeannie Lawson — Professional Staff — Yang (Peter Chong)

  Yang's employment transitions smoothly from Lawson to Gladys as inn leadership changes.

• Jeannie Lawson — Professional Assistant — Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman)

  Jeannie hires Gladys to help manage the mission and its associated inn.

• Jeannie Lawson — Social Close Friend — Sir Francis Jamison (Ronald Squire)

  A long-standing personal bond that facilitates Gladys's placement in the region.

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• The Mandarin of Yang Cheng (Robert Donat)
• Sui-Lan (Tsai Chin)
• Mr. Murfin (Richard Wattis)
• Sir Francis' cook (Joan Young)
• Sir Francis Jamison (Ronald Squire)
• Yang (Peter Chong)
• Hok-A (Michael David)
• Miss Thompson (Noel Hood)
• Secretary at China Inland Mission (Edith Sharpe)