Joan Hickson: movies and TV shows
Joan Hickson has 166 credits in the archive: 119 films and 47 TV series, from 1935 to 1998. Highest rated: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 1998 · busiest year: 1954 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? | Sister / Mrs. Dukes (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 91 |
| 1993 | Century | Mrs. Whitweather | Film | 5.1 | 86 |
| 1992 | Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side | Miss Marple | Film | 7.4 | 85 |
| 1991 | Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors | Miss Marple | Film | 6.9 | 84 |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Duchess of Marlborough | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait | Narrator | Film | — | 83 |
| 1989 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Miss Marple | Film | 6.6 | 82 |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington | Miss Jane Marple | Film | 7.5 | 80 |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: Nemesis | Miss Jane Marple | TV | 7.3 | 80 |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Miss Jane Marple | TV | 7.4 | 80 |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder | Miss Jane Marple | TV | 7.3 | 80 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Bea | TV | 6.0 | 79 |
| 1986 | Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage | Miss Marple | Film | 6.6 | 79 |
| 1986 | Clockwise | Mrs. Ellie Trellis | Film | 6.2 | 79 |
| 1986 | Daylight Robbery | Bea | Film | — | 79 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Mrs. Whiteweather | TV | 7.1 | 78 |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: The Moving Finger | Miss Marple | TV | 7.6 | 78 |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye | Miss Jane Marple | TV | 7.3 | 78 |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced | Miss Jane Marple | TV | 7.5 | 78 |
| 1985 | Time for Murder | Miss Wainwright | TV | 4.0 | 78 |
| 1984 | Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | Miss Marple | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1984 | Poor Little Rich Girls | Lady Harriet | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1984 | Round And Round | TV | — | 77 | |
| 1983 | The Wicked Lady | Aunt Agatha | Film | 5.0 | 76 |
| 1981 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | TV | 6.3 | 74 |
| 1981 | A Ferry Ride Away | Mrs. Massie | Film | — | 74 |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | TV | 7.2 | 73 | |
| 1980 | Lady Killers | Carrie Esther Rapley | TV | 7.5 | 73 |
| 1980 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Mrs. Rivington | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1980 | Bedroom Farce | Delia | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1980 | The Taming of the Shrew | Widow | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1979 | Yanks | Mrs. Moody | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 1978 | Strangers | Miss Robinson | TV | 7.3 | 71 |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Widow | TV | 6.0 | 71 |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Sister / Mrs. May (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 1976 | Our Mutual Friend | Abbey Potterson | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Baby Sitters | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1976 | On the Tiles | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1976 | Tiptoe Through the Tulips | Mother | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Double Trouble | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1976 | Monkey Tricks | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1976 | Wedding Bells | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1976 | The Big Kick | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Mrs Gibbons | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1974 | Happy Ever After | Mrs Henderson | TV | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Mrs. Radlett | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 1974 | Good Girl | Mrs Morrow | TV | — | 67 |
| 1974 | South Riding | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Mrs. Chambers | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood | Mrs. Sprout | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1973 | Carry On Girls | Mrs. Dukes | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1973 | After Loch Lomond | Nancy | Film | — | 66 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Elizabeth Penn | TV | 5.7 | 65 |
| 1972 | Sykes | Nurse | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1972 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Grace | Film | 4.4 | 65 |
| 1972 | Just in Time for Christmas | Mrs. Hope-Rising | Film | — | 65 |
| 1971 | Budgie | Edith Broughton | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1971 | Under And Over | TV | — | 64 | |
| 1971 | Friends | Lady in Bookstore | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mother | TV | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1970 | From a Bird's Eye View | Hilda Tuttle | TV | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Mrs Grubb | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1969 | Sinister Street | Mrs Cleghorne | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham | Mrs. Carter | TV | — | 62 |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | TV | 10.0 | 61 | |
| 1968 | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | Landlady | Film | 5.1 | 61 |
| 1968 | Dracula | Mrs. Weston | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Matron | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Mrs. Trix | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Mrs. Massie | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1966 | NET Playhouse | Mrs. Jenkins | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | Mrs Weston | TV | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Elsie Amble | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatre | Mrs Jenkins | TV | — | 57 |
| 1964 | Maggie | Maggie's mother | Film | — | 57 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Sara Forsythe | TV | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1963 | Our Man At St Mark's | TV | 9.0 | 56 | |
| 1963 | Nurse on Wheels | Mrs. Wood | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1963 | For King and Country: Out There | Mrs. Hudd | Film | — | 56 |
