Signed photograph of English actress, Joan Hickson. Picture reads ‘All good wishes, Joan Hickson’

Joan Hickson

(1906–98)

British actress (d. 92) | Seven Days to Noon (1950), The Guinea Pig (1948), The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

British character actress, in innumerable films as understanding mum or dotty aunt

Mini Biography

At the age of nearly 80, JH made a big hit on TV in adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories.

Latest Joan Hickson Pictures

Screenshot from Agatha Christie’s England (2021) (2) featuring Joan Hickson. Miss Marple: At Bertram’s Hotel. BBC, 1987
  • 28th July, 2021
Joan Hickson
Agatha Christie’s England (2021) screenshot (2) | Joan Hickson
Signed photograph of English actress, Joan Hickson. Picture reads ‘All good wishes, Joan Hickson’
  • 17th September, 2020
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson, English actress, signed photo
Miss Marple volume 3 Blu-ray from BBC Home Entertainment. Features Joan Hickson in A Caribbean Mystery, At Bertram’s Hotel, Nemesis, Sleeping Murder
  • 4th May, 2015
Joan Hickson
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple Vol 3 Blu-ray – BBC Home Entertainment

Select Joan Hickson Filmography

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) opening credits
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Effie
Don’t Take It to Heart! (1944) opening credits (3)
Don’t Take It to Heart! (1944)
Mrs Pike
The Rake’s Progress (1945) opening credits (2)
The Rake’s Progress (1945)
Miss Parker
The Guinea Pig (1948) opening credits
The Guinea Pig (1948)
Mrs Read
The Guinea Pig (1948) opening credits
It’s Hard to Be Good (1948)
Mending Woman
Marry Me (1949) opening credits (12)
Marry Me (1949)
Mrs Pearson
Seven Days to Noon (1950) opening credits (1)
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
Mrs Peckett
The Magnet (1950) opening credits (4)
The Magnet (1950)
Mrs Ward
Hell Is Sold Out (1951) opening credits (2)
Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
Hortense, the housekeeper
Hell Is Sold Out (1951) opening credits (2)
High Treason (1951)
Mrs Ellis
Hindle Wakes (1952) opening credits (3)
Hindle Wakes (1952)
Mrs Hawthorn
Hindle Wakes (1952) opening credits (3)
The Tall Headlines (1952)
Waitress
Curtain Up (1952) opening credits (3)
Curtain Up (1952)
Harry’s Landlady
The Card (1952) opening credits (3)
The Card (1952)
Mrs Codleyn
Mad About Men (1954) opening credits (4)
Mad About Men (1954)
Mrs Forster
To Dorothy, a Son (1954) opening credits (3)
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
Pub Landlady
Doctor in the House (1954) opening credits (4)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Mrs Groaker
Value for Money (1955) opening credits (4)
Value for Money (1955)
Mrs Perkins
Doctor at Sea (1955) opening credits (4)
Doctor at Sea (1955)
Mrs Thomas
Port of Escape (1956) opening credits (2)
Port of Escape (1956)
Rosalie Watchett
Child in the House (1956) opening credits (3)
Child in the House (1956)
Cook
Jumping for Joy (1956) opening credits (3)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Lady Emily Cranfield
Jumping for Joy (1956) opening credits (3)
No Time for Tears (1957)
Sister Duckworth
Jumping for Joy (1956) opening credits (3)
Carry on Admiral (1957)
Mother
Chain of Events (1958) opening credits (1)
Chain of Events (1958)
Barmaid
Law and Disorder (1958) opening credits (5)
Law and Disorder (1958)
Aunt Florence
Please Turn Over (1959) opening credits (3)
Please Turn Over (1959)
Saleswoman
The 39 Steps opening credits (1959)
The 39 Steps (1959)
Miss Dobson
Carry On Nurse (1959) opening credits (4)
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Sister
No Kidding (1960) opening credits (4)
No Kidding (1960)
Cook
Murder She Said (1961) opening credits (5)
Murder She Said (1961)
Mrs Kidder
In the Doghouse (1961) opening credits (4)
In the Doghouse (1961)
Miss Gibbs
Heavens Above! (1963) opening credits (2)
Heavens Above! (1963)
Housewife
Clockwise (1986) opening credits (6)
Clockwise (1986)
Mrs Trellis
Agatha Christie’s England (2021) opening credits (1)
Agatha Christie’s England (2021)
Miss Jane Marple
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