What's a Carry On?
1998 · 7.7/10
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Joan Hickson
Actor · born 5 August 1906 · Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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.
Where to start: Murder She Said (1961).
As actor 108
Century
1993 · 5.1/10
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Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1992 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1992 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
King of the Wind
1990 · 7.0/10
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Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
1986 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Clockwise
1986 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
The Wicked Lady
1983 · 4.9/10
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The Taming of the Shrew
1980 · 8.0/10
NewBedroom Farce
Bedroom Farce
1980 · 6.0/10
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980 · 6.7/10
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Yanks
1979 · 5.9/10
Snoozefest
That's Carry On!
1977 · 5.8/10
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976 · 8.0/10
NewBaby Sitters
Baby Sitters
1976
NewOn the Tiles
On the Tiles
1976
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 · 5.8/10
Snoozefest
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974 · 5.0/10
Snoozefest
Carry On Girls
1973 · 5.7/10
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Theatre of Blood
1973 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972 · 4.8/10
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Friends
1971 · 5.9/10
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Carry On Loving
1970 · 5.7/10
Snoozefest
Dracula
1968 · 10.0/10
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1968 · 5.1/10
NewMaggie
Maggie
1964
NewFor King and Country: Out There
For King and Country: Out There
1963
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Heavens Above!
1963 · 6.6/10
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Nurse on Wheels
1963 · 6.1/10
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I Thank a Fool
1962 · 6.1/10
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In the Doghouse
1962 · 6.4/10
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Crooks Anonymous
1962 · 6.1/10
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Murder She Said
1961 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Raising the Wind
1961 · 6.3/10
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Carry On Regardless
1961 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
His and Hers
1961 · 5.3/10
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No Kidding
1960 · 6.1/10
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Tunes of Glory
1960 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Doctor in Love
1960 · 5.5/10
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Carry On Constable
1960 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Please Turn Over
1959 · 6.3/10
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Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 · 5.8/10
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The 39 Steps
1959 · 6.3/10
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Carry On Nurse
1959 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
The Horse's Mouth
1958 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Chain of Events
1958 · 6.4/10
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Law and Disorder
1958 · 6.4/10
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Happy Is the Bride
1958 · 7.0/10
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Barnacle Bill
1957 · 6.6/10
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No Time for Tears
1957 · 6.0/10
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Carry On Admiral
1957 · 6.4/10
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Child in the House
1956 · 6.6/10
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The Last Man to Hang
1956 · 6.2/10
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Port of Escape
1956 · 6.0/10
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The Man Who Never Was
1956 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Lost
1956 · 6.8/10
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The Extra Day
1956 · 7.1/10
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Jumping for Joy
1956 · 6.7/10
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Miss Marple: Nemesis
TV · 1987 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
TV · 1987 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
TV · 1987 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
TV · 1985 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
TV · 1985 · 7.5/10
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Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
TV · 1985 · 7.6/10
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Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
TV · 1984 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Miss Marple
TV · 1984 · 7.8/10
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Poor Little Rich Girls
TV · 1984 · 7.5/10
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Great Expectations
TV · 1981 · 6.3/10
NewGood Girl
Good Girl
TV · 1974
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
TV · 1973 · 7.7/10
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Crown Court
TV · 1972 · 5.7/10
NewUnder And Over
Under And Over
TV · 1971
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Sinister Street
TV · 1969 · 8.0/10
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Our Man At St Mark's
TV · 1963 · 9.0/10
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Barnaby Rudge
TV · 1960 · 5.0/10
NewCharlesworth at Large
Charlesworth at Large
TV · 1958
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Joan Hickson movie?
By viewer score, Murder She Said (1961) at 7.3/10.
What are Joan Hickson’s most popular movies?
Theatre of Blood, Murder She Said, Clockwise.
How many movies has Joan Hickson made?
108 films on TMDB, 108 as actor.