Joan Hickson

Acting

August 5, 1906 – October 17, 1998 (died at 92)

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Female

119 Movies

45 TV Shows

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

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

1986 6.6

as Miss Marple

Age 80 (now 92)

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987 7.4

as Miss Jane Marple

Age 81 (now 92)

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991 6.9

as Miss Marple

Age 85 (now 92)

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

1992 7.4

as Miss Marple

Age 86 (now 92)

Clockwise

1986 6.2

as Mrs. Ellie Trellis

Age 79 (now 92)

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989 6.5

as Miss Marple

Age 83 (now 92)

Murder She Said

1961 7.3

as Mrs. Kidder

Age 55 (now 92)

Seven Days to Noon

1950 6.8

as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett

Age 44 (now 92)

The Card

1952 7.0

as Mrs. Codleyn

Age 45 (now 92)

Theatre of Blood

1973 6.7

as Mrs. Sprout

Age 66 (now 92)

The Man Who Never Was

1956 7.0

as Landlady

Age 49 (now 92)

Carry On Girls

1973 5.7

as Mrs. Dukes

Age 67 (now 92)

The Guinea Pig

1948 7.2

as Mrs. Read

Age 42 (now 92)

Carry On Constable

1960 6.3

as Mrs. May

Age 53 (now 92)

Yanks

1979 5.9

as Mrs. Moody

Age 73 (now 92)

Friends

1971 5.9

as Lady in Bookstore

Age 64 (now 92)

What's a Carry On?

1998 7.7

as Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 92

Century

1993 5.1

as Mrs. Whitweather

Age 87 (now 92)

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

1992 7.4

as Miss Marple

Age 86 (now 92)

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991 6.9

as Miss Marple

Age 85 (now 92)

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

1990

as Narrator

Age 84 (now 92)

King of the Wind

1990 7.0

as Duchess of Marlborough

Age 83 (now 92)

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989 6.5

as Miss Marple

Age 83 (now 92)

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987 7.4

as Miss Jane Marple

Age 81 (now 92)

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

1986 6.6

as Miss Marple

Age 80 (now 92)

Daylight Robbery

1986

as Bea

Age 79 (now 92)

Clockwise

1986 6.2

as Mrs. Ellie Trellis

Age 79 (now 92)

The Wicked Lady

1983 5.0

as Aunt Agatha

Age 76 (now 92)

A Ferry Ride Away

1981

as Mrs. Massie

Age 74 (now 92)

The Taming of the Shrew

1980 8.0

as Widow

Age 74 (now 92)

Bedroom Farce

1980 6.0

as Delia

Age 74 (now 92)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

1980 6.7

as Mrs. Rivington

Age 73 (now 92)

Yanks

1979 5.9

as Mrs. Moody

Age 73 (now 92)

That's Carry On!

1977 5.8

as Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage)

Age 71 (now 92)

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1976 8.0

as Mother

Age 69 (now 92)

Wedding Bells

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

Baby Sitters

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

Monkey Tricks

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

Double Trouble

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

On the Tiles

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

The Big Kick

1976

Age 69 (now 92)

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 5.8

as Mrs Gibbons

Age 68 (now 92)

South Riding

1974

Age 68 (now 92)

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974 5.0

as Mrs. Radlett

Age 68 (now 92)

Carry On Girls

1973 5.7

as Mrs. Dukes

Age 67 (now 92)

Theatre of Blood

1973 6.7

as Mrs. Sprout

Age 66 (now 92)

Just in Time for Christmas

1972

as Mrs. Hope-Rising

Age 66 (now 92)

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

1972 4.4

as Grace

Age 65 (now 92)

Friends

1971 5.9

as Lady in Bookstore

Age 64 (now 92)

Carry On Loving

1970 5.7

as Mrs Grubb

Age 64 (now 92)

Dracula

1968 10.0

as Mrs. Weston

Age 62 (now 92)

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

1968 5.3

as Landlady

Age 61 (now 92)

Maggie

1964

as Maggie's mother

Age 57 (now 92)

For King and Country: Out There

1963

as Mrs. Hudd

Age 57 (now 92)

Heavens Above!

1963 6.6

as Housewife

Age 56 (now 92)

Nurse on Wheels

1963 6.1

as Mrs. Wood

Age 56 (now 92)

I Thank a Fool

1962 6.1

as Landlady

Age 56 (now 92)

In the Doghouse

1962 6.4

as Miss Gibbs

Age 55 (now 92)

Crooks Anonymous

1962 6.1

Age 55 (now 92)

Murder She Said

1961 7.3

as Mrs. Kidder

Age 55 (now 92)

Raising the Wind

1961 6.3

as Mrs. Bostwick

Age 55 (now 92)

Carry On Regardless

1961 6.3

as Matron

Age 54 (now 92)

His and Hers

1961 5.3

as Phoebe

Age 54 (now 92)

No Kidding

1960 6.1

as Cook

Age 54 (now 92)

Tunes of Glory

1960 7.1

as Guest at Party (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 92)

Doctor in Love

1960 5.5

as Nurse (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 92)

Carry On Constable

1960 6.3

as Mrs. May

Age 53 (now 92)

Please Turn Over

1959 6.3

as Saleswoman

Age 53 (now 92)

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 5.8

as Rosemary

Age 53 (now 92)

The 39 Steps

1959 6.3

as Miss Dobson

Age 52 (now 92)

Carry On Nurse

1959 6.4

as Sister

Age 52 (now 92)

The Horse's Mouth

1958 6.7

as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 92)

Chain of Events

1958 6.3

as Barmaid

Age 52 (now 92)

Law and Disorder

1958 6.4

as Aunt Florence

Age 51 (now 92)

Happy Is the Bride

1958 7.0

as Mrs. Bowles

Age 51 (now 92)

Barnacle Bill

1957 6.6

as Mrs. Kent

Age 51 (now 92)

No Time for Tears

1957 6.0

as Sister Duckworth

Age 51 (now 92)

Carry On Admiral

1957 6.4

as Mother

Age 50 (now 92)

Child in the House

1956 6.6

as Cook

Age 50 (now 92)

The Last Man to Hang

1956 6.3

as Mrs. Prynne

Age 49 (now 92)

Port of Escape

1956 6.0

as Rosalie Watchett

Age 49 (now 92)

The Man Who Never Was

1956 7.0

as Landlady

Age 49 (now 92)

Lost

1956 6.8

as Chemist

Age 49 (now 92)

Jumping for Joy

1956 6.7

as Lady Emily Cranfield

Age 49 (now 92)

The Extra Day

1956 7.1

as Mrs. West

Age 49 (now 92)

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955 6.4

as Piano Customer (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 92)

Simon and Laura

1955 5.9

as Barmaid

Age 49 (now 92)

A Time to Kill

1955 7.7

as Miss Edinger

Age 49 (now 92)

Value for Money

1955 6.9

as Mrs. Perkins

Age 49 (now 92)

Doctor at Sea

1955 5.8

as Mrs. Thomas

Age 48 (now 92)

As Long as They're Happy

1955 7.5

as Barmaid

Age 48 (now 92)

Mad About Men

1954 6.5

as Mrs. Forster

Age 48 (now 92)

To Dorothy, a Son

1954 5.8

as Pub Landlady

Age 48 (now 92)

The Crowded Day

1954 5.8

as Mrs. Jones

Age 48 (now 92)

Dance Little Lady

1954 7.8

as Mrs. Matthews

Age 47 (now 92)

What Every Woman Wants

1954 6.5

as Polly Ann Hadley

Age 47 (now 92)

The House Across the Lake

1954 5.5

as Mrs. Hardcastle

Age 47 (now 92)

Doctor in the House

1954 6.5

as Mrs. Groaker

Age 47 (now 92)

The Million Pound Note

1954 7.0

as Maggie

Age 47 (now 92)

Love in Pawn

1953 7.2

as Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)

Age 47 (now 92)

Rough Shoot

1953 6.7

as Station Announcer

Age 46 (now 92)

Deadly Nightshade

1953 6.8

as Mrs. Fenton

Age 46 (now 92)

Hindle Wakes

1952 5.4

as Mrs Hawthorn

Age 46 (now 92)

Come Back Peter

1952 8.0

as Mrs. Harris

Age 46 (now 92)

Tall Headlines

1952 6.8

as The Waitress

Age 45 (now 92)

Angels One Five

1952 6.1

as Housekeeper (Uncredited)

Age 45 (now 92)

Curtain Up

1952 7.2

as Harry's Landlady

Age 45 (now 92)

The Card

1952 7.0

as Mrs. Codleyn

Age 45 (now 92)

The Magic Box

1952 6.5

as Mrs Stukely

Age 45 (now 92)

High Treason

1951 5.7

as Mrs. Ellis

Age 45 (now 92)

Hell Is Sold Out

1951 6.0

as Hortense

Age 44 (now 92)

Seven Days to Noon

1950 6.8

as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett

Age 44 (now 92)

The Magnet

1950 6.4

as Mrs Ward

Age 44 (now 92)

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

1949 7.0

as Emily Haldane

Age 43 (now 92)

When We Are Married

1949

as Mrs. Northrop

Age 42 (now 92)

Marry Me

1949 5.8

as Mrs. Pearson

Age 42 (now 92)

The Guinea Pig

1948 7.2

as Mrs. Read

Age 42 (now 92)

Bond Street

1948 6.9

as Seamstress

Age 41 (now 92)

This Was a Woman

1948 5.7

as Miss Johnson

Age 41 (now 92)

Just William's Luck

1947 7.8

as Mrs. Lane

Age 41 (now 92)

So Well Remembered

1947 5.0

as Mother (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 92)

I See a Dark Stranger

1946 6.5

as Hotel Manageress

Age 39 (now 92)

The Trojan Brothers

1946 6.5

as Ada

Age 39 (now 92)

The Rake's Progress

1945 6.8

as Miss Parker

Age 39 (now 92)

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945 7.3

as Minor role (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 92)

Don't Take It to Heart

1944 6.3

as Mrs. Pike

Age 38 (now 92)

Freedom Radio

1941 7.0

as Katie

Age 34 (now 92)

Sailors Don't Care

1940 5.0

as Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 92)

I See Ice

1938 6.5

as Receptionist

Age 31 (now 92)

Second Thoughts

1938

as Ellen

Age 31 (now 92)

Love from a Stranger

1937 6.3

as Emmy

Age 30 (now 92)

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936 5.9

as Effie

Age 29 (now 92)

Widow's Might

1935 10.0

as Burroughs

Age 28 (now 92)

Not At All

as Mrs. K

After Loch Lomond

as Nancy