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| 3 | ->''"I was never really pretty, so for someone like myself it's more useful to be a character actress than a leading actress... in television especially, they want real wrinkles."'' |
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| 5 | Joan Bogle Hickson [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]], (5 August 1906 -- 17 October 1998), was a British actress best known for her portrayal of Literature/MissMarple. |
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| 7 | She went to RADA in London and first appeared on stage in 1927. She often played comedic or eccentric characters. |
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| 9 | Her first film appearance came seven years later as Mabel in the short film ''Trouble in Store''. In The40s she appeared in Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Appointment with Death''. Christie wrote a note to her afterward stating, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". |
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| 11 | When Creator/TheBBC began producing Creator/AgathaChristie's works in The80s, Hickson was cast as Miss Marple in [[Series/MissMarple1984 all 12 adaptations]], receiving two MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} nominations in 1987 and 1988. Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII was reported to have been a big fan of her portrayal and told her so when she was bestowed with the OBE. |
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| 13 | She died of a stroke at the age of 92. |
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| 17 | !!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in: |
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| 19 | [[AC:Film]] |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheManWhoCouldWorkMiracles'' (1939) -- Effie |
| 21 | * ''Film/ISeeADarkStranger'' (1946) -- Manx Hotel Manageress |
| 22 | * ''Film/SailorOfTheKing'' (1953) -- Hotel Manageress (UncreditedRole) |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheMillionPoundNote'' (1954) -- Maggie (UncreditedRole) |
| 24 | * ''{{Film/Doctor in the House|1954}}'' (1954) -- Mrs. Groaker |
| 25 | * ''Film/DoctorAtSea'' (1955) -- Mrs. Thomas |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheManWhoNeverWas'' (1956) -- Landlady |
| 27 | * ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Sister |
| 28 | * ''{{Film/The 39 Steps|1959}}'' (1959) -- Miss Dobson |
| 29 | * ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' (1959) -- Saleswoman |
| 30 | * ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Mrs. May |
| 31 | * ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Nurse (UncreditedRole) |
| 32 | * ''Film/TunesOfGlory'' (1960) -- Party Guest (UncreditedRole) |
| 33 | * ''Film/NoKidding'' (1960) -- Cook |
| 34 | * ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Matron |
| 35 | * ''Film/RaisingTheWind'' (1961) -- Mrs. Bostwick |
| 36 | * ''Film/MurderSheSaid'' (1961) -- Mrs. Kidder |
| 37 | * ''Film/HeavensAbove'' (1963) -- Housewife |
| 38 | * ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' (1968) -- Landlady |
| 39 | * ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' (1970) -- Mrs. Grubb |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' (1973) -- Mrs. Sprout |
| 41 | * ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' (1973) -- Mrs. Dukes |
| 42 | * ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Mrs. Radlett |
| 43 | * ''Film/OneOfOurDinosaursIsMissing'' (1975) -- Mrs. Gibbons |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Clockwise}}'' (1986) -- Mrs. Trellis |
| 45 | [[AC:Series]] |
| 46 | * ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "The Paperhangers" (1969) -- Elsie Francis |
| 47 | * ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Dream" (1972) -- Nurse |
| 48 | * ''Series/WhateverHappenedToTheLikelyLads'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Count Down", "End of an Era"[[/labelnote]] (1973) -- Mrs. Chambers |
| 49 | * ''Series/TheUpperCrusts'', episode "A Tradition of Service" (1973) -- Mrs. Stubbs |
| 50 | * ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (1976) -- Mother |
| 51 | * ''Series/{{Miss Marple|1984}}'', 21 episodes (1984-92) -- Miss Jane Marple |
| 52 | * ''Series/ScreenTwo'', episode "Century" (1996) -- Mrs. Whiteweather |
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