Joan Hickson
Date of birth: 1906-08-05
Place of birth: Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Джоан Хиксон, Miss M, Joan Bogle 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
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Murder She Said
1961-09-26
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence
Friends
1971-03-24
Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beac
Carry On Constable
1960-02-22
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police
Yanks
1979-09-19
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against
Sailors Don't Care
1940-12-28
Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.
Carry On Regardless
1961-04-04
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series o
Carry On Girls
1973-11-09
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seasi
The House Across the Lake
1954-04-16
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art o
I See a Dark Stranger
1946-07-04
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her
Theatre of Blood
1973-03-16
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Second Thoughts
1938-01-01
A chemist is left unhinged following a laboratory explosion and begins to plot a murder.
The Card
1952-02-25
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business an
Happy Is the Bride
1958-03-04
In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the kno
Raising the Wind
1961-09-06
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Rober
Seven Days to Noon
1950-10-30
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhe
That's Carry On!
1977-11-10
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Will
The Magnet
1950-10-01
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
The Taming of the Shrew
1980-10-23
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's muc
Please Turn Over
1959-12-17
The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter
So Well Remembered
1947-07-09
A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career.
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1968-01-22
Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manc
Dracula
1968-11-18
A asylum patient intrudes upon a house party referring to the guest of honor—Count Dracula—as "Maste
No Kidding
1960-11-01
A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-mak
I See Ice
1938-02-10
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidenta
I Thank a Fool
1962-09-14
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license a
High Treason
1951-11-13
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
The Rake's Progress
1945-12-06
Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides
Nurse on Wheels
1963-01-03
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up he
Value for Money
1955-08-09
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to t
Doctor at Sea
1955-07-12
The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 a
Deadly Nightshade
1953-03-01
Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.
Bedroom Farce
1980-09-28
Trevor and Susannah, whose marraige is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dea
The Extra Day
1956-01-01
Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various perf
Not At All
Two male layout artists from a London advertising agency head off on holiday to the Isle of Wight in
Hindle Wakes
1952-11-10
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to ke
Don't Take It to Heart
1944-11-13
A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiti
Carry On Nurse
1959-01-30
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. Th
His and Hers
1961-01-01
Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspirati
Daylight Robbery
1986-07-16
Neglected by her family, kept apart from her grandchildren, desperately short of money, Bea begins t
Century
1993-12-31
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
1986-12-25
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found sh
Barnacle Bill
1957-12-17
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as '
The Wicked Lady
1983-04-21
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara sedu
Freedom Radio
1941-02-04
Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975-07-09
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a
Dance Little Lady
1954-07-13
When a ballerina's career is ended after she's injured in a traffic accident, her husband decides to
As Long as They're Happy
1955-03-15
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife S
The Horse's Mouth
1958-11-11
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his n
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936-07-23
An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that h
Rough Shoot
1953-03-30
An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful Engli
Just William's Luck
1947-12-17
Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.
A Ferry Ride Away
1981-07-22
Heather Massie is on holiday with her crippled mother in the Isle of Wight. She meets a middle-aged
Clockwise
1986-03-01
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses hi
South Riding
1974-09-16
An adaptation of Winifred Holtby's classic novel
The 39 Steps
1959-03-13
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a sp
Law and Disorder
1958-06-09
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths t
Doctor in Love
1960-07-12
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping
No Time for Tears
1957-10-04
The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and n
Doctor in the House
1954-03-23
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 an
Port of Escape
1956-05-01
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during
What Every Woman Wants
1954-06-10
Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s pa
Heavens Above!
1963-05-20
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, whe
Lost
1956-01-31
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1991-12-29
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something w
The Big Kick
1976-01-01
The exploits of Judy, Joey and Josh and a chimpanzee called Alice.
Wedding Bells
1976-01-01
'Alice' and the children try to foil the attempt of thieves to steal the presents from a wedding rec
Double Trouble
1976-01-01
Baby Sitters
1976-01-01
On the Tiles
1976-01-01
Alice's attempts to reach the children by climbing down the chimney of their grandmother's house res
Monkey Tricks
1976-01-01
'Alice's' attempts to help with house decorating result in disaster. She is banished to the tree-hou
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1992-12-27
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The po
Carry On Admiral
1957-05-14
Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the oth
Child in the House
1956-08-14
A lonely child must stay with her uncaring aunt and uncle after her mother is hospitalized. Her estr
Carry On Loving
1970-09-20
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-
Tall Headlines
1952-04-15
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959-11-02
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
1949-08-29
An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman
In the Doghouse
1962-05-17
After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
Marry Me
1949-06-07
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980-03-30
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones
Love from a Stranger
1937-04-18
Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winn
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972-05-01
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely b
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987-12-25
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974-08-16
Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that som
The Guinea Pig
1948-10-26
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experimen
The Last Man to Hang
1956-08-01
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
The Million Pound Note
1954-01-07
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen wh
Mad About Men
1954-11-16
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well u
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976-03-16
Friends arrange a dinner party to introduce two single friends, Rita and Piers, neither of whom are
To Dorothy, a Son
1954-10-31
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband do
A Time to Kill
1955-11-01
A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989-12-25
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the appa
Curtain Up
1952-03-12
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the fol
Bond Street
1948-05-12
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Li
Chain of Events
1958-09-30
When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences
Love in Pawn
1953-11-23
A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pa
Crooks Anonymous
1962-03-31
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as
Simon and Laura
1955-11-02
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
The Crowded Day
1954-10-01
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945-07-20
The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neag
The Trojan Brothers
1946-02-04
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappi
Jumping for Joy
1956-01-01
At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's no
The Man Who Never Was
1956-04-03
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the
Come Back Peter
1952-10-31
There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955-12-13
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger
King of the Wind
1990-05-25
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil a
Angels One Five
1952-03-19
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front
When We Are Married
1949-07-10
The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver
This Was a Woman
1948-01-27
The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is s
Maggie
1964-01-25
East-End housewife Maggie Proud (Vanessa Redgrave) has two demanding children, a selfish mother-in-l
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
1990-09-20
Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life,
Hell Is Sold Out
1951-06-01
A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.
Widow's Might
1935-06-17
What's a Carry On?
1998-12-29
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips a
After Loch Lomond
Mickey Grant is the life and soul of the many coach trips he has taken. After his latest journey, he
Tunes of Glory
1960-09-17
Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major
Just in Time for Christmas
1972-12-23
43-year-old Janet Nottage tells her husband, pompous academic Leo, that she is having a baby. This t
For King and Country: Out There
1963-08-06
1915: Determined to do her bit for the country, young Annie Hudd has a burning desire to go to Franc