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Joan Hickson

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 Swan

Born

Aug 05, 1906

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Died

Oct 17, 1998

Known For

Acting

Movies

119 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note
1954 as Maggie
★ 7.0
Yanks
Yanks
1979 as Mrs. Moody
★ 5.9
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
1973 as Mrs. Sprout
★ 6.7
Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse
1959 as Sister
★ 6.4
Murder She Said
Murder She Said
1961 as Mrs. Kidder
★ 7.3
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
★ 6.6
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
1956 as Landlady
★ 7.0
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987 as Miss Jane Marple
★ 7.5
Curtain Up
Curtain Up
1952 as Harry's Landlady
★ 7.2
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
★ 6.9
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974 as Mrs. Radlett
★ 5.0
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
1983 as Aunt Agatha
★ 4.9
Crooks Anonymous
★ 6.1
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 as Miss Marple
★ 6.6
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 as Miss Dobson
★ 6.3
Carry On Girls
Carry On Girls
1973 as Mrs. Dukes
★ 5.7
Carry On Loving
Carry On Loving
1970 as Mrs Grubb
★ 5.7
Clockwise
Clockwise
1986 as Mrs. Ellie Trellis
★ 6.2
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980 as Mrs. Rivington
★ 6.7
Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea
1955 as Mrs. Thomas
★ 5.8
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 as Mrs Gibbons
★ 5.8
movie
Bedroom Farce
1980 as Delia
★ 6.0
movie
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957 as Mrs. Kent
★ 6.6
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960 as Guest at Party (uncredited)
★ 7.0
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!
1977 as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)
★ 5.8
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952 as Mrs Stukely
★ 6.5
Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House
1954 as Mrs. Groaker
★ 6.5
Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable
1960 as Mrs. May
★ 6.3
Carry On Regardless
Carry On Regardless
1961 as Matron
★ 6.2
Friends
Friends
1971 as Lady in Bookstore
★ 5.9
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
1937 as Emmy
★ 6.3
The Card
The Card
1952 as Mrs. Codleyn
★ 7.0
Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon
1950 as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
★ 6.8
Heavens Above!
Heavens Above!
1963 as Housewife
★ 6.6
No Kidding
No Kidding
1960 as Cook
★ 6.1
movie
Maggie
1964 as Maggie's mother
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1958 as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Bond Street
Bond Street
1948 as Seamstress
★ 6.9
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool
1962 as Landlady
★ 6.1
Carry On Admiral
Carry On Admiral
1957 as Mother
★ 6.4
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 as Rosemary
★ 5.8
Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride
1958 as Mrs. Bowles
★ 7.0
Angels One Five
Angels One Five
1952 as Housekeeper (Uncredited)
★ 6.1
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 as Piano Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Mad About Men
Mad About Men
1954 as Mrs. Forster
★ 6.5
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 as Duchess of Marlborough
★ 7.0
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day
1954 as Mrs. Jones
★ 5.8
His and Hers
His and Hers
1961 as Phoebe
★ 5.3
The House Across the Lake
The House Across the Lake
1954 as Mrs. Hardcastle
★ 5.5
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
★ 5.9
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1980 as Widow
★ 8.0
This Was a Woman
This Was a Woman
1948 as Miss Johnson
★ 5.7
The Magnet
The Magnet
1950 as Mrs Ward
★ 6.4
Doctor in Love
Doctor in Love
1960 as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Extra Day
The Extra Day
1956 as Mrs. West
★ 7.1
Lost
Lost
1956 as Chemist
★ 6.8
To Dorothy, a Son
To Dorothy, a Son
1954 as Pub Landlady
★ 5.8
Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind
1961 as Mrs. Bostwick
★ 6.3
I See Ice
I See Ice
1938 as Receptionist
★ 6.5
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
1955 as Barmaid
★ 5.9
The Guinea Pig
The Guinea Pig
1948 as Mrs. Read
★ 7.1
High Treason
High Treason
1951 as Mrs. Ellis
★ 5.7
movie
Century
Century
1993 as Mrs. Whitweather
★ 5.1
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998 as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Last Man to Hang
The Last Man to Hang
1956 as Mrs. Prynne
★ 6.2
Love in Pawn
Love in Pawn
1953 as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)
★ 7.2
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 as Barmaid
★ 7.5
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1957 as Sister Duckworth
★ 6.0
Value for Money
Value for Money
1955 as Mrs. Perkins
★ 6.9
Daylight Robbery
Daylight Robbery
1986 as Bea
Please Turn Over
Please Turn Over
1959 as Saleswoman
★ 6.3
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
1952 as Mrs Hawthorn
★ 5.4
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
★ 5.1
Marry Me
Marry Me
1949 as Mrs. Pearson
★ 5.8
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder
1958 as Aunt Florence
★ 6.4
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
1953 as Station Announcer
★ 6.7
Dracula
Dracula
1968 as Mrs. Weston
★ 10.0
I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945 as Minor role (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels
1963 as Mrs. Wood
★ 6.1
movie
Port of Escape
Port of Escape
1956 as Rosalie Watchett
★ 6.0
movie
When We Are Married
1949 as Mrs. Northrop
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
★ 4.4
Child in the House
Child in the House
1956 as Cook
★ 6.6
In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse
1962 as Miss Gibbs
★ 6.4
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered
1947 as Mother (uncredited)
★ 5.2
movie
For King and Country: Out There
1963 as Mrs. Hudd
movie
Just in Time for Christmas
1972 as Mrs. Hope-Rising
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger
1946 as Hotel Manageress
★ 6.5
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
★ 7.0
Freedom Radio
Freedom Radio
1941 as Katie
★ 7.0
Chain of Events
Chain of Events
1958 as Barmaid
★ 6.3
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress
1945 as Miss Parker
★ 6.8
Hell Is Sold Out
Hell Is Sold Out
1951 as Hortense
★ 6.0
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976 as Mother
★ 8.0
Don't Take It to Heart
Don't Take It to Heart
1944 as Mrs. Pike
★ 6.3
movie
movie
Sailors Don't Care
Sailors Don't Care
1940 as Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Deadly Nightshade
Deadly Nightshade
1953 as Mrs. Fenton
★ 6.8
Jumping for Joy
Jumping for Joy
1956 as Lady Emily Cranfield
★ 6.7
Dance Little Lady
Dance Little Lady
1954 as Mrs. Matthews
★ 7.8
movie
Tall Headlines
Tall Headlines
1952 as The Waitress
★ 6.8
movie
A Ferry Ride Away
1981 as Mrs. Massie
movie
The Trojan Brothers
1946 as Ada
★ 6.5
Just William's Luck
Just William's Luck
1947 as Mrs. Lane
★ 7.8
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1955 as Miss Edinger
★ 7.7
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants
1954 as Polly Ann Hadley
★ 6.6
Come Back Peter
Come Back Peter
1952 as Mrs. Harris
★ 8.0
Widow's Might
Widow's Might
1935 as Burroughs
★ 10.0
movie
After Loch Lomond
1973 as Nancy
Second Thoughts
Second Thoughts
1938 as Ellen
movie
Not At All
as Mrs. K