Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-08-05

Day of Death

1998-10-17 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Джоан Хиксон

Miss M

Joan Bogle Hickson

Joan Hickson

Biography

Joan Bogle Hickson OBE 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

Murder She Said

1961

Murder She Said

as

Mrs. Kidder

Friends

1971

Friends

as

Lady in Bookstore

Carry On Constable

1960

Carry On Constable

as

Mrs. May

Yanks

1979

Yanks

as

Mrs. Moody

Sailors Don't Care

1940

Sailors Don't Care

as

Woman Carried Ashore

Carry On Regardless

1961

Carry On Regardless

as

Matron

Carry On Girls

1973

Carry On Girls

as

Mrs. Dukes

The House Across the Lake

1954

The House Across the Lake

as

Mrs. Hardcastle

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

I See a Dark Stranger

as

Hotel Manageress

Theatre of Blood

1973

Theatre of Blood

as

Mrs. Sprout

Second Thoughts

1938

Second Thoughts

as

Ellen

The Card

1952

The Card

as

Mrs. Codleyn

Happy Is the Bride

1958

Happy Is the Bride

as

Mrs. Bowles

Raising the Wind

1961

Raising the Wind

as

Mrs. Bostwick

Seven Days to Noon

1950

Seven Days to Noon

as

Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett

That's Carry On!

1977

That's Carry On!

as

Various Characters

The Magnet

1950

The Magnet

as

Mrs Ward

The Taming of the Shrew

1980

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Widow

Please Turn Over

1959

Please Turn Over

as

Saleswoman

So Well Remembered

1947

So Well Remembered

as

Mother (uncredited)

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

1968

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

as

Landlady

Dracula

1968

Dracula

as

Mrs Weston

No Kidding

1960

No Kidding

as

Cook

I See Ice

1938

I See Ice

as

Receptionist

I Thank a Fool

1962

I Thank a Fool

as

Landlady

High Treason

1951

High Treason

as

Mrs. Ellis

The Rake's Progress

1945

The Rake's Progress

as

Miss Parker

Nurse on Wheels

1963

Nurse on Wheels

as

Mrs. Wood

Value for Money

1955

Value for Money

as

Mrs. Perkins

Doctor at Sea

1955

Doctor at Sea

as

Mrs. Thomas

Deadly Nightshade

1953

Deadly Nightshade

as

Mrs. Fenton

Bedroom Farce

1980

Bedroom Farce

as

Delia

The Extra Day

1956

The Extra Day

as

Mrs. West

Not At All

Not At All

as

Mrs. K

Hindle Wakes

1952

Hindle Wakes

as

Mrs Hawthorn

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

Don't Take It to Heart

as

Mrs. Pike

Carry On Nurse

1959

Carry On Nurse

as

Matron

His and Hers

1961

His and Hers

as

Phoebe

Daylight Robbery

1986

Daylight Robbery

as

Bea

Century

1993

Century

as

Mrs. Whitweather

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

1986

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

as

Miss Marple

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as

Mrs. Kent

The Wicked Lady

1983

The Wicked Lady

as

Aunt Agatha

Freedom Radio

1941

Freedom Radio

as

Katie

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as

Mrs Gibbons

Dance Little Lady

1954

Dance Little Lady

as

Mrs. Matthews

As Long as They're Happy

1955

As Long as They're Happy

as

Barmaid

The Horse's Mouth

1958

The Horse's Mouth

as

Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

as

Effie

Rough Shoot

1953

Rough Shoot

as

Station Announcer

Just William's Luck

1947

Just William's Luck

as

Mrs. Lane

A Ferry Ride Away

1981

A Ferry Ride Away

as

Mrs. Massie

Clockwise

1986

Clockwise

as

Mrs. Ellie Trellis

South Riding

1974

South Riding

as

The 39 Steps

1959

The 39 Steps

as

Miss Dobson

Law and Disorder

1958

Law and Disorder

as

Aunt Florence

Doctor in Love

1960

Doctor in Love

as

Nurse

No Time for Tears

1957

No Time for Tears

as

Sister Duckworth

Doctor in the House

1954

Doctor in the House

as

Mrs. Groaker

Port of Escape

1956

Port of Escape

as

Rosalie Watchett

What Every Woman Wants

1954

What Every Woman Wants

as

Polly Ann Hadley

Heavens Above!

1963

Heavens Above!

as

Housewife

Lost

1956

Lost

as

Chemist

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

as

Miss Marple

Wedding Bells

1976

Wedding Bells

as

On the Tiles

1976

On the Tiles

as

The Big Kick

1976

The Big Kick

as

Double Trouble

1976

Double Trouble

as

Baby Sitters

1976

Baby Sitters

as

Monkey Tricks

1976

Monkey Tricks

as

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

1992

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

as

Miss Marple

Carry On Admiral

1957

Carry On Admiral

as

Mother

Child in the House

1956

Child in the House

as

Cook

Carry On Loving

1970

Carry On Loving

as

Mrs Grubb

Tall Headlines

1952

Tall Headlines

as

The Waitress

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs

as

Rosemary

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

1949

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

as

Emily Haldane

In the Doghouse

1962

In the Doghouse

as

Miss Gibbs

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Mrs Stukely

Marry Me

1949

Marry Me

as

Mrs. Pearson

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

1980

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as

Mrs. Rivington

Love from a Stranger

1937

Love from a Stranger

as

Emmy

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

1972

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

as

Grace

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

as

Miss Jane Marple

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

as

Mrs. Radlett

The Guinea Pig

1948

The Guinea Pig

as

Mrs. Read

The Last Man to Hang

1956

The Last Man to Hang

as

Mrs. Prynne

The Million Pound Note

1954

The Million Pound Note

as

Maggie

Mad About Men

1954

Mad About Men

as

Mrs. Forster

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1976

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

as

Mother

A Time to Kill

1955

A Time to Kill

as

Miss Edinger

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

To Dorothy, a Son

as

Pub Landlady

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

as

Miss Marple

Curtain Up

1952

Curtain Up

as

Harry's Landlady

Bond Street

1948

Bond Street

as

Seamstress

Chain of Events

1958

Chain of Events

as

Barmaid

Love in Pawn

1953

Love in Pawn

as

Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited)

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Crooks Anonymous

as

Simon and Laura

1955

Simon and Laura

as

Barmaid

The Crowded Day

1954

The Crowded Day

as

Mrs. Jones

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

I Live in Grosvenor Square

as

Minor role (uncredited)

The Trojan Brothers

1946

The Trojan Brothers

as

Ada

Jumping for Joy

1956

Jumping for Joy

as

Lady Emily Cranfield

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as

Landlady

Come Back Peter

1952

Come Back Peter

as

Mrs. Harris

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy

as

Piano Customer (uncredited)

King of the Wind

1990

King of the Wind

as

Duchess of Marlborough

Angels One Five

1952

Angels One Five

as

Housekeeper (Uncredited)

When We Are Married

1949

When We Are Married

as

Mrs. Northrop

This Was a Woman

1948

This Was a Woman

as

Miss Johnson

Maggie

1964

Maggie

as

Maggie's mother

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

1990

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

as

Narrator

Hell Is Sold Out

1951

Hell Is Sold Out

as

Hortense

Widow's Might

1935

Widow's Might

as

Burroughs

What's a Carry On?

1998

What's a Carry On?

as

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

After Loch Lomond

After Loch Lomond

as

Nancy

Tunes of Glory

1960

Tunes of Glory

as

Budgie

Budgie

as

Edith Broughton

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

as

Mrs. Chambers

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Poor Little Rich Girls

Poor Little Rich Girls

as

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Mother

From a Bird's Eye View

From a Bird's Eye View

as

Hilda Tuttle

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as

Carrie Esther Rapley

Within These Walls

Within These Walls

as

Good Girl

Good Girl

as

Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge

as

Our Man At St Mark's

Our Man At St Mark's

as

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!

as

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

as

Miss Marple

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

as

Miss Jane Marple

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

as

Miss Marple

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

as

Miss Jane Marple

Miss Marple: Nemesis

Miss Marple: Nemesis

as

Miss Jane Marple

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

as

Miss Jane Marple

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as

Miss Jane Marple

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

as

Miss Havisham

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

as

Miss Wainwright

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Elizabeth Penn

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Elsie Francis

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Mrs. Curtis

Sykes

Sykes

as

Nurse

Miss Marple The Complete Collection

Miss Marple The Complete Collection

as

Miss Marple

Sinister Street

Sinister Street

as

Mrs. Cleghorne

Charlesworth at Large

Charlesworth at Large

as

Miss Frisby

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman

Under And Over

Under And Over

as

Production

Crew

Directing