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Love from a Stranger (1937) -- Carol wins the lottery, but unfortunately her sudden wealth leads to a disagreement with her fiancé Ronald...
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) -- Kerwin Mathews plays Dr. Gulliver in this Ray Harryhausen animation/live-action feature that explores the lands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag.

Overview

Date of Birth:
5 August 1906, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
17 October 1998, Colchester, Essex, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Joan Hickson was born in 1906 at Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Her stage career... more
Trivia:
After appearing in the play Appointment with Death, Agatha Christie wrote... more
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Dvds: New Miss Marple Doesn't Slay Me and More
 (From Huffington Post. 5 August 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
[TV] Agatha Christie: Poirot & Marple
 (From JustPressPlay. 30 July 2009, 8:00 PM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 95:10 AMMAX Yanks  

Filmography

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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Century (1993) Mrs. Whitweather 1993 - 6.4 (170)
- 2. The Mirror Crack'd (1992) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1992 - 7.2 (310)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (UK: series title)
  • The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
- 3. They Do It with Mirrors (1991) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1991 - 6.9 (219)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (UK: series title)
- 4. King of the Wind (1990) Duchess of Marlborough 1990 - 5.9 (69)
- 5. A Caribbean Mystery (1989) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1989 - 6.8 (297)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (UK: series title)
- 6. "Boon" (1986)   Delia (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 6.7 (102)
- 7. 4.50 from Paddington (1987) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1987 - 7.2 (368)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (USA)
  • Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (UK: series title)
- 8. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1987 - 7.6 (330)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (UK: complete title)
- 9. At Bertram's Hotel (1987) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1987 - 7.3 (302)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (UK: series title)
- 10. Sleeping Murder (1987) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1987 - 7.4 (310)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (UK: series title)
- 11. The Murder at the Vicarage (1986) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1986 - 7.0 (310)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (UK: series title)
- 12. Clockwise (1986) Mrs. Trellis 1986 - 6.8 (4,491)
- 13. Mister Clay, Mister Clay (1985) (TV)   Miss Wainwright 1985 - -
AKAs:
  • Time for Murder: Mister Clay, Mister Clay (UK: series title)
- 14. A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1985 - 7.1 (288)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (UK: series title)
- 15. A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1985 - 7.4 (363)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (UK: series title)
- 16. The Moving Finger (1985) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1985 - 7.3 (258)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (UK: complete title)
  • Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (UK: series title)
- 17. The Body in the Library (1984) (TV)   Miss Jane Marple 1984 - 7.2 (323)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (UK: series title)
- 18. "Poor Little Rich Girls" (1984)   Lady Harriet (8 episodes, 1984) 1984 - -
- 19. "The Outsider" (1983)   Lillian, Lord Wrathdale's Mother (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - -
1 TV episode:
- 20. The Wicked Lady (1983) Aunt Agatha 1983 - 2.9 (496)
- 21. "The Black Adder" (1983)   Witch (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.6 (5,039)
AKAs:
  • Blackadder
1 TV episode:
- 22. "The Gentle Touch" (1980)   Sarah (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.4 (27)
- 23. Take Three Women (1982) (TV) Lady Dickinson 1982 - -
- 24. "Barriers" (1980)   Traffic warden (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 8.7 (32)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "Great Expectations" (1981)   Miss Havisham (7 episodes, 1981) 1981 - 6.8 (44)
- 26. "Strangers" (1978)   Miss. Robinson (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.5 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Lady Killers" (1980)   Carrie Esther Rapley (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - -
AKAs:
  • Ladykillers (UK: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "ITV Playhouse" (1967)   Mrs. Massie / Mrs. Trix (2 episodes, 1969-1981) 1981 - 6.3 (13)
- 29. "Crown Court" (1972)   Mary Freebody / Elizabeth Penn (3 episodes, 1975-1981) 1981 - 6.9 (45)
- 30. "Nanny" (1981)   Mrs. Nesbitt (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.2 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 31. The Taming of the Shrew (1980) (TV) Widow 1980 - 7.4 (136)
- 32. Bedroom Farce (1980) (TV) Delia 1980 - -
- 33. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) (TV) Mrs. Rivington 1980 - 7.2 (137)
- 34. Yanks (1979)   Mrs. Moody 1979 - 6.2 (1,310)
AKAs:
  • Yanks - Gestern waren wir noch Fremde (West Germany)
- 35. "The Crezz" (1976)   Mrs. Bronte (3 episodes, 1976) 1976 - -
- 36. "Our Mutual Friend" (1976)   Abbey Potterson (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 8.1 (30)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "Play for Today" (1970)   Mother (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.1 (52)
- 38. "Happy Ever After" (1974)   Mrs. Henderson (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 3.7 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "Within These Walls" (1974)   Edna Dewfall (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.4 (16)
1 TV episode:
- 40. One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) Mrs. Gibbons 1975 - 5.5 (519)
- 41. "Village Hall" (1974)   Ursula Garfield (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 42. Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) Mrs. Radlett 1974 - 2.6 (522)
- 43. "South Riding" (1974)   Miss Sigglesthwaite (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 9.5 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "Good Girl" (1974)   Mrs. Morrow (6 episodes, 1974) 1974 - -
- 45. Carry on Girls (1973) Mrs. Dukes 1973 - 4.1 (905)
- 46. "Ooh La La!" (1968)   Madame Latour (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - -
1 TV episode:
- 47. Theater of Blood (1973)   Mrs. Sprout 1973 - 7.1 (2,924)
AKAs:
  • Much Ado About Murder
- 48. "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" (1973)   Mrs. Chambers (2 episodes, 1973) 1973 - 8.3 (128)
- 49. "The Upper Crusts" (1973)   Mrs. Stubbs (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - -
- 50. "Two Old Dears" (1973) 1973 - -
- 51. "Sykes" (1972)   Nurse (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.1 (39)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Budgie" (1971)   Edith Broughton (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.8 (43)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "Father Dear Father" (1968)   Ethel (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.1 (18)
- 54. A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) Grace 1972 - 6.6 (124)
- 55. "The Man Outside" (1972)   Martha (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
- 56. Friends (1971/I) Lady in Bookstore 1971 - 6.5 (325)
- 57. "Bachelor Father" (1970)   Mrs. Pugsley (8 episodes, 1970) 1970 - -
- 58. Carry on Loving (1970)   Mrs. Grubb 1970 - 5.4 (632)
AKAs:
  • Carry on Loving or It's Not What You Feel, It's the Way That You Feel It. or Two's Company but Three's Quite Good Fun Too. or Love Is a Four Letter Word or It's Just One Thing on Top of Another (UK: long title)
- 59. "Dixon of Dock Green" (1955)   Elsie Francis (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 6.3 (43)
- 60. "W. Somerset Maugham" (1969)   Mrs. Carter (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
1 TV episode:
- 61. "Oh Brother!" (1968)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 6.3 (8)
- 62. "The Possessed" (1969) Madame Drosdov 1969 - 7.5 (5)
- 63. "Mystery and Imagination" (1966)   Mrs. Weston (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.0 (14)
- 64. Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) Landlady 1968 - 4.5 (185)
- 65. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Mrs. Monkton (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.4 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 66. "Our Man at St. Mark's" (1963)   Mrs. Peace (46 episodes, 1963-1966) 1966 - -
- 67. "Theatre 625" (1964)   Elsie Amble (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 5.3 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   Mrs. Caley / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1961-1964) 1964 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- 69. "Thursday Theatre" (1964)   Mrs. Jenkins (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
- 70. "Danger Man" (1964)   Mrs. Curtis (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.5 (211)
AKAs:
  • Secret Agent (USA)
  • Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
1 TV episode:
- 71. "Paris 1900" (1964)   Madame Aigreville (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
1 TV episode:
- 72. "First Night" (1963)   Maggie's mother (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 6.4 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 73. "Espionage" (1963)   Sara Forsythe (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 6.9 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 74. "The Victorians" (1963)   Mrs. Jenkins (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - -
1 TV episode:
- 75. Heavens Above! (1963) Housewife 1963 - 6.8 (378)
- 76. "It Happened Like This" (1962)   Mrs. Dixon (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - -
- 77. Nurse on Wheels (1963)   Mrs. Wood 1963 - 5.7 (87)
AKAs:
  • Carry on, Nurse on Wheels
  • What a Carry On: Nurse on Wheels (UK: video box title)
- 78. Not at All (1962) (TV) 1962 - -
- 79. I Thank a Fool (1962) Landlady 1962 - 6.0 (84)
- 80. "Silent Evidence" (1962)   Martha Bligh (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - -
- 81. "Hugh and I" (1962)   Miss Jenks (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.3 (5)
- 82. "Saki" (1962)   Mrs. Yonelet (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.2 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 83. Crooks Anonymous (1962) 1962 - 5.7 (104)
- 84. "The Six Proud Walkers" (1962)   Lady Barlow (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - -
- 85. "Sykes and A..." (1960)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.4 (5)
- 86. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   Uncle Ted (2 episodes, 1959-1961) 1961 - 4.5 (7)
- 87. "Echo Four Two" (1961)   Katie Worth (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
- 88. Raising the Wind (1961)   Mrs. Bostwick 1961 - 5.6 (108)
AKAs:
  • Roommates (USA)
- 89. "The Men from Room 13" (1959)   Mrs Shaw (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
- 90. Carry on Regardless (1961) Matron 1961 - 6.0 (499)
- 91. His and Hers (1961) Phoebe 1961 - 6.5 (9)
- 92. Murder She Said (1961)   Mrs. Kidder 1961 - 7.3 (1,773)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's 'Murder, She Said' (USA)
  • Meet Miss Marple
- 93. In the Doghouse (1961) Miss Gibbs 1961 - 5.5 (27)
- 94. "Barnaby Rudge" (1960)   Mrs. Varden (10 episodes, 1960) 1960 - -
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 95. The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)   (uncredited) Patient at Dr Gulliver's surgery 1960 - 6.3 (724)
AKAs:
  • The Worlds of Gulliver
- 96. Doctor in Love (1960) Nurse 1960 - 5.5 (126)
- 97. 'Carry on Constable' (1960) Mrs. May 1960 - 6.2 (578)
- 98. No Kidding (1960)   Cook 1960 - 5.8 (29)
AKAs:
  • Beware of Children (USA)
- 99. Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) Rosemary 1959 - 6.2 (87)
- 100. "Invisible Man" (1958)   Madame Dupont (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.0 (98)
AKAs:
  • H.G.Wells' Invisible Man (UK: complete title)
  • Invisible Man: The Original Series (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 101. The 39 Steps (1959) Miss Dobson 1959 - 6.5 (572)
- 102. Carry on Nurse (1959) Sister 1959 - 6.0 (754)
- 103. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Millie Blunt / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1950-1959) 1959 - 7.7 (17)
- 104. Please Turn Over (1959) Saleswoman 1959 - 5.5 (54)
- 105. The Return of Peggy Atherton (1959) (TV) Mrs.Hickory 1959 - -
- 106. The Horse's Mouth (1958) (uncredited) 1958 - 7.7 (1,445)
- 107. Behind the Mask (1958) 1958 - 5.9 (15)
- 108. Chain of Events (1958) Barmaid 1958 - -
- 109. "The Sky Larks" (1958)   Salome (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - -
- 110. Law and Disorder (1958) Aunt Florence 1958 - 6.2 (63)
- 111. Happy Is the Bride (1958) Mrs. Bowels 1958 - 6.3 (17)
- 112. Barnacle Bill (1957)   Mrs. Kent 1957 - 6.7 (350)
AKAs:
  • All at Sea (USA)
- 113. "The Royalty" (1957)   Miss Plimm (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - -
1 TV episode:
- 114. No Time for Tears (1957) Sister Duckworth 1957 - 6.5 (10)
- 115. Carry on Admiral (1957)   Mother 1957 - 5.0 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Ship Was Loaded (USA)
- 116. "David Copperfield" (1956)   Miss Lavinia Spenlow (3 episodes, 1956) 1956 - -
3 TV episodes:
- 117. The Last Man to Hang? (1956) Lucy's Mother 1956 - 6.6 (8)
- 118. Child in the House (1956) Cook 1956 - 6.2 (16)
- 119. The Man Who Never Was (1956) Landlady 1956 - 7.5 (1,185)
- 120. Jumping for Joy (1956) Lady Emily Cranfield 1956 - 5.5 (32)
- 121. Lost (1956)   Pharmacist 1956 - 6.1 (118)
AKAs:
  • Tears for Simon (USA)
- 122. The Extra Day (1956) Mrs. West 1956 - 6.1 (14)
- 123. Port of Escape (1956) Rosalie Watchett 1956 - 5.0 (10)
- 124. An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) (uncredited) Piano Customer 1955 - 5.2 (118)
- 125. A Time to Kill (1955) Miss Edinger 1955 - 7.1 (7)
- 126. Simon and Laura (1955) Barmaid 1955 - 6.1 (73)
- 127. The Woman for Joe (1955) (uncredited) Manager's Wife 1955 - 5.3 (33)
- 128. Value for Money (1955) Mrs. Perkins 1955 - 5.9 (44)
- 129. Doctor at Sea (1955) Wendy's mother 1955 - 5.6 (280)
- 130. As Long as They're Happy (1955) Barmaid 1955 - 5.1 (48)
- 131. To Dorothy a Son (1954)   (uncredited) Pub Landlady 1954 - 5.2 (15)
AKAs:
  • Cash on Delivery (USA)
- 132. Mad About Men (1954) Mrs. Forster 1954 - 6.1 (117)
- 133. The Crowded Day (1954)   (uncredited) Mrs. Jones 1954 - 6.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Shop Spoiled (USA)
- 134. "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (1953)   Nurse Gibson (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.0 (14)
AKAs:
  • Matinee (UK: informal short title)
  • Rheingold Theatre (USA)
- 135. Dance Little Lady (1954) Mrs. Matthews 1954 - 4.1 (17)
- 136. What Every Woman Wants (1954) Polly Ann 1954 - -
- 137. The House Across the Lake (1954)   Mrs. Hardcastle 1954 - 5.6 (70)
AKAs:
  • Heat Wave (USA)
- 138. Doctor in the House (1954) Mrs Groaker 1954 - 6.6 (450)
- 139. The Million Pound Note (1954)   (uncredited) 1954 - 6.7 (1,064)
AKAs:
  • Man with a Million (USA)
- 140. Single-Handed (1953)   (uncredited) Hotel Manager 1953 - 6.7 (236)
AKAs:
  • C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King (USA: complete title)
  • Sailor of the King (USA)
- 141. Rough Shoot (1953)   Station Announcer 1953 - 5.3 (48)
AKAs:
  • Shoot First (USA)
- 142. Deadly Nightshade (1953) Mrs. Fenton 1953 - 6.2 (25)
- 143. No Haunt for a Gentleman (1952) Mme. Omskaya 1952 - -
- 144. Curtain Up (1952) Harry's Landlady 1952 - 6.0 (72)
- 145. The Tall Headlines (1952)   Waitress 1952 - 4.1 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Frightened Bride (USA)
- 146. The Card (1952)   Mrs. Codleyn 1952 - 7.0 (377)
AKAs:
  • The Promoter (USA)
- 147. The Magic Box (1952) Mrs. Stukely 1952 - 7.5 (355)
- 148. Hindle Wakes (1952)   Mrs. Hawthorn 1952 - 5.6 (36)
AKAs:
  • Holiday Week (USA)
- 149. High Treason (1951) Mrs. Ellis 1951 - 5.9 (35)
- 150. "The Bell Family" (1951)   Mrs. Gage (5 episodes, 1951) 1951 - -
- 151. Hell Is Sold Out (1951) Hortense, the housekeeper 1951 - 5.6 (14)
- 152. The Magnet (1950) Mrs Ward 1950 - 7.2 (129)
- 153. Seven Days to Noon (1950) Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett 1950 - 7.3 (412)
- 154. Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (1949)   Mrs. Haldane 1949 - 5.1 (5)
AKAs:
  • Celia
- 155. Marry Me (1949) Mrs. Pearson 1949 - 5.2 (15)
- 156. This Was a Woman (1948) Miss Johnson 1948 - -
- 157. It's Hard to Be Good (1948) (uncredited) Mending Woman 1948 - 5.4 (11)
- 158. The Guinea Pig (1948)   Mrs. Read 1948 - 6.4 (142)
AKAs:
  • The Outsider (USA)
- 159. Just William's Luck (1947) Hubert's Mother 1947 - 5.8 (10)
- 160. Busman's Honeymoon (1947) (TV) Miss Twitterton 1947 - -
- 161. So Well Remembered (1947) (uncredited) Mother 1947 - 7.1 (153)
- 162. I See a Dark Stranger (1946)   (uncredited) Manx Hotel Manager 1946 - 7.2 (404)
AKAs:
  • The Adventuress (USA)
- 163. The Trojan Brothers (1946)   Ada 1946 - 5.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • Murder in the Footlights (UK: alternative title)
- 164. The Rake's Progress (1945)   Miss Barker 1945 - 6.7 (84)
AKAs:
  • Notorious Gentleman (USA)
- 165. Don't Take It to Heart (1944) Mrs. Pike 1944 - 6.4 (40)
- 166. The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) (uncredited) Aunt Agatha's Maid 1943 - 5.8 (137)
- 167. Freedom Radio (1941)   Katie 1941 - 6.1 (88)
AKAs:
  • A Voice in the Night (USA)
- 168. Second Thoughts (1938)   Ellen 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • The Crime of Peter Frame
- 169. The Lilac Domino (1937) Katrina, school dustmaid 1937 - 7.2 (5)
- 170. Love from a Stranger (1937)   Emmy 1937 - 6.5 (108)
AKAs:
  • A Night of Terror (USA)
- 171. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) Effie 1936 - 7.4 (358)
- 172. Widow's Might (1935) Burroughs 1935 - -
- 173. Trouble in Store (1934) Mabel 1934 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. The Unforgettable Joan Sims (2002) (TV)
- 2. What's a Carry On? (1998) (TV) (uncredited) Various Characters
- 3. "Laugh with the Carry Ons" (1993)
- 4. "What a Carry On"  
2 TV episodes:
- 5. To See Such Fun (1977) Herself
- 6. That's Carry On (1977) Various characters

Additional Details

Other Works:
Ms. Hickson had a long stage career including appearances in Henry Jame's "The Tragic Muse" and Ian Hay's "The Gusher." more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Crime | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Independent Film more

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