Joan Hickson
Acting
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
Born: August 5, 1906
Place of Birth: Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Known For
Dracula
A asylum patient intrudes upon a house party referring to the guest of honor—Count Dracula—as "Master." Moments later he insists he does not know the Count and is led back to his cell. Dr. Van Helsing is called to consult on the case. Hypnotized, the patient recounts events in Transylvania, including an attack by Dracula's brides…
Miss Marple
Miss Marple, an elderly lady and amateur detective whose sharp mind helps her solve a series of seemingly baffling cases.
I See Ice
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.
What's a Carry On?
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
As Long as They're Happy
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and need funds to come home and bring their husbands, Peter, a penniless Parisian artist and Barnaby, a Texas cowboy, with them. And the youngest daughter, Gwen, has tricked an American singer, Bobby Denver, into visiting them on the pretext that it is the home of a noted British film magnate. When all the women in the household --- including the maid --- fall for the singer's charms, Bentley consults a crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Schneider, who almost succeeds in ousting, not the singer, but Bentley's wife, with his advice to Bentley to make her jealous by living it up with Pearl, a showgirl recruited for the purpose.
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The cast were reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. In 1976, a feature film spin-off was made. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press and have not spoken since. This long-suspected situation was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Unlike Bewes, Bolam is consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and has vetoed any attempt to revive his character.
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife of the local vicar calls in her friend Miss Marple to investigate.
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
Filmography
as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mrs. Whitweather
as Miss Marple
as Miss Marple
as Narrator
as Duchess of Marlborough
as Miss Marple
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Marple
as Bea
as Mrs. Ellie Trellis
as Miss Wainwright
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Jane Marple
as Miss Marple
as Jane Marple
as Miss Marple
as Jane Marple
as Lady Harriet
as Aunt Agatha
as Miss Havisham
as Widow
as Carrie Esther Rapley
as Mrs. Rivington
as Mrs. Moody
as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)
as Mother
as Abbey Potterson
as Mrs Gibbons
as Mrs. Radlett
as Mrs. Dukes
as Mrs. Sprout
as Mrs. Chambers
as Elizabeth Penn
as Nurse
as Grace
as Edith Broughton
as Lady in Bookstore
as Mother
as Mrs Grubb
as Hilda Tuttle
as Mrs Cleghorne
as Mrs Weston
as Landlady
as Mrs Weston
as Elsie Amble
as Housewife
as Mrs. Wood
as Landlady
as Miss Gibbs
as Mrs. Kidder
as Mrs. Bostwick
as Matron
as Phoebe
as Cook
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
as Mrs. Curtis
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Mrs. May
as Saleswoman
as Rosemary
as Miss Dobson
as Sister
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
as Barmaid
as Aunt Florence
as Mrs. Bowles
as Mrs. Kent
as Sister Duckworth
as Mother
as Cook
as Mrs. Prynne
as Rosalie Watchett
as Landlady
as Chemist
as Mrs. West
as Lady Emily Cranfield
as Piano Customer (uncredited)
as Barmaid
as Miss Edinger
as Mrs. Perkins
as Mrs. Thomas
as Elsie Francis
as Barmaid
as Mrs. Forster
as Pub Landlady
as Mrs. Jones
as Mrs. Matthews
as Polly Ann Hadley
as Mrs. Hardcastle
as Mrs. Groaker
as Maggie
as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)
as Station Announcer
as Mrs. Fenton
as Mrs Hawthorn
as Mrs. Harris
as The Waitress
as Housekeeper (Uncredited)
as Harry's Landlady
as Mrs. Codleyn
as Mrs Stukely
as Mrs. Ellis
as Hortense
as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
as Mrs Ward
as Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman
as Emily Haldane
as Mrs. Pearson
as Mrs. Read
as Seamstress
as Miss Johnson
as Mrs. Lane
as Mother (uncredited)
as Hotel Manageress
as Miss Parker
as Minor role (uncredited)
as Mrs. Pike
as Katie
as Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)
as Receptionist
as Ellen
as Emmy
as Effie