Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Known for
Acting
Born
August 5, 1906
Died
October 17, 1998 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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

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Filmography

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Not At All

Not At All

Movie · as Mrs. K

1998
What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

Movie · as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993
Century poster

Century

Movie · as Mrs. Whitweather

1992
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors poster

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Movie · as Miss Marple

1992
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side poster

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Movie · as Miss Marple

1990
King of the Wind poster

King of the Wind

Movie · as Duchess of Marlborough

1990
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait poster

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Movie · as Narrator

1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery poster

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Movie · as Miss Marple

1987
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington poster

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Movie · as Miss Jane Marple

1987
Miss Marple: Nemesis poster

Miss Marple: Nemesis

TV · as Miss Jane Marple · 2 eps

1987
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel poster

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

TV · as Miss Jane Marple · 2 eps

1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder poster

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

TV · as Miss Jane Marple · 2 eps

1986
Daylight Robbery poster

Daylight Robbery

Movie · as Bea

1986
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage poster

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

Movie · as Miss Marple

1986
Clockwise poster

Clockwise

Movie · as Mrs. Ellie Trellis

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Bea · 1 ep

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as Delia · 1 ep

1985
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye poster

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

TV · as Miss Jane Marple · 2 eps

1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger poster

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

TV · as Miss Marple · 2 eps

1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced poster

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

TV · as Miss Jane Marple · 3 eps

1985
Time for Murder poster

Time for Murder

TV · as Miss Wainwright · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Mrs. Whiteweather · 1 ep

1984
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library poster

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

TV · as Miss Marple · 3 eps

1984
Poor Little Rich Girls poster

Poor Little Rich Girls

TV · as Lady Harriet · 7 eps

1984
Round And Round

Round And Round

TV · 1 ep

1984
Miss Marple poster

Miss Marple

TV · as Miss Marple · 21 eps

1983
The Wicked Lady poster

The Wicked Lady

Movie · as Aunt Agatha

1981
A Ferry Ride Away

A Ferry Ride Away

Movie · as Mrs. Massie

1981
Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

TV · as Miss Havisham · 5 eps

1980
The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew

Movie · as Widow

1980
Bedroom Farce

Bedroom Farce

Movie · as Delia

1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? poster

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Movie · as Mrs. Rivington

1980
The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch

TV · 1 ep

1980
Lady Killers poster

Lady Killers

TV · as Carrie Esther Rapley · 1 ep

1979
Yanks poster

Yanks

Movie · as Mrs. Moody

1978
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as Miss Robinson · 1 ep

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Widow · 1 ep

1977
That's Carry On! poster

That's Carry On!

Movie · as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)

1976
The Big Kick

The Big Kick

Movie

1976
Wedding Bells

Wedding Bells

Movie

1976
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Movie

1976
Baby Sitters

Baby Sitters

Movie

1976
On the Tiles

On the Tiles

Movie

1976
Monkey Tricks

Monkey Tricks

Movie

1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips poster

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Movie · as Mother

1976
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as Abbey Potterson · 1 ep

1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Movie · as Mrs Gibbons

1974
South Riding poster

South Riding

Movie

1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner poster

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Movie · as Mrs. Radlett

1974
Good Girl

Good Girl

TV · as Mrs Morrow · 6 eps

1974
Happy Ever After poster

Happy Ever After

TV · as Mrs Henderson · 1 ep

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Ursula Garfield · 1 ep

1973
Carry On Girls poster

Carry On Girls

Movie · as Mrs. Dukes

1973
Theatre of Blood poster

Theatre of Blood

Movie · as Mrs. Sprout

1973
After Loch Lomond

After Loch Lomond

Movie · as Nancy

1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? poster

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

TV · as Mrs. Chambers · 2 eps

1972
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg poster

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

Movie · as Grace

1972
Just in Time for Christmas

Just in Time for Christmas

Movie · as Mrs. Hope-Rising

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Elizabeth Penn · 2 eps

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

1971
Friends poster

Friends

Movie · as Lady in Bookstore

1971
Budgie poster

Budgie

TV · as Edith Broughton · 1 ep

1971
Under And Over

Under And Over

TV · 6 eps

1970
Carry On Loving poster

Carry On Loving

Movie · as Mrs Grubb

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Mother · 1 ep

1970
From a Bird's Eye View poster

From a Bird's Eye View

TV · as Hilda Tuttle · 1 ep

1969
Sinister Street poster

Sinister Street

TV · as Mrs Cleghorne · 3 eps

1969
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

TV · as Mrs. Carter · 1 ep

1969
Who-Dun-It

Who-Dun-It

TV · as Miss Mackey · 1 ep

1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter poster

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Movie · as Landlady

1968
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as Mrs. Weston

1968
Ooh La La! poster

Ooh La La!

TV · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Matron, Mrs. Trix, Mrs. Massie · 1 ep

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Mrs Weston · 1 ep

1966
NET Playhouse poster

NET Playhouse

TV · as Mrs. Jenkins · 1 ep

1964
Maggie

Maggie

Movie · as Maggie's mother

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Elsie Amble · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Mrs Jenkins · 1 ep

1963
Nurse on Wheels poster

Nurse on Wheels

Movie · as Mrs. Wood

1963
Heavens Above! poster

Heavens Above!

Movie · as Housewife

1963
For King and Country: Out There

For King and Country: Out There

Movie · as Mrs. Hudd

1963
Our Man At St Mark's poster

Our Man At St Mark's

TV · 46 eps

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Sara Forsythe · 1 ep

1962
I Thank a Fool poster

I Thank a Fool

Movie · as Landlady

1962
In the Doghouse poster

In the Doghouse

Movie · as Miss Gibbs

1962
Crooks Anonymous poster

Crooks Anonymous

Movie

1961
Murder She Said poster

Murder She Said

Movie · as Mrs. Kidder

1961
Carry On Regardless poster

Carry On Regardless

Movie · as Matron

1961
Raising the Wind poster

Raising the Wind

Movie · as Mrs. Bostwick

1961
His and Hers poster

His and Hers

Movie · as Phoebe

1960
Carry On Constable poster

Carry On Constable

Movie · as Mrs. May

1960
No Kidding poster

No Kidding

Movie · as Cook

1960
Doctor in Love poster

Doctor in Love

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1960
Tunes of Glory poster

Tunes of Glory

Movie · as Guest at Party (uncredited)

1960
Barnaby Rudge poster

Barnaby Rudge

TV · as Mrs. Varden · 6 eps

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Mrs. Curtis · 1 ep

1959
Please Turn Over poster

Please Turn Over

Movie · as Saleswoman

1959
Carry On Nurse poster

Carry On Nurse

Movie · as Sister

1959
The 39 Steps poster

The 39 Steps

Movie · as Miss Dobson

1959
Upstairs and Downstairs poster

Upstairs and Downstairs

Movie · as Rosemary

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 1 ep

1958
Happy Is the Bride poster

Happy Is the Bride

Movie · as Mrs. Bowles

1958
The Horse's Mouth poster

The Horse's Mouth

Movie · as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

1958
Law and Disorder poster

Law and Disorder

Movie · as Aunt Florence

1958
Chain of Events poster

Chain of Events

Movie · as Barmaid

1958
Charlesworth at Large

Charlesworth at Large

TV · as Miss Frisby · 6 eps

1957
Barnacle Bill poster

Barnacle Bill

Movie · as Mrs. Kent

1957
No Time for Tears poster

No Time for Tears

Movie · as Sister Duckworth

1957
Carry On Admiral poster

Carry On Admiral

Movie · as Mother

1956
The Extra Day poster

The Extra Day

Movie · as Mrs. West

1956
Port of Escape poster

Port of Escape

Movie · as Rosalie Watchett

1956
Lost poster

Lost

Movie · as Chemist

1956
Child in the House poster

Child in the House

Movie · as Cook

1956
The Last Man to Hang poster

The Last Man to Hang

Movie · as Mrs. Prynne

1956
Jumping for Joy poster

Jumping for Joy

Movie · as Lady Emily Cranfield

1956
The Man Who Never Was poster

The Man Who Never Was

Movie · as Landlady

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Mrs. Monkstown · 1 ep

1955
Value for Money poster

Value for Money

Movie · as Mrs. Perkins

1955
Doctor at Sea poster

Doctor at Sea

Movie · as Mrs. Thomas

1955
As Long As They're Happy poster

As Long As They're Happy

Movie · as Barmaid

1955
A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill

Movie · as Miss Edinger

1955
Simon and Laura poster

Simon and Laura

Movie · as Barmaid

1955
An Alligator Named Daisy poster

An Alligator Named Daisy

Movie · as Piano Customer (uncredited)

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Elsie Francis · 1 ep

1954
The House Across the Lake poster

The House Across the Lake

Movie · as Mrs. Hardcastle

1954
Dance Little Lady poster

Dance Little Lady

Movie · as Mrs. Matthews

1954
Doctor in the House poster

Doctor in the House

Movie · as Mrs. Groaker

1954
What Every Woman Wants poster

What Every Woman Wants

Movie · as Polly Ann Hadley

1954
The Million Pound Note poster

The Million Pound Note

Movie · as Maggie

1954
Mad About Men poster

Mad About Men

Movie · as Mrs. Forster

1954
To Dorothy, a Son poster

To Dorothy, a Son

Movie · as Pub Landlady

1954
The Crowded Day poster

The Crowded Day

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1953
Deadly Nightshade poster

Deadly Nightshade

Movie · as Mrs. Fenton

1953
Rough Shoot poster

Rough Shoot

Movie · as Station Announcer

1953
Love in Pawn poster

Love in Pawn

Movie · as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)

1952
The Card poster

The Card

Movie · as Mrs. Codleyn

1952
Hindle Wakes poster

Hindle Wakes

Movie · as Mrs Hawthorn

1952
Tall Headlines poster

Tall Headlines

Movie · as The Waitress

1952
The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box

Movie · as Mrs Stukely

1952
Curtain Up poster

Curtain Up

Movie · as Harry's Landlady

1952
Come Back Peter poster

Come Back Peter

Movie · as Mrs. Harris

1952
Angels One Five poster

Angels One Five

Movie · as Housekeeper (Uncredited)

1951
High Treason poster

High Treason

Movie · as Mrs. Ellis

1951
Hell Is Sold Out poster

Hell Is Sold Out

Movie · as Hortense

1950
Seven Days to Noon poster

Seven Days to Noon

Movie · as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett

1950
The Magnet poster

The Magnet

Movie · as Mrs Ward

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman · 1 ep

1949
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora poster

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Movie · as Emily Haldane

1949
Marry Me poster

Marry Me

Movie · as Mrs. Pearson

1949
When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Movie · as Mrs. Northrop

1948
The Guinea Pig poster

The Guinea Pig

Movie · as Mrs. Read

1948
Bond Street poster

Bond Street

Movie · as Seamstress

1948
This Was a Woman poster

This Was a Woman

Movie · as Miss Johnson

1948
It's Hard to be Good poster

It's Hard to be Good

Movie · as Mending Woman (uncredited)

1947
So Well Remembered poster

So Well Remembered

Movie · as Mother (uncredited)

1947
Just William's Luck poster

Just William's Luck

Movie · as Mrs. Lane

1946
I See a Dark Stranger poster

I See a Dark Stranger

Movie · as Hotel Manageress

1946
The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

Movie · as Ada

1945
The Rake's Progress poster

The Rake's Progress

Movie · as Miss Parker

1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square poster

I Live in Grosvenor Square

Movie · as Minor role (uncredited)

1944
Don't Take It to Heart poster

Don't Take It to Heart

Movie · as Mrs. Pike

1941
Freedom Radio poster

Freedom Radio

Movie · as Katie

1940
Sailors Don't Care poster

Sailors Don't Care

Movie · as Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)

1938
Second Thoughts poster

Second Thoughts

Movie · as Ellen

1938
I See Ice poster

I See Ice

Movie · as Receptionist

1937
Love from a Stranger poster

Love from a Stranger

Movie · as Emmy

1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles poster

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Movie · as Effie

1935
Widow's Might poster

Widow's Might

Movie · as Burroughs