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Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 05, 1906
Died Oct 17, 1998 (92)
Birthplace Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple. As well as portraying Miss Marple on television, Hickson also narrated a number of Miss ... Marple stories on audio books. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Hickson was a daughter of Edith Mary (née Bogle) and Alfred Harold Hickson, a shoe manufacturer. Boarding at Oldfield School at Swanage in Dorset she went on to train at RADA in London. Making her stage debut in 1927, she worked for several years throughout the United Kingdom and achieved success playing comedic, often eccentric characters in London's West End, including the role of the cockney maid Ida in the original production of See How They Run, at the Q Theatre in 1944, and then at the Comedy Theatre in January 1945. She made her first film appearance in 1934. The numerous supporting roles of her career included several Carry On films including Sister in Carry On Nurse and Mrs May in Carry On Constable. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

Century

Century

1993

as Mrs. Whitweather

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990

as Duchess of Marlborough

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989

as Miss Marple

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987

as Miss Jane Marple

Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery

1986

as Bea

Clockwise

Clockwise

1986

as Mrs. Ellie Trellis

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983

as Aunt Agatha

A Ferry Ride Away

A Ferry Ride Away

1981

as Mrs. Massie

Bedroom Farce

Bedroom Farce

1980

as Delia

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1980

as Widow

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

1980

as Mrs. Rivington

Yanks

Yanks

1979

as Mrs. Moody

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Various Characters

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1976

as Mother

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

as Mrs Gibbons

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

as Mrs. Radlett

Carry On Girls

Carry On Girls

1973

as Mrs. Dukes

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973

as Mrs. Sprout

Friends

Friends

1971

as Lady in Bookstore

Carry On Loving

Carry On Loving

1970

as Mrs Grubb

Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963

as Mrs. Wood

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

1963

as Housewife

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

1962

as Miss Gibbs

I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

1962

as Landlady

Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961

as Mrs. Kidder

His and Hers

His and Hers

1961

as Phoebe

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

as Matron

Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

1961

as Mrs. Bostwick

No Kidding

No Kidding

1960

as Cook

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960

as Mrs. May

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

1960

as Nurse

Carry On Nurse

Carry On Nurse

1959

as Matron

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

as Rosemary

Please Turn Over

Please Turn Over

1959

as Saleswoman

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1959

as Miss Dobson

Chain of Events

Chain of Events

1958

as Barmaid

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

1958

as Aunt Florence

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958

as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

1958

as Mrs. Bowles

Carry on Admiral

Carry on Admiral

1957

as Mother

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957

as Sister Duckworth

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1957

as Mrs. Kent

Port of Escape

Port of Escape

1956

as Rosalie Watchett

Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy

1956

as Lady Emily Cranfield

Child in the House

Child in the House

1956

as Cook

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Landlady

The Extra Day

The Extra Day

1956

as Mrs. West

The Last Man to Hang

The Last Man to Hang

1956

as Mrs. Prynne

Lost

Lost

1956

as Chemist (Uncredited)

Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

as Mrs. Perkins

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1955

as Miss Edinger

As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy

1955

as Barmaid

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955

as Barmaid

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

as Piano Customer (uncredited)

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea

1955

as Mrs. Thomas

What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

1954

as Polly Ann Hadley

Dance Little Lady

Dance Little Lady

1954

as Mrs. Matthews

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

1954

as Mrs. Forster

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

1954

as Mrs. Hardcastle

The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

1954

as Mrs. Jones

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

1954

as Mrs. Groaker

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

1954

as Maggie

To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

as Pub Landlady

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly Nightshade

1953

as Mrs. Fenton

Love in Pawn

Love in Pawn

1953

as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

1953

as Station Announcer

Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

1952

as Mrs Hawthorn

The Card

The Card

1952

as Mrs. Codleyn

Come Back Peter

Come Back Peter

1952

as Mrs. Harris

Tall Headlines

Tall Headlines

1952

as The Waitress

Curtain Up

Curtain Up

1952

as Harry's Landlady

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Mrs Stukely

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

1952

as Housekeeper (Uncredited)

High Treason

High Treason

1951

as Mrs. Ellis

Seven Days to Noon

Seven Days to Noon

1950

as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett

The Magnet

The Magnet

1950

as Mrs Ward

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1949

as Mrs. Northrop

Marry Me

Marry Me

1949

as Mrs. Pearson

The Guinea Pig

The Guinea Pig

1948

as Mrs. Read

This Was a Woman

This Was a Woman

1948

as Miss Johnson

Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Seamstress

Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

1947

as Mrs. Lane

So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

1947

as Mother (uncredited)

The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

1946

as Ada

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

as Hotel Manageress

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress

1945

as Miss Parker

I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

as Minor role (uncredited)

Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

as Mrs. Pike

Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio

1941

as Katie

Sailors Don't Care

Sailors Don't Care

1940

as Woman Carried Ashore

I See Ice

I See Ice

1938

as Receptionist

Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger

1937

as Emmy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Miss Marple

as Miss Marple

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Dec 26, 1984

Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 04, 1981

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

as Miss Marple

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 26, 1984

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

as Miss Jane Marple

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 28, 1985

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

as Mrs. Chambers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1973

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

as Miss Marple

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1985

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

as Miss Jane Marple

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 07, 1985

Miss Marple: Nemesis

as Miss Jane Marple

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 08, 1987

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

as Miss Jane Marple

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 25, 1987

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as Miss Jane Marple

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 1987

Crown Court

as Elizabeth Penn

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Budgie

as Edith Broughton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1971

Play for Today

as Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

From a Bird's Eye View

as Hilda Tuttle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1970

Lady Killers

as Carrie Esther Rapley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 1980

Time for Murder

as Miss Wainwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1985

Dixon of Dock Green

as Elsie Francis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Danger Man

as Mrs. Curtis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1960

Sykes

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Our Man At St Mark's

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

Barnaby Rudge

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

Poor Little Rich Girls

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 25, 2004

Good Girl

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 27, 1974

The Gentle Touch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 1980

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

Within These Walls

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1974

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Ooh La La!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 1968

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