Joan Hickson
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
Filmography
What's a Carry On?
as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's a Carry On?
as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)
Century
as Mrs. Whitweather
Century
as Mrs. Whitweather
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Miss Marple
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
as Narrator
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
as Narrator
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Miss Jane Marple
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Miss Jane Marple
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
as Miss Marple
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
as Miss Marple
Daylight Robbery
as Bea
Daylight Robbery
as Bea
Clockwise
as Mrs. Ellie Trellis
Clockwise
as Mrs. Ellie Trellis
The Wicked Lady
as Aunt Agatha
The Wicked Lady
as Aunt Agatha
The Taming of the Shrew
as Widow
The Taming of the Shrew
as Widow
Bedroom Farce
as Delia
Bedroom Farce
as Delia
Yanks
as Mrs. Moody
Yanks
as Mrs. Moody
That's Carry On!
as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)
That's Carry On!
as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
as Mother
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
as Mother
Wedding Bells
Wedding Bells
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
The Big Kick
The Big Kick
Baby Sitters
Baby Sitters
On the Tiles
On the Tiles
Monkey Tricks
Monkey Tricks
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Mrs Gibbons
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Mrs Gibbons
South Riding
South Riding
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Mrs. Radlett
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Mrs. Radlett
Carry On Girls
as Mrs. Dukes
Carry On Girls
as Mrs. Dukes
Theatre of Blood
as Mrs. Sprout
Theatre of Blood
as Mrs. Sprout
After Loch Lomond
as Nancy
After Loch Lomond
as Nancy
Just in Time for Christmas
as Mrs. Hope-Rising
Just in Time for Christmas
as Mrs. Hope-Rising
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Grace
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Grace
Friends
as Lady in Bookstore
Friends
as Lady in Bookstore
Carry On Loving
as Mrs Grubb
Carry On Loving
as Mrs Grubb
Dracula
as Mrs. Weston
Dracula
as Mrs. Weston
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
as Landlady
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
as Landlady
Maggie
as Maggie's mother
Maggie
as Maggie's mother
For King and Country: Out There
as Mrs. Hudd
For King and Country: Out There
as Mrs. Hudd
Heavens Above!
as Housewife
Heavens Above!
as Housewife
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Wood
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Wood
I Thank a Fool
as Landlady
I Thank a Fool
as Landlady
In the Doghouse
as Miss Gibbs
In the Doghouse
as Miss Gibbs
Crooks Anonymous
Crooks Anonymous
Murder She Said
as Mrs. Kidder
Murder She Said
as Mrs. Kidder
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Bostwick
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Bostwick
Carry On Regardless
as Matron
Carry On Regardless
as Matron
His and Hers
as Phoebe
His and Hers
as Phoebe
No Kidding
as Cook
No Kidding
as Cook
Tunes of Glory
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
Tunes of Glory
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
as Nurse (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
as Nurse (uncredited)
Carry On Constable
as Mrs. May
Carry On Constable
as Mrs. May
Please Turn Over
as Saleswoman
Please Turn Over
as Saleswoman
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Rosemary
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Rosemary
The 39 Steps
as Miss Dobson
The 39 Steps
as Miss Dobson
Carry On Nurse
as Sister
Carry On Nurse
as Sister
The Horse's Mouth
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
The Horse's Mouth
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
Chain of Events
as Barmaid
Chain of Events
as Barmaid
Law and Disorder
as Aunt Florence
Law and Disorder
as Aunt Florence
Barnacle Bill
as Mrs. Kent
Barnacle Bill
as Mrs. Kent
No Time for Tears
as Sister Duckworth
No Time for Tears
as Sister Duckworth
Carry On Admiral
as Mother
Carry On Admiral
as Mother
Child in the House
as Cook
Child in the House
as Cook
The Last Man to Hang
as Mrs. Prynne
The Last Man to Hang
as Mrs. Prynne
Port of Escape
as Rosalie Watchett
Port of Escape
as Rosalie Watchett
Lost
as Chemist
Lost
as Chemist
The Extra Day
as Mrs. West
The Extra Day
as Mrs. West
Jumping for Joy
as Lady Emily Cranfield
Jumping for Joy
as Lady Emily Cranfield
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Piano Customer (uncredited)
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Piano Customer (uncredited)
Simon and Laura
as Barmaid
Simon and Laura
as Barmaid
A Time to Kill
as Miss Edinger
A Time to Kill
as Miss Edinger
Value for Money
as Mrs. Perkins
Value for Money
as Mrs. Perkins
Doctor at Sea
as Mrs. Thomas
Doctor at Sea
as Mrs. Thomas
As Long as They're Happy
as Barmaid
As Long as They're Happy
as Barmaid
Mad About Men
as Mrs. Forster
Mad About Men
as Mrs. Forster
To Dorothy, a Son
as Pub Landlady
To Dorothy, a Son
as Pub Landlady
The Crowded Day
as Mrs. Jones
The Crowded Day
as Mrs. Jones
Dance Little Lady
as Mrs. Matthews
Dance Little Lady
as Mrs. Matthews
What Every Woman Wants
as Polly Ann Hadley
What Every Woman Wants
as Polly Ann Hadley
The House Across the Lake
as Mrs. Hardcastle
The House Across the Lake
as Mrs. Hardcastle
Doctor in the House
as Mrs. Groaker
Doctor in the House
as Mrs. Groaker
The Million Pound Note
as Maggie
The Million Pound Note
as Maggie
Love in Pawn
as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)
Love in Pawn
as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)
Rough Shoot
as Station Announcer
Rough Shoot
as Station Announcer
Deadly Nightshade
as Mrs. Fenton
Deadly Nightshade
as Mrs. Fenton
Hindle Wakes
as Mrs Hawthorn
Hindle Wakes
as Mrs Hawthorn
Tall Headlines
as The Waitress
Tall Headlines
as The Waitress
Angels One Five
as Housekeeper (Uncredited)
Angels One Five
as Housekeeper (Uncredited)
Curtain Up
as Harry's Landlady
Curtain Up
as Harry's Landlady
The Card
as Mrs. Codleyn
The Card
as Mrs. Codleyn
The Magic Box
as Mrs Stukely
The Magic Box
as Mrs Stukely
High Treason
as Mrs. Ellis
High Treason
as Mrs. Ellis
Hell Is Sold Out
as Hortense
Hell Is Sold Out
as Hortense
Seven Days to Noon
as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
Seven Days to Noon
as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
The Magnet
as Mrs Ward
The Magnet
as Mrs Ward
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
as Emily Haldane
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
as Emily Haldane
When We Are Married
as Mrs. Northrop
When We Are Married
as Mrs. Northrop
Marry Me
as Mrs. Pearson
Marry Me
as Mrs. Pearson
The Guinea Pig
as Mrs. Read
The Guinea Pig
as Mrs. Read
Bond Street
as Seamstress
Bond Street
as Seamstress
This Was a Woman
as Miss Johnson
This Was a Woman
as Miss Johnson
Just William's Luck
as Mrs. Lane
Just William's Luck
as Mrs. Lane
So Well Remembered
as Mother (uncredited)
So Well Remembered
as Mother (uncredited)
I See a Dark Stranger
as Hotel Manageress
I See a Dark Stranger
as Hotel Manageress
The Trojan Brothers
as Ada
The Trojan Brothers
as Ada
The Rake's Progress
as Miss Parker
The Rake's Progress
as Miss Parker
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Minor role (uncredited)
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Minor role (uncredited)
Don't Take It to Heart
as Mrs. Pike
Don't Take It to Heart
as Mrs. Pike
I See Ice
as Receptionist
I See Ice
as Receptionist
Love from a Stranger
as Emmy
Love from a Stranger
as Emmy
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Effie
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Effie
Not At All
as Mrs. K
Not At All
as Mrs. K