Joan Hickson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 5, 1906 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
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
Known For
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | CenturyMrs. Whitweather | |
| 1992 | Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideMiss Marple | |
| 1991 | Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsMiss Marple | |
| 1990 | King of the WindDuchess of Marlborough | |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie - Unfinished PortraitNarrator | |
| 1989 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryMiss Marple | |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: 4.50 from PaddingtonMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: NemesisMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: At Bertram's HotelMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1986 | Daylight RobberyBea | |
| 1986 | Miss Marple: The Murder at the VicarageMiss Marple | |
| 1986 | ClockwiseMrs. Ellie Trellis | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: The Moving FingerMiss Marple | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Pocketful of RyeMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1985 | Time for MurderMiss Wainwright | |
| 1984 | Miss Marple: The Body in the LibraryMiss Marple | |
| 1984 | Poor Little Rich GirlsLady Harriet | |
| 1984 | Miss MarpleMiss Jane Marple | |
| 1983 | The Wicked LadyAunt Agatha | |
| 1981 | A Ferry Ride AwayMrs. Massie | |
| 1981 | Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham | |
| 1980 | The Taming of the ShrewWidow | |
| 1980 | Bedroom FarceDelia | |
| 1980 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Mrs. Rivington | |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | |
| 1980 | Lady KillersCarrie Esther Rapley | |
| 1979 | YanksMrs. Moody | |
| 1978 | StrangersMiss Robinson | |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Wedding Bells | |
| 1976 | On the Tiles | |
| 1976 | The Big Kick | |
| 1976 | Double Trouble | |
| 1976 | Baby Sitters | |
| 1976 | Monkey Tricks | |
| 1976 | Tiptoe Through the TulipsMother | |
| 1976 | Our Mutual FriendAbbey Potterson | |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMrs Gibbons | |
| 1974 | South Riding | |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window CleanerMrs. Radlett | |
| 1974 | Good GirlMrs Morrow | |
| 1973 | Carry On GirlsMrs. Dukes | |
| 1973 | Theatre of BloodMrs. Sprout | |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Mrs. Chambers | |
| 1972 | A Day in the Death of Joe EggGrace | |
| 1972 | Just in Time for ChristmasMrs. Hope-Rising | |
| 1972 | Crown CourtElizabeth Penn | |
| 1972 | SykesNurse | |
| 1971 | FriendsLady in Bookstore | |
| 1971 | BudgieEdith Broughton | |
| 1971 | Under And Over | |
| 1970 | Carry On LovingMrs Grubb | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMother | |
| 1970 | From a Bird's Eye ViewHilda Tuttle | |
| 1969 | Sinister StreetMrs Cleghorne | |
| 1968 | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterLandlady | |
| 1968 | DraculaMrs. Weston | |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseMatron | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseMrs. Trix | |
| 1966 | Mystery and ImaginationMrs Weston | |
| 1964 | MaggieMaggie's mother | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Elsie Amble | |
| 1963 | Nurse on WheelsMrs. Wood | |
| 1963 | Heavens Above!Housewife | |
| 1963 | For King and Country: Out ThereMrs. Hudd | |
| 1963 | Our Man At St Mark's | |
| 1962 | I Thank a FoolLandlady | |
| 1962 | In the DoghouseMiss Gibbs | |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous | |
| 1961 | Murder She SaidMrs. Kidder | |
| 1961 | Carry On RegardlessMatron | |
| 1961 | Raising the WindMrs. Bostwick | |
| 1961 | His and HersPhoebe | |
| 1960 | Carry On ConstableMrs. May | |
| 1960 | No KiddingCook | |
| 1960 | Doctor in LoveNurse (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Tunes of GloryGuest at Party (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Barnaby Rudge | |
| 1960 | Danger ManMrs. Curtis | |
| 1959 | Please Turn OverSaleswoman | |
| 1959 | Carry On NurseSister | |
| 1959 | The 39 StepsMiss Dobson | |
| 1959 | Upstairs and DownstairsRosemary | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Happy Is the BrideMrs. Bowles | |
| 1958 | The Horse's MouthLady in Gallery Queue (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Law and DisorderAunt Florence | |
| 1958 | Chain of EventsBarmaid | |
| 1958 | Charlesworth at LargeMiss Frisby | |
| 1957 | Barnacle BillMrs. Kent | |
| 1957 | No Time for TearsSister Duckworth | |
| 1957 | Carry On AdmiralMother | |
| 1956 | The Extra DayMrs. West | |
| 1956 | Port of EscapeRosalie Watchett | |
| 1956 | LostChemist | |
| 1956 | Child in the HouseCook | |
| 1956 | The Last Man to HangMrs. Prynne | |
| 1956 | Jumping for JoyLady Emily Cranfield | |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never WasLandlady | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreMrs. Monkstown | |
| 1955 | Value for MoneyMrs. Perkins | |
| 1955 | Doctor at SeaMrs. Thomas | |
| 1955 | As Long as They're HappyBarmaid | |
| 1955 | A Time to KillMiss Edinger | |
| 1955 | Simon and LauraBarmaid | |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named DaisyPiano Customer (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock GreenElsie Francis | |
| 1954 | The House Across the LakeMrs. Hardcastle | |
| 1954 | Dance Little LadyMrs. Matthews | |
| 1954 | Doctor in the HouseMrs. Groaker | |
| 1954 | What Every Woman WantsPolly Ann Hadley | |
| 1954 | The Million Pound NoteMaggie | |
| 1954 | Mad About MenMrs. Forster | |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a SonPub Landlady | |
| 1954 | The Crowded DayMrs. Jones | |
| 1953 | Deadly NightshadeMrs. Fenton | |
| 1953 | Rough ShootStation Announcer | |
| 1953 | Love in PawnWoman in Telephone Box (Uncredited) | |
| 1952 | The CardMrs. Codleyn | |
| 1952 | Hindle WakesMrs Hawthorn | |
| 1952 | Tall HeadlinesThe Waitress | |
| 1952 | The Magic BoxMrs Stukely | |
| 1952 | Curtain UpHarry's Landlady | |
| 1952 | Come Back PeterMrs. Harris | |
| 1952 | Angels One FiveHousekeeper (Uncredited) | |
| 1951 | High TreasonMrs. Ellis | |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold OutHortense | |
| 1950 | Seven Days to NoonMrs. Emily Georgina Peckett | |
| 1950 | The MagnetMrs Ward | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreMrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman | |
| 1949 | Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt NoraEmily Haldane | |
| 1949 | Marry MeMrs. Pearson | |
| 1949 | When We Are MarriedMrs. Northrop | |
| 1948 | The Guinea PigMrs. Read | |
| 1948 | Bond StreetSeamstress | |
| 1948 | This Was a WomanMiss Johnson | |
| 1947 | So Well RememberedMother (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Just William's LuckMrs. Lane | |
| 1946 | I See a Dark StrangerHotel Manageress | |
| 1946 | The Trojan BrothersAda | |
| 1945 | The Rake's ProgressMiss Parker | |
| 1945 | I Live in Grosvenor SquareMinor role (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to HeartMrs. Pike | |
| 1941 | Freedom RadioKatie | |
| 1940 | Sailors Don't CareWoman Carried Ashore (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Second ThoughtsEllen | |
| 1938 | I See IceReceptionist | |
| 1937 | Love from a StrangerEmmy | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work MiraclesEffie | |
| 1935 | Widow's MightBurroughs | |
| - | Not At AllMrs. K | |
| - | After Loch LomondNancy |