Joan Hickson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-08-05

Day of death

1998-10-17 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Joan Hickson

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

Known For

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

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

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

  • The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • The Million Pound Note

    The Million Pound Note

  • Danger Man

    Danger Man

  • The Magnet

    The Magnet

  • Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

    Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner

    Confessions of a Window Cleaner

  • The Card

    The Card

  • Bond Street

    Bond Street

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Clockwise

    Clockwise

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • What Every Woman Wants

    What Every Woman Wants

  • Budgie

    Budgie

  • Miss Marple: Nemesis

    Miss Marple: Nemesis

  • Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Wedding Bells

    Wedding Bells

  • Yanks

    Yanks

  • Sykes

    Sykes

  • Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

  • Monkey Tricks

    Monkey Tricks

  • Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • Crooks Anonymous

    Crooks Anonymous

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Century

    Century

  • High Treason

    High Treason

  • A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

  • Daylight Robbery

    Daylight Robbery

  • Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

  • Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

    Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

  • No Kidding

    No Kidding

  • Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

    Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

  • The Last Man to Hang

    The Last Man to Hang

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

    Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Rough Shoot

    Rough Shoot

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

    Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

  • Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

  • Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

  • Carry On Nurse

    Carry On Nurse

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was

  • This Was a Woman

    This Was a Woman

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

  • Carry On Admiral

    Carry On Admiral

  • Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

  • Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

  • To Dorothy, a Son

    To Dorothy, a Son

  • Curtain Up

    Curtain Up

  • The Wicked Lady

    The Wicked Lady

  • Carry On Constable

    Carry On Constable

  • The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

  • The Rake's Progress

    The Rake's Progress

  • Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

  • Doctor at Sea

    Doctor at Sea

  • The House Across the Lake

    The House Across the Lake

  • Value for Money

    Value for Money

  • An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator Named Daisy

  • Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

  • Carry On Girls

    Carry On Girls

  • The Extra Day

    The Extra Day

  • Carry On Regardless

    Carry On Regardless

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • His and Hers

    His and Hers

  • So Well Remembered

    So Well Remembered

  • Angels One Five

    Angels One Five

  • King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

  • Theatre of Blood

    Theatre of Blood

  • Love in Pawn

    Love in Pawn

  • From a Bird's Eye View

    From a Bird's Eye View

  • Carry On Loving

    Carry On Loving

  • Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

  • Tunes of Glory

    Tunes of Glory

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • Please Turn Over

    Please Turn Over

  • Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

  • Come Back Peter

    Come Back Peter

  • Simon and Laura

    Simon and Laura

  • Mad About Men

    Mad About Men

  • The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

  • Doctor in Love

    Doctor in Love

  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

  • Widow's Might

    Widow's Might

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

  • Don't Take It to Heart

    Don't Take It to Heart

  • I See a Dark Stranger

    I See a Dark Stranger

  • Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

    Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

  • That's Carry On!

    That's Carry On!

  • Port of Escape

    Port of Escape

  • Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

    Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

  • Hell Is Sold Out

    Hell Is Sold Out

  • No Time for Tears

    No Time for Tears

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • The Guinea Pig

    The Guinea Pig

  • Tiptoe Through the Tulips

    Tiptoe Through the Tulips

  • Seven Days to Noon

    Seven Days to Noon

  • Baby Sitters

    Baby Sitters

  • The Big Kick

    The Big Kick

  • After Loch Lomond

    After Loch Lomond

  • Just in Time for Christmas

    Just in Time for Christmas

  • I Live in Grosvenor Square

    I Live in Grosvenor Square

  • A Ferry Ride Away

    A Ferry Ride Away

  • Dance Little Lady

    Dance Little Lady

  • In the Doghouse

    In the Doghouse

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool

  • Raising the Wind

    Raising the Wind

  • I See Ice

    I See Ice

  • For King and Country: Out There

    For King and Country: Out There

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Chain of Events

    Chain of Events

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Nurse on Wheels

    Nurse on Wheels

  • The Horse's Mouth

    The Horse's Mouth

  • Charlesworth at Large

    Charlesworth at Large

  • Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

  • Our Man At St Mark's

    Our Man At St Mark's

  • Happy Is the Bride

    Happy Is the Bride

  • Barnaby Rudge

    Barnaby Rudge

  • Just William's Luck

    Just William's Luck

  • On the Tiles

    On the Tiles

  • Miss Marple

    Miss Marple

  • Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

  • Bedroom Farce

    Bedroom Farce

  • Marry Me

    Marry Me

  • Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

    Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

  • Sailors Don't Care

    Sailors Don't Care

  • As Long as They're Happy

    As Long as They're Happy

  • Sinister Street

    Sinister Street

  • Under And Over

    Under And Over

  • Deadly Nightshade

    Deadly Nightshade

  • Child in the House

    Child in the House

  • Freedom Radio

    Freedom Radio

  • Jumping for Joy

    Jumping for Joy

  • Good Girl

    Good Girl

  • Poor Little Rich Girls

    Poor Little Rich Girls

  • Second Thoughts

    Second Thoughts

  • Maggie

    Maggie

  • Not At All

    Not At All

  • The Trojan Brothers

    The Trojan Brothers