Joan Hickson
Birthday: 1906-08-05 | Place of Birth: Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UKJoan 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
Acting
Role
as Mrs. Whitweather
as Miss Marple
as Miss Marple
as Miss Marple
as Miss Marple
as Mrs. Ellie Trellis
as Miss Marple
as Miss Marple
as Aunt Agatha
as Miss Havisham
as Mrs. Rivington
as Widow
as Mrs. Dukes
as Lady in Bookstore
as Mrs. Wood
as Mrs. Kidder
as Mrs. May
as Cook
as Miss Dobson
as Matron
as Mrs. Forster
as Mrs. Hardcastle
as Mrs Hawthorn
as Mrs. Codleyn
as Mrs. Ellis
as Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
as Emmy