| 1963 | Heavens Above! | Housewife | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous | Film | 6.1 | 55 | |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | Landlady | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1962 | In the Doghouse | Miss Gibbs | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1961 | Murder She Said | Mrs. Kidder | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Matron | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Mrs. Bostwick | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1961 | His and Hers | Phoebe | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Mrs. Curtis | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 1960 | Barnaby Rudge | TV | 5.0 | 53 | |
| 1960 | Barnaby Rudge | Mrs. Varden | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory | Guest at Party (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 53 |
| 1960 | No Kidding | Cook | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Nurse (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Mrs. May | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 52 | |
| 1959 | Carry On Nurse | Sister | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps | Miss Dobson | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1959 | Please Turn Over | Saleswoman | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs | Rosemary | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1958 | The Horse's Mouth | Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1958 | Happy Is the Bride | Mrs. Bowles | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder | Aunt Florence | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1958 | Chain of Events | Barmaid | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1958 | Charlesworth at Large | Miss Frisby | TV | — | 51 |
| 1957 | Barnacle Bill | Mrs. Kent | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | Mother | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister Duckworth | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Monkstown | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Landlady | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | Child in the House | Cook | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1956 | Lost | Chemist | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Mrs. West | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1956 | Jumping for Joy | Lady Emily Cranfield | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang | Mrs. Prynne | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1956 | Port of Escape | Rosalie Watchett | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Elsie Francis | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1955 | Doctor at Sea | Mrs. Thomas | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Barmaid | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Piano Customer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1955 | As Long as They're Happy | Barmaid | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1955 | A Time to Kill | Miss Edinger | Film | 7.7 | 48 |
| 1955 | Value for Money | Mrs. Perkins | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Maggie | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1954 | Doctor in the House | Mrs. Groaker | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Mrs. Forster | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake | Mrs. Hardcastle | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Mrs. Jones | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1954 | What Every Woman Wants | Polly Ann Hadley | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son | Pub Landlady | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1954 | Dance Little Lady | Mrs. Matthews | Film | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Station Announcer | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1953 | Deadly Nightshade | Mrs. Fenton | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1953 | Love in Pawn | Woman in Telephone Box (Uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1952 | Curtain Up | Harry's Landlady | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1952 | The Card | Mrs. Codleyn | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1952 | Angels One Five | Housekeeper (Uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Mrs Stukely | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1952 | Hindle Wakes | Mrs Hawthorn | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | The Waitress | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1952 | Come Back Peter | Mrs. Harris | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1951 | High Treason | Mrs. Ellis | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Hortense | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman | TV | 3.5 | 43 |
| 1950 | Seven Days to Noon | Mrs. Emily Georgina Peckett | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Magnet | Mrs Ward | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1949 | When We Are Married | Mrs. Northrop | Film | — | 42 |
| 1949 | Marry Me | Mrs. Pearson | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1949 | Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora | Emily Haldane | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1948 | Bond Street | Seamstress | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Guinea Pig | Mrs. Read | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1948 | This Was a Woman | Miss Johnson | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1947 | So Well Remembered | Mother (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1947 | Just William's Luck | Mrs. Lane | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Hotel Manageress | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1946 | The Trojan Brothers | Ada | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1945 | The Rake's Progress | Miss Parker | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1945 | I Live in Grosvenor Square | Minor role (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart | Mrs. Pike | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1941 | Freedom Radio | Katie | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1940 | Sailors Don't Care | Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1938 | I See Ice | Receptionist | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1938 | Second Thoughts | Ellen | Film | — | 31 |
| 1937 | Love from a Stranger | Emmy | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Effie | Film | 5.9 | 29 |
| 1935 | Widow's Might | Burroughs | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| Not At All | Mrs. K | Film | — | — |