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Joan Hickson

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92 Years Old

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

Born

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK on 5th August 1906

Died

17th October 1998

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Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Mother
Crown Court Image
Crown Court
Elizabeth Penn
Theatre 625 Image
Theatre 625
Elsie Amble
High Treason Image
High Treason
Mrs. Ellis
Sunday Night Theatre Image
Sunday Night Theatre
Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman
Love in Pawn Image
Love in Pawn
Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)
Century Image
Century
Mrs. Whitweather
Please Turn Over Image
Please Turn Over
Saleswoman
The Card Image
The Card
Mrs. Codleyn
No Hiding Place Image
No Hiding Place
Danger Man Image
Danger Man
Mrs. Curtis
Doctor in the House Image
Doctor in the House
Mrs. Groaker
No Kidding Image
No Kidding
Cook
Lost Image
Lost
Chemist
I See a Dark Stranger Image
I See a Dark Stranger
Hotel Manageress
Rough Shoot Image
Rough Shoot
Station Announcer
Mad About Men Image
Mad About Men
Mrs. Forster
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library Image
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Miss Marple
Daylight Robbery Image
Daylight Robbery
Bea
Clockwise Image
Clockwise
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
His and Hers Image
His and Hers
Phoebe
Curtain Up Image
Curtain Up
Harry's Landlady
Love from a Stranger Image
Love from a Stranger
Emmy
In the Doghouse Image
In the Doghouse
Miss Gibbs
The Crowded Day Image
The Crowded Day
Mrs. Jones
Carry On Girls Image
Carry On Girls
Mrs. Dukes
I Thank a Fool Image
I Thank a Fool
Landlady
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors Image
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Miss Marple
The Wicked Lady Image
The Wicked Lady
Aunt Agatha
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger Image
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
Miss Marple
Heavens Above! Image
Heavens Above!
Housewife
Theatre of Blood Image
Theatre of Blood
Mrs. Sprout
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye Image
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Miss Jane Marple
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage Image
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Miss Marple
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The Big Kick
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Wedding Bells
So Well Remembered Image
So Well Remembered
Mother (uncredited)
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On the Tiles
Simon and Laura Image
Simon and Laura
Barmaid
Bond Street Image
Bond Street
Seamstress
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Double Trouble
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait Image
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
Narrator
Budgie Image
Budgie
Edith Broughton
Tunes of Glory Image
Tunes of Glory
Guest at Party (uncredited)
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel Image
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Jane Marple
Doctor in Love Image
Doctor in Love
Nurse (uncredited)
Sykes Image
Sykes
Nurse
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Image
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Mrs. Rivington
This Was a Woman Image
This Was a Woman
Miss Johnson
Lady Killers Image
Lady Killers
Carrie Esther Rapley
South Riding Image
South Riding
Dracula Image
Dracula
Mrs Weston
The Gentle Touch Image
The Gentle Touch
No Image
When We Are Married
Mrs. Northrop
No Image
Ooh La La!
The Extra Day Image
The Extra Day
Mrs. West
Just William's Luck Image
Just William's Luck
Mrs. Lane
Mystery and Imagination Image
Mystery and Imagination
Mrs Weston
Dixon of Dock Green Image
Dixon of Dock Green
Elsie Francis
Miss Marple: Nemesis Image
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Miss Jane Marple
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Image
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Mrs. Chambers
Happy Is the Bride Image
Happy Is the Bride
Mrs. Bowles
Yanks Image
Yanks
Mrs. Moody
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder Image
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Jane Marple
Crooks Anonymous Image
Crooks Anonymous
Murder She Said Image
Murder She Said
Mrs. Kidder
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Baby Sitters
No Image
The Trojan Brothers
Ada
King of the Wind Image
King of the Wind
Duchess of Marlborough
The Magnet Image
The Magnet
Mrs Ward
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced Image
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Jane Marple
Our Man At St Mark's Image
Our Man At St Mark's
Great Expectations Image
Great Expectations
Miss Havisham
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery Image
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington Image
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Miss Jane Marple
No Image
For King and Country: Out There
Mrs. Hudd
Sailors Don't Care Image
Sailors Don't Care
Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)
Come Back Peter Image
Come Back Peter
Mrs. Harris
Time for Murder Image
Time for Murder
Miss Wainwright
Friends Image
Friends
Lady in Bookstore
The Million Pound Note Image
The Million Pound Note
Maggie
Miss Marple Image
Miss Marple
Jane Marple
No Image
Just in Time for Christmas
Mrs. Hope-Rising
From a Bird's Eye View Image
From a Bird's Eye View
Hilda Tuttle
The Magic Box Image
The Magic Box
Mrs Stukely
Our Mutual Friend Image
Our Mutual Friend
Abbey Potterson
No Image
Bedroom Farce
Delia
The 39 Steps Image
The 39 Steps
Miss Dobson
Raising the Wind Image
Raising the Wind
Mrs. Bostwick
Upstairs and Downstairs Image
Upstairs and Downstairs
Rosemary
Confessions of a Window Cleaner Image
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Mrs. Radlett
What's a Carry On? Image
What's a Carry On?
Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barnaby Rudge Image
Barnaby Rudge
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Image
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Miss Marple
Angels One Five Image
Angels One Five
Housekeeper (Uncredited)
Doctor at Sea Image
Doctor at Sea
Mrs. Thomas
The Man Who Never Was Image
The Man Who Never Was
Landlady
Barnacle Bill Image
Barnacle Bill
Mrs. Kent
Carry On Nurse Image
Carry On Nurse
Sister
That's Carry On! Image
That's Carry On!
Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)
Port of Escape Image
Port of Escape
Rosalie Watchett
Marry Me Image
Marry Me
Mrs. Pearson
Seven Days to Noon Image
Seven Days to Noon
Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
Carry On Constable Image
Carry On Constable
Mrs. May
Carry On Loving Image
Carry On Loving
Mrs Grubb
Carry On Admiral Image
Carry On Admiral
Mother
The Man Who Could Work Miracles Image
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Effie
I See Ice Image
I See Ice
Receptionist
The Horse's Mouth Image
The Horse's Mouth
Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Image
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Mrs Gibbons
What Every Woman Wants Image
What Every Woman Wants
Polly Ann Hadley
Tall Headlines Image
Tall Headlines
The Waitress
Nurse on Wheels Image
Nurse on Wheels
Mrs. Wood
Law and Disorder Image
Law and Disorder
Aunt Florence
Poor Little Rich Girls Image
Poor Little Rich Girls
Lady Harriet
An Alligator Named Daisy Image
An Alligator Named Daisy
Piano Customer (uncredited)
Carry On Regardless Image
Carry On Regardless
Matron
Freedom Radio Image
Freedom Radio
Katie
Hell Is Sold Out Image
Hell Is Sold Out
Hortense
Sinister Street Image
Sinister Street
Mrs Cleghorne
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Charlesworth at Large
Miss Frisby
Value for Money Image
Value for Money
Mrs. Perkins
The House Across the Lake Image
The House Across the Lake
Mrs. Hardcastle
Dance Little Lady Image
Dance Little Lady
Mrs. Matthews
As Long as They're Happy Image
As Long as They're Happy
Barmaid
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Image
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Landlady
The Last Man to Hang Image
The Last Man to Hang
Mrs. Prynne
I Live in Grosvenor Square Image
I Live in Grosvenor Square
Minor role (uncredited)
To Dorothy, a Son Image
To Dorothy, a Son
Pub Landlady
The Guinea Pig Image
The Guinea Pig
Mrs. Read
Child in the House Image
Child in the House
Cook
Hindle Wakes Image
Hindle Wakes
Mrs Hawthorn
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Good Girl
Mrs Morrow
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Maggie
Maggie's mother
No Image
Monkey Tricks
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Under And Over
The Taming of the Shrew Image
The Taming of the Shrew
Widow
Jumping for Joy Image
Jumping for Joy
Lady Emily Cranfield
The Rake's Progress Image
The Rake's Progress
Miss Parker
Deadly Nightshade Image
Deadly Nightshade
Mrs. Fenton
Second Thoughts Image
Second Thoughts
Ellen
Chain of Events Image
Chain of Events
Barmaid
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Image
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Grace
No Image
Not At All
Mrs. K
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora Image
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Emily Haldane
No Time for Tears Image
No Time for Tears
Sister Duckworth
Don't Take It to Heart Image
Don't Take It to Heart
Mrs. Pike
A Time to Kill Image
A Time to Kill
Miss Edinger
No Image
Widow's Might
Burroughs
Tiptoe Through the Tulips Image
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Mother
No Image
After Loch Lomond
Nancy
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A Ferry Ride Away
Mrs. Massie